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The Gar Girls (The Older Girls)
Joseph is the son of James and Twyla. We learn little about him, other than that he doesn’t seem to mind being bused to another school, prefers to watch TV rather than study at home while the schools are closed, and hangs Twyla’s sign reading “HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?” in his room.
Joseph Benson Quotes in Recitatif
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Joseph was on the list of kids to be transferred from the junior high school to another one at some far-out-of-the-way place and I thought it was a good thing until I heard it was a bad thing. I mean I didn't know. All the schools seemed dumps to me, and the fact that one was nicer looking didn't hold much weight. But the papers were full of it and then the kids began to get jumpy.
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Joseph Benson Quotes in Recitatif
The Recitatif quotes below are all either spoken by Joseph Benson or refer to Joseph Benson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Recitatif
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Joseph was on the list of kids to be transferred from the junior high school to another one at some far-out-of-the-way place and I thought it was a good thing until I heard it was a bad thing. I mean I didn't know. All the schools seemed dumps to me, and the fact that one was nicer looking didn't hold much weight. But the papers were full of it and then the kids began to get jumpy.
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