28 pages • 56 minutes read
Quiara Alegría HudesWater By The Spoonful
Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 2012A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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What is the significance of the Ghost’s reappearance throughout the play? Does the question the Ghost asks have any importance?
What role does the Ortiz family’s Puerto Rican heritage play in the story? How does Hudes weave issues of race/ethnicity throughout the play?
Choose one character and describe how they practice mothering or taking care of another character. How does the practice of mothering impact the lives of both the characters involved?
Compare and contrast the real world with the chat room. How are these environments, and how are they similar?
How are the characters and their stories like notes in jazz music?
What do you think is the significance of community for the characters in the play?
Choose a scene that includes multiple settings. Why do you think Hudes wanted those moments to occurin the same scene?
How do the characters struggle with identity and self-perception?
Which is presented as stronger: the connection between family, or the connection between friends?
According to the play, what are the key characteristics of a supportive community? Is the chat room an ideal, supportive community? Why or why not?
