Water by the Spoonful
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Themes
All Themes Substance Addiction Internet Communities and Human Connection Family Freedom, Identity, and Dissonance
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All Characters Elliot Ortiz Yaz / Yazmin Ortiz Haikumom / Odessa Ortiz Fountainhead / John Orangutan / Madeleine Mays Chutes&Ladders / Clayton Wilkie Mami Ginny William
Terms
All Terms Barrio
Symbols
All Symbols The Ghost Water Yaz’s Piano
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Water by the Spoonful

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Quiara Alegría Hughes
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Barrio

The barrio refers to the Puerto Rican community in North Philadelphia from which Yaz and Elliot both originated. Whenever Yaz and Elliot refer to the barrio, it carries the connotation of drugs, crime, violence, and… read analysis of Barrio
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