Textbook: The Norton Introduction to Literature - Kelly J. Mays (Shorter 13th Edition) Sorry, I can't provide the textbook right now. Prompt: Question 2on page 1330 - "How do the characters of Elliot...

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Title: Response to Question: Character Development of Elliot and Yazmin Ortiz
The fictional characters of Elliot and Yazmin Ortiz are the protagonists of the “Water by the Spoonful” written by Quiara Alegría Hudes that won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2012. It is the second part of the Elliot Trilogy that depicts the struggles faced by regular people every day. The play revolves around the ties of relationships in people. It illustrates the importance of the everyday relationship of a person, with family and a dark side of addiction leading to the changes in his/her usual lifestyle.
Analysis of the characters of Elliot and Yaz Ortiz in the play
Our initial thought about Elliot is that he is a ghost of a man trying to run away from his past. He is an Iraq war veteran who is haunted by the fact that he mistakenly killed an innocent man who was simply asking for his passport during his time in...