A genogram map is a graphical representation of a family that is used to display the interaction of generations of the family. The symbol used on the genogram map for a female is a circle, and for a male, a square is used. GenoPro is an application widely used to draw family trees and genograms. GenoPro is used to develop pictures, contacts, places, and different sources. Here, we will discuss the Genogram of the story of Jeanette Walls. Rex Walls was married to Rose Mary. They were the parents of four kids, including the main character of the story, Jeanette Walls. Walls with other kids named Lori, Brian, and Maureen. Rex has certain characteristics that have affected the whole family. He was a rude person; he was an alcoholic, judgmental, and had a broken personality. He was the head of the family, and his negative personality damaged the whole family. He didn’t take proper responsibility for his family, which resulted in a dysfunctional family. The parents of Jeanette were the worst example of the circumplex model. They never had good relationships with each other, which adversely affected their children. A better circumplex model includes ideal communication, cohesion, and flexibility. Her father was an alcoholic and a rude person, and he didn’t treat his wife and children well.
Rose Mary Walls was the mother of Jeanette Walls; she was the mother of four kids. She was a strong woman, and she was working hard to support her family. She was not a very careful woman for her kids and husband. She was mostly busy earning bread for her family. She was an independent woman. She spent most of her life alone after her daughters had settled into their lives. She was a strong woman, as she did not complain about her life with a difficult spouse. She told Jeanette in The Glass Castle that life was never boring with Rex, and she enjoyed adventures and constant struggle to get out of the hardships (Walls, 2017, p.288). Here, we can find the exaggeration principle in The Glass Castle, the memoir of Jeanette Walls. Her mother was enjoying their lifestyle. In addition, her brother and other sisters also never complained about their lifestyles.
Lori Walls was the elder sister of Jeanette. She was a smart and handsome girl. She had many positive virtues, which made her support her siblings. She was a caring and independent girl. She had a dream to improve their lifestyle. She was an artist and was mostly cool and calm in the face of crises. She was a brave girl; she had defended her siblings from Billy Deel and taken her dad’s pistol. She was a different person and used to act and present herself differently from her siblings. She was earning money and working along with her mother to support their family.
Jeanette Walls is the author and narrator of this story. She is the main character of The Glass Castle. She was the older sister of Brian and Maureen. She was a successful woman; however at childhood and early adulthood, she faced many difficulties in her life. She was a creative girl, and she was an active and intelligent woman. She was thinking about her problems and changed her lifestyle. She had escaped from her family with her elder sister Lori to change their lifestyle, and she successfully achieved her goal. She had experienced hardship during her childhood. Homelessness and sexual abuse had broken her life and made her personality very difficult. She was struggling to transform her lifestyle and achieve a better occupational status, so she escaped from home with her sister. This is the best example of generational transmission. Where the new generation tends to change their social and economic status, the upcoming generation of the Walls family would have attained a better lifestyle and rejected their previous lifestyle.
Brian Walls was the only boy in the Rex family and the little brother of Lori and Jeanette. He was older than Maureen. He was a smart guy with a positive attitude; he never complained about his life. He was dependent on his family; he was not a part of Jeanette’s plan to escape. However, they have informed him about the plan to escape to improve their lifestyle. He was a quiet and calm boy, and he had an easy-going personality; he didn’t complain about the hardships and challenges he and his family were facing. Maureen was a beautiful girl, the youngest daughter of Rex Walls and Rose Walls. She is the youngest sister of the main character of the story, Jeanette. She was the prettiest girl. However, she didn’t learn how to take care. She relied on her friend’s parents for food and shelter. During her life, she was always seeking support and to take care of herself.
References
Walls, J. (2017). The glass castle: A memoir. Simon and Schuster.
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