Two Classes, Divided By "I Do" and The Glass Castle Comparison

The Article "Two Classes, Divided by "I Do" by Jason DeParle focuses on the differences in income, education and family structure between Married, unmarried couples and single parents. This article has information that would seem contrary to the family structure portrayed in the book The Glass Castle.  The author makes the main point that married couples should be able to more easily provide for their children and have a financially stable life, than unmarried couples or a single parent. This however is not the case for the Walls family. Rex and Rosemary are a married couple who seem to struggle financially for the majority of their lives. The Walls unlike the happily married Faulkner couple who provide their children with abundant opportunities and luxuries, raise their children in ways that are sometimes abusive. So why does the Walls family seem so unstable when the statistics and odds are in there favor? When you really think about it the walls family usually only receives income from one parent Rex so most of the time all five of them are living on one income. They are sort of most relatable to Schairer because she also struggles financially with only one income. One major thing that separates the Walls family from the two other families is that Rex and Rosemary don't seem to want stability in their life. They don't like to stay in one location for a long period of time. The most relatable part this article has to the book is when it discusses that the structure of a family and how stable it is does impact the children in sometimes negative or positive ways.