Orbiting Jupiter

by

Gary D. Schmidt

Mrs. Halloway Character Analysis

Mrs. Halloway is the Language Arts teacher at Eastham Middle School. She is initially prejudiced against Joseph Brook because she knows that he attacked a teacher at a juvenile facility before his foster placement with the Hurd family. But when she sees him reading intently, she recognizes that she has misjudged him and starts encouraging his love of books. After Joseph is tragically killed, she is among the few people to attend his funeral.

Mrs. Halloway Quotes in Orbiting Jupiter

The Orbiting Jupiter quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Halloway or refer to Mrs. Halloway. 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:
Parenthood Theme Icon
).
Chapter 3 Quotes

“Joseph,” she said, “we began poorly. Shall we try again?”

Related Characters: Mrs. Halloway (speaker), Jack (Jackson) Hurd , Joseph Brook, Mr. Canton, Coach Swieteck, Mr. D’Ulney
Page Number: 60
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 7 Quotes

Mr. Canton had already come by, so full of himself, my mother said, all about how he knew something like this would happen, and kids who come from Stone Mountain are bound to run off, and it’s not our fault, it’s just that’s who Joseph Brook is.

Related Characters: Jack (Jackson) Hurd (speaker), Joseph Brook, Mr. Hurd, Mrs. Hurd, Mr. Canton, Mrs. Stroud, Mrs. Halloway, Jupiter
Page Number: 141
Explanation and Analysis:
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Mrs. Halloway Quotes in Orbiting Jupiter

The Orbiting Jupiter quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Halloway or refer to Mrs. Halloway. 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:
Parenthood Theme Icon
).
Chapter 3 Quotes

“Joseph,” she said, “we began poorly. Shall we try again?”

Related Characters: Mrs. Halloway (speaker), Jack (Jackson) Hurd , Joseph Brook, Mr. Canton, Coach Swieteck, Mr. D’Ulney
Page Number: 60
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 7 Quotes

Mr. Canton had already come by, so full of himself, my mother said, all about how he knew something like this would happen, and kids who come from Stone Mountain are bound to run off, and it’s not our fault, it’s just that’s who Joseph Brook is.

Related Characters: Jack (Jackson) Hurd (speaker), Joseph Brook, Mr. Hurd, Mrs. Hurd, Mr. Canton, Mrs. Stroud, Mrs. Halloway, Jupiter
Page Number: 141
Explanation and Analysis: