Joseph’s early years are vividly described in The Story of Joseph, giving us a comprehensive account of his brief life. As everyone knows, it starts when he is 17 years old and we learn why his brothers don’t think highly of our main character, Joseph. It turns out that Joseph is very wise, has far bigger goals than most boys can dream of, and has dominance over the other boys. This obviously sparks another “War” between the little boys, and they decide to “see what will become of his dreams” by abandoning him in a pit for a wild animal to eat. (L20, page 6) Later in the narrative, his lone brother proposes to spare Josephs life and to rather use him to make money by selling him into the slave trade, where he is ultimately imprisoned. However, he ascends to the position of second in command in Egypt and saves the country during a famine after accurately deciphering Pharaoh’s visions. In order to escape the famine, Jacob’s family journeys to Egypt, and it is via him that they are granted permission to live in the Land of Goshen (the eastern portion of the Nile Delta.) therefore, no this is not necessarily a story I can say I enjoyed, and I will not be passing it down to future generations.