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Father to Jeannette and her siblings, and the son of Erma and Grandpa Walls. He is primarily referred to as Dad in the narrative. Originally from Welch, West Virginia, Dad left at the age of 17 believing he would never return, but ends up moving back with his family after he fails to stop drinking in Phoenix. Dad is clearly very smart, well-versed in engineering, mathematics, and various scientific theories.
When he wants to, he never has trouble finding a job. This makes him alternately a fantastic dad, and an incredibly irresponsible one. Once the family settles in Welch, Dad seems to embrace irresponsibility and spends his days drinking and gambling. However, he continues to want to be self-sufficient, and never accepts charity from others—even his kids.
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Part 2: The Desert. Mom and Dad decided not to take him to the hospital—one kid was enough. Dad begins to argue A few months after this event, Dad arrives home in the middle of the night and announces that the family is leaving Grandma Smith, the stay never lasts long until her grandmother gets into an argument with Dad about his inability to hold down a job, and the family must pack up again.
Unlike other parents, Mom and Dad allow them to splash and dance outside in the thunderstorms, watching the lightning bolts as Dad confides that his true ambition is to find gold to support his family—this is the But he A marvelous storyteller, he keeps the kids Dad also returns again and again to the story of what he plans to do once Jeannette tells us that Dad left the Air Force because he wanted to strike gold; then Lori was born and By their first winter in Welch, Dad allows the foundation his children dig for the castle to fill with garbage, showing an unwillingness to even pretend to work toward a better life for his family.
While Dad appears to truly love Jeannette, he lacks the emotional tools to provide for her or support her as a parent. Jeannette deduces that Erma likely molested Dad as a child, leading to his anger at Brian for suffering the same fate. This revelation could explain his adulthood need for admiration and refusal to take responsibility. Therefore, Dad grew up with no role models for how to be a loving parent or how to show love in a healthy way.
Next Mom Rose Mary Walls. Removing book from your Reading List will also remove any bookmarked pages associated with this title. Are you sure you want to remove bookConfirmation and any corresponding bookmarks? Dad also identifies with a cheetah in a zoo that is caged up. Dad considers himself caged by a society that expects him to get a job and support his family.
Dad reacts exactly how the cheetah would, if given the chance: he runs away. What Dad is best at in life is skedaddling 2. Whenever there is danger, he runs.
Sometimes he drags his family with him, and sometimes he doesn't. He justifies his running with paranoid delusions, saying that the FBI or the Mafia is after him. Mom humors him, but she says to Jeannette, "It was more fun having the FBI on your tail than bill collectors" 2. Jeannette describes her father as "a dramatic storyteller" 2.
That must be where Jeannette gets her skills from. But instead of writing a book, or doing anything productive with his talent, Dad turns his real life into a fantasy, one in which he is a hero saving the day. In reality, he is the villain ruining every day. Dad tells Jeannette, "Never play the slots.
This is classic Dad, implying that he has a skill at gambling when he really has a gambling problem.
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