PLOT STRUCTURE ANALYSIS

The plot of this memoir is divided into five parts, most of which represent a place where the Walls family lived. The towns and cities are all part of this eternal journey they take together and out of which come the events that mold their characters. Nevada is a desert that is very representative of the.......

AUTHOR'S STYLE

Jeannette Walls writes a reader-friendly story which relates the unbelievable circumstances under which she and her brother and sisters were raised. The language is......

RISING ACTION

The rising action begins with Jeannette seeing her mother searching through a dumpster and then begins a series of flashbacks to.........

FALLING ACTION

The falling action involves Maureen's escape to California after serving a year in prison and Dad's death from a .........

POINT OF VIEW

The point of view is first person, told from Jeannette's viewpoint. She is the narrator and this allows the reader to.........

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