In "The Glass Castle," a memoir by author Jeanette Walls, Jeanette's father simply tosses the family cat, Quixote, out the car window. Of course this action shows a lot about him - he is most likely a cold, merciless man. Jeanette's reaction, on the other hand, shows she is more sensitive than her father. When she starts crying, it is her mother who tells her to stop being so sentimental. She also says they can get another cat, and that life will be better for Quixote now.
