Title Significance

        The Glass Castle was a huge solar powered house made entirely of glass that Rex planned to build for his family. It symbolised hope and happiness because that is what the family would attain by living in it. Glass, however, can shatter easily and plans don't always follow through because problems get in the way. Rex's alcoholic and unstable lifestyle was the issue. Building the Glass Castle was Rex's promise that was never fulfilled. When Jeannette was younger, I think that she had a high level of faith in her father, but as she grew older, she realized that he was unreliable and the Glass Castle would never be built. She even stood up to him by saying "Dad, you'll never build the Glass Castle. Even if you do, I'll be gone. In less than three months, I'm leaving for New York City" (238). To conclude, although the Glass Castle was never built it still has much significance to the novel.

        This is an image of a blueprint for a building. A blueprint is a sketch or an idea that is made before a structure is built. The blueprint for the Glass Castle was simply an idea that was never completed.