Piecing Me Together

Piecing Me Together

by

Renée Watson

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One of the only other black students at St. Francis. Josiah is nice and fun to be around when Jade tutors him one-on-one in Spanish, but he turns into an entirely different person when he’s around his white friends at school. Though Jade writes him off for most of the novel because of this, she does ask him to help with social media for the benefit event for Natasha Ramsey, as she knows that Josiah is interested in computers and technology. Josiah also sets up a livestream for people who can’t be there for the open mic.

Josiah Quotes in Piecing Me Together

The Piecing Me Together quotes below are all either spoken by Josiah or refer to Josiah. 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:
Intersectionality, Identity, and Discrimination Theme Icon
).
Chapter 23 Quotes

And the other girl talks so bad about Northeast Portland, not knowing she is talking about Sam’s neighborhood. Not knowing you shouldn’t ever talk about a place like it’s unlivable when you know someone, somewhere lives there. She goes on and on about how dangerous it used to be, how the houses are small, how it’s supposed to be the new cool place, but in her opinion, “it’s just a polished ghetto.” She says, “God, I’d be so depressed if I lived there.”

Related Characters: Jade Butler (speaker), Sam, Kennedy/Glamour Girl, Josiah
Related Symbols: Portland
Page Number: 90
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 58 Quotes

“When I went to St. Francis, most people assumed that because I was black, I must be on scholarship.”

“I’m on scholarship,” I remind her.

“I know. But you were awarded a scholarship because you are smart, not because you are black,” Maxine says. “I got tired of people assuming things about me without getting to know me. [...] Sometimes, in class, if something about race came up, I was looked on to give an answer as if I could speak on behalf of all black people,” Maxine says.

Related Characters: Jade Butler (speaker), Maxine (speaker), Kennedy/Glamour Girl, Josiah
Related Symbols: Portland
Page Number: 215
Explanation and Analysis:
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Josiah Quotes in Piecing Me Together

The Piecing Me Together quotes below are all either spoken by Josiah or refer to Josiah. 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:
Intersectionality, Identity, and Discrimination Theme Icon
).
Chapter 23 Quotes

And the other girl talks so bad about Northeast Portland, not knowing she is talking about Sam’s neighborhood. Not knowing you shouldn’t ever talk about a place like it’s unlivable when you know someone, somewhere lives there. She goes on and on about how dangerous it used to be, how the houses are small, how it’s supposed to be the new cool place, but in her opinion, “it’s just a polished ghetto.” She says, “God, I’d be so depressed if I lived there.”

Related Characters: Jade Butler (speaker), Sam, Kennedy/Glamour Girl, Josiah
Related Symbols: Portland
Page Number: 90
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 58 Quotes

“When I went to St. Francis, most people assumed that because I was black, I must be on scholarship.”

“I’m on scholarship,” I remind her.

“I know. But you were awarded a scholarship because you are smart, not because you are black,” Maxine says. “I got tired of people assuming things about me without getting to know me. [...] Sometimes, in class, if something about race came up, I was looked on to give an answer as if I could speak on behalf of all black people,” Maxine says.

Related Characters: Jade Butler (speaker), Maxine (speaker), Kennedy/Glamour Girl, Josiah
Related Symbols: Portland
Page Number: 215
Explanation and Analysis: