The 14 Year Old Father
“I’m going to find her,” he said. “I’m not going to stay alone” (Schmidt 87). 14 year old Joseph is quite a character. His true love, Madeline, passes away giving birth to their baby, Jupiter, who is in foster care. In “Orbiting Jupiter”, Joseph pretends to be strong and unsusceptible; however, he is unquestionably defiant, courageous, and sensitive. Though Joseph continues to be defiant, he begins to change his toughness to sensitivity throughout the novel “Orbiting Jupiter”.
Defiance is the best way to describe Joseph's character. When Joseph against him and he was continually told he could Madeline, he still walked seven miles to go see her. “And he could not see Madeline” (77). “Mrs. Joyce called the police when
“I’m going to find her,” he said. “I’m not going to stay alone” (Schmidt 87). 14 year old Joseph is quite a character. His true love, Madeline, passes away giving birth to their baby, Jupiter, who is in foster care. In “Orbiting Jupiter”, Joseph pretends to be strong and unsusceptible; however, he is unquestionably defiant, courageous, and sensitive. Though Joseph continues to be defiant, he begins to change his toughness to sensitivity throughout the novel “Orbiting Jupiter”.
Defiance is the best way to describe Joseph's character. When Joseph against him and he was continually told he could Madeline, he still walked seven miles to go see her. “And he could not see Madeline” (77). “Mrs. Joyce called the police when