Lecture Review: Essays, Authors, and Reading Assignments

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms, author details, works, and biographical details discussed in the lecture transcript.

Wong's Family

Illiterate rice farmers from Vietnam who believed reading was snobby and were unsupportive of reading.

Wong's Kindergarten Experience

An experience compared to immigrating all over again because Wong only spoke Vietnamese with his family prior to kindergarten, making the English language completely unfamiliar.

Jeanette Walls

The author of The Glass Castle and A Woman on the Street who grew up in a nomadic and at times homeless family across Phoenix, San Francisco, Nevada, and West Virginia before moving to New York City for college at age 17.

The Glass Castle

A memoir by Jeanette Walls about her childhood years in a nomadic, homeless family that spent over 200 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, sold over 2,500,000 copies, was translated into 22 languages, and was adapted into a 2017 film.

A Woman on the Street

An essay by Jeanette Walls on page 133 reflecting on seeing her mother digging in a dumpster while on her way to a ritzy gathering, showcasing a clash between her mom's focus on lived experience and Walls' value of material possessions.

2017 Film Adaptation of The Glass Castle

A film based on Jeanette Walls' memoir that starred Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts.

Ann Norman

A former teacher at Northern who previously taught the book The Glass Castle.