Orbiting Jupiter By Gary David Quotes

When he was little his mom died, and his dad remarried to a woman named Thula. Thula did not like joe and she kicked him out when he was only ten years old. “She declared that she would not live under the same roof as joe, that Harry must choose between him and her. She said Joe would have to move out if she were to stay in a godforsaken place. Joe was only ten years old” (Brown 86,87). I never could understand how someone could kick a child out of the house and force them to live on their own when they are ten years old. As Joe grew up the more he needed his family, but his family was not there for him, at least not his biological family. When Joe made the rowing team that's the day that he got a new family, even if he did not know it at the time. So was Joyce, a beautiful girl who loved joe and they were going to get married and start a family of their own. “When joe stopped playing they talked about what it would be like when they were married and had a hoe and maybe kids” (Brown 102). Making the rowing team and meeting and falling in love with Joyce might have been the best thing that has ever happened to Joe. As soon as everything start going good for Joe, Thula gets an infection and dies. Not that it was a good thing that she died, it was very sad, but it brought Joe and his dad back together again. Harry wanted Joe to move back home with him and the kids. “I’m going to build a house where we can all live

Joseph did not accept the conditions of the ghettos. He extended his living space by pitching tents up in his vegetable garden and manage to smuggle food in the Ghettos. Joseph believed that Jewish population was going to be wiped out so he decided to marry Margaret and go into hiding. Margaret entrusted the safety of her brother to a friend out of the ghettos.

When Joseph dad got out of the concentration camp Joseph had to be like his father in many ways. Joseph’s father was mentally damaged from his time in the concentration camp. “He was thin, too thin” (#). Because his father was weakened from his traumatic experience, Josef has to grow up so that he can help his family get away from the Nazis. Josef father was very weak and mentally damaged from his time at the concentration camp and he can’t get his head straight. “ His eyes bulged out of his head” (36). This quote

From what we are told, we can obviously tell that Joseph has a very difficult life as it is, “What can a crippled, speechless boy do, asked Joseph…” Nolan is telling us that Joseph thinks of himself in a negative manner. But while he may look in himself in a negative way, he is still optimistic, explaining

Joseph’s brothers traveled to Egypt to buy food, and there he revealed himself to his brothers and they apologized to him for what they did to him. Josephs forgave them and sent for his father Jacob and the rest of his

Joseph learns from his father, Elias’ faults in both his community leadership and personal life. Joseph is a more powerful leader as well as a family member because of this. At the beginning of the novel, Elias is introduced as the former leader of Waknuk the community they live in. He teaches and inspires Joseph to lead the community, but he is also a good example for Joseph to learn how to alter his leadership styles to be more effective. At the beginning of the novel, there is a jump back in time to explain Joseph's childhood:

Jacob’s preferential treatment towards Joseph was destructive, and created dissension among Joseph’s brothers (fueled sibling rivalry –

Joseph began his life as the favorite son of Jacob who tended to the flocks as a shepherd.3 These humble beginnings foreshadow how one day Joseph will tend to the Seed of the Woman during times of famine in the land by giving food to this eleven brothers. Jacob, who was the son of Isaac, had eleven other sons who were jealous of the special attention that Joseph received. In fact, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.4 Joseph had a dream that predicted that Joseph would one day reign over his older brothers. This upset his brothers and they tricked Joseph by selling him into slavery. Joseph was then taken to Egypt where he was sold to Potiphar and became a servant in

On the other hand, at first Joseph, who was new to basement living often, spent his days quietly pacing. Anna noticed that at times he appeared to have silent remorseful secrets in his eyes and a tortured soul. But as time passed, he too accepted his fate and began amusing himself by talking. He would talk about anything and everything, including the occasional whiff of Miss Margot's perfume which Joseph said, "reminds me of a day when I had walked into my house and found that it was warm and cozy and smelt like sweet vanilla and pine

As a child, Joseph hears many rumours and stories about Tom’s potential “deformity and madness” however “whatever the truth might have been, it was soon lost like a delicate flower in a tangle of noxious weeds”. This shows how no one really knew the truth about Tom Leyton, as it had long been lost in a sea of rumours, meaning that whatever Joseph first heard about Tom was probably either flawed in reason or wildly exaggerated. As Joseph became closer with Tom Leyton, Joseph discovered that Tom was a “tender carer of silkworms”, “reader of poems” and “shy gift-giver”. This demonstrates that Joseph has been able to move past his initial perception of Tom and find out more about the real man. When Tom opened up to Joseph about his time in Vietnam and in hospital “the painful revelations” of his past were like “a wound that needed time to heal before life could move forward again.” This shows that even though it is very hard and even painful for Tom to talk about these things, it was very important as it allowed Joseph to fully understand Tom’s Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and experiences in Vietnam. Joseph’s final portrait of Tom depicts a “gentle smiling face” “with eyes that shone with the wonder of someone who had just witnessed a miracle.” This clearly outlines how Joseph’s initial perception of Tom was changed when he learnt about the true Tom Leyton and his final portrait of Tom demonstrates this clearly. Despite the vicious rumours that clouded the truth about Tom Leyton, Joseph was able to uncover what the real Tom Leyton was like which clearly demonstrates that what we hear about someone, in no way reflects all there is to know about

Just this sentence shows how much Joseph has developed and matured as a person throughout the novel. It asserts that even if Tom were to act as if he didn’t exist and hide in his room all day Joseph would still want him to come out, because he believes that he is a wonderful person who is wasted hiding away like that.

plotting revenge over the years since he last saw his brothers, Joseph is able to develop a

The story of Joseph in the Bible begins with explanations of Joseph’s youth and innocence and how his brothers were jealous of him because he was the “blessed son”. It involves a lot of specifics, like it mentions that Joseph was seventeen years

Joseph was the first born child of Rachel and because he was born to Jacob in his old age, Jacob loved Joseph more than his other sons and made Joseph a richly ornamented robe, therefore Joseph’s brothers hated him and could not speak a kind word to him. Joseph also had dreams that indicated that he would reign over his brothers and this caused more hatred toward him. His brothers were jealous of the love that he received from their father and because of his dreams. Consequently, Joseph’s brothers plotted to kill him but instead they sold him to some Ishmaelites that were passing through to Egypt.

One of the inherent conflicts in the story of Joseph is the tension between Joseph and his brothers. The tension between them is caused by both Jacob and Joseph. First, Jacob shows favoritism toward Joseph, because he is the son of his favorite wife Rachel. Second, Joseph brings back bad reports when he is out pasturing with his brothers. However, what truly increased the hatred and jealousy was the Joseph’s dreams. The author notes that when Joseph recounts the dreams, “they hated him even more (Gen. 37:8).” Their jealousy for Joseph is strong enough that they are willing to murder him. However, they decide to instead sell him into slavery, and convince Jacob that he was killed.