Spare Parts

by

Joshua Davis

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Pablo Santillan Character Analysis

Lorenzo’s father and Laura’s husband. He moves to the United States with Laura, Lorenzo, and José when Lorenzo is an infant and gets work as a landscaper. He has a hard time adjusting to life in the United States and drinks heavily to cope. Sometimes he is kind to Lorenzo; other times he is abusive.

Pablo Santillan Quotes in Spare Parts

The Spare Parts quotes below are all either spoken by Pablo Santillan or refer to Pablo Santillan. 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:
Underdogs and Overcoming Odds Theme Icon
).
One Quotes

Lorenzo felt his father didn’t have any respect for him, Hugo wouldn’t let him use the tools in the driveway, and the kids around school mocked him for his strange looks. Now a teacher was entrusting him with the lives of a handful of fish. To most people, it might not seem like a lot, but to Lorenzo it was unprecedented.

Related Characters: Lorenzo Santillan, Fredi Lajvardi, Pablo Santillan, Hugo
Page Number: 72
Explanation and Analysis:
Two Quotes

To Fredi, this was a battle for the future of an unusual but talented kid. He appreciated Lorenzo's offbeat ideas and felt that the long-haired goofball had genuine talent. But Lorenzo was caught in the tractor-beam pull of poverty and low expectations.

Related Characters: Lorenzo Santillan, Fredi Lajvardi, Pablo Santillan
Page Number: 116
Explanation and Analysis:
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Pablo Santillan Quotes in Spare Parts

The Spare Parts quotes below are all either spoken by Pablo Santillan or refer to Pablo Santillan. 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:
Underdogs and Overcoming Odds Theme Icon
).
One Quotes

Lorenzo felt his father didn’t have any respect for him, Hugo wouldn’t let him use the tools in the driveway, and the kids around school mocked him for his strange looks. Now a teacher was entrusting him with the lives of a handful of fish. To most people, it might not seem like a lot, but to Lorenzo it was unprecedented.

Related Characters: Lorenzo Santillan, Fredi Lajvardi, Pablo Santillan, Hugo
Page Number: 72
Explanation and Analysis:
Two Quotes

To Fredi, this was a battle for the future of an unusual but talented kid. He appreciated Lorenzo's offbeat ideas and felt that the long-haired goofball had genuine talent. But Lorenzo was caught in the tractor-beam pull of poverty and low expectations.

Related Characters: Lorenzo Santillan, Fredi Lajvardi, Pablo Santillan
Page Number: 116
Explanation and Analysis: