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Cows
In Orbiting Jupiter, cows represent a natural, unprejudiced moral judgment that contrasts with the prejudiced judgments of many human beings. The Hurds, a farming family in Maine, foster 14-year-old Joseph Brook after the state…
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Yellow Dog
In Orbiting Jupiter, the yellow dog represents 12-year-old Jack Hurd’s desire to rescue his 14-year-old foster brother, Joseph Brook, from Joseph’s traumatic past—and Jack’s ultimate inability to do so. One day, when…
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