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Discuss the role of fire in the glass castle

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Fire played a very specific and reoccurring role in the book. Here, we can see that Jeannette gets burned almost alive by fire at a young age. Neglect-ant parents are always shown when fire is shown, due to the letting kids alone.

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Fire is cleansing and purification
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