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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls: Poetry
“Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten, you'll still have your stars.” ― Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle
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We write to heal ourselves. Watch this. Feel something.
Poems
Emily Dickinson- Your riches taught me poverty
Robert Frost- "The Road Not Taken"
Edwin Arlington Robinson
"Richard Cory"
What makes a life worth something? How do we, as an American society, determine WORTH?
Langston Hughes
"I, Too" by Langston Hughes
"I, Too" challenges the idea of the American Dream.
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How does Hughes' interpretation of the American Dream relate to Jeannette Walls' idea of success?
Maya Angelou
"Still I Rise"
Natalie Diaz
"It Was the Animals"
***THIS POEM CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE.
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