Son of a Trickster

by

Eden Robinson

Destiny is Jared’s stepsister, Phil’s stepdaughter, and Shirley’s daughter. At the beginning of the book, 17-year-old Destiny is pregnant and living in Phil’s apartment. After she has her baby, Ben, Jared helps Destiny buy groceries, and he also helps pay his dad’s rent, knowing that if he lost the apartment, Ben and Destiny would also be homeless. Even though Destiny has a baby, she is still immature: for instance, one weekend she leaves Jared with Ben and goes to a party for the whole evening, without telling Jared where she’s going. Later, at a holiday party, she impulsively kisses Jared because he’s the only person who treats her decently. By the end of the novel, Destiny and Ben move out of Phil’s apartment and into a shelter.

Destiny Quotes in Son of a Trickster

The Son of a Trickster quotes below are all either spoken by Destiny or refer to Destiny. 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:
Dysfunctional Families, Responsibility, and Maturity Theme Icon
).
Chapter 9 Quotes

The money is for YOU, she wrote. I mean it.
Destiny’s having her baby soon.
My pretty, pretty enabler. Repeat after me: I’m not responsible for the crappy decisions of the grown-ups in my life.
Jared rolled his eyes. Love you, Nana.
Love you more, Cutie.

Related Characters: Jared Martin (speaker), Nana Sophia (speaker), Maggie Moody/Jared’s Mom, Phil Martin/Jared’s Dad, Destiny
Page Number: 81
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 12 Quotes

Dylan threw up and Jared went to the kitchen and made coffee.

He sat at the island and turned on his phone again.

Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, Destiny had texted.

I hate my life, Jared thought.

He checked his voice mail, erasing Destiny’s messages as soon as he heard her voice. One of the messages began with a long pause.

“Jared?” Mrs. Jaks said. “I’m home. I need some help.”

She’d phoned two days ago. After the holiday parties, he couldn’t really remember what he was doing two days ago.

Related Characters: Mrs. Jaks (speaker), Jared Martin, Destiny, Dylan Wilkinson
Page Number: 92
Explanation and Analysis:
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Destiny Quotes in Son of a Trickster

The Son of a Trickster quotes below are all either spoken by Destiny or refer to Destiny. 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:
Dysfunctional Families, Responsibility, and Maturity Theme Icon
).
Chapter 9 Quotes

The money is for YOU, she wrote. I mean it.
Destiny’s having her baby soon.
My pretty, pretty enabler. Repeat after me: I’m not responsible for the crappy decisions of the grown-ups in my life.
Jared rolled his eyes. Love you, Nana.
Love you more, Cutie.

Related Characters: Jared Martin (speaker), Nana Sophia (speaker), Maggie Moody/Jared’s Mom, Phil Martin/Jared’s Dad, Destiny
Page Number: 81
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 12 Quotes

Dylan threw up and Jared went to the kitchen and made coffee.

He sat at the island and turned on his phone again.

Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, Destiny had texted.

I hate my life, Jared thought.

He checked his voice mail, erasing Destiny’s messages as soon as he heard her voice. One of the messages began with a long pause.

“Jared?” Mrs. Jaks said. “I’m home. I need some help.”

She’d phoned two days ago. After the holiday parties, he couldn’t really remember what he was doing two days ago.

Related Characters: Mrs. Jaks (speaker), Jared Martin, Destiny, Dylan Wilkinson
Page Number: 92
Explanation and Analysis: