Rose Mary Walls

Rose Mary is a free spirit, who also values self-sufficiency. She believes that people have the power to make their lives whatever they want it to be. Rose Mary is an artist and spends much of her spare time painting or sketching. She went to college to be a teacher, but resents teaching because she sees it as an indication that she is not a talented artist and feels that her mother pushed her into teaching. Rose Mary sometimes resents her children because she sees them as a blockage between her and her dream of being a famous artist, while also cherishing them for their companionship, particularly Lori, who shares her

 interest in art. Overall Rose Mary is a strange and

 confusing character in the Glass Castle.