The Glass Castle by Jennette Walls?

Question

Discuss the metaphor of a glass castle and what it signifies to Jeannette and her father. Why is it important that, just before leaving for New York, Jeannette tells her father that she doesn’t believe he’ll ever build it?

Answer 1

The glass castle which refers to her fathers dream house is a metaphor the fragility of the Walls family. Jeanette tells her father that because she has become disillusioned by him and realises he  and her mother would prefer to live on the streets.