Clap When You Land

by

Elizabeth Acevedo

Luciano Character Analysis

Luciano is Carline and Nelson’s infant son. He’s born several weeks after Papi dies. Luciano comes several weeks early, so he’s a tiny baby who struggles to breathe from the moment he’s born. Despite being warned that the baby likely won’t survive, Carline names her son anyway. By the end of the novel, when he’s about five weeks old, Luciano seems likely to survive. His good outcome is attributed to Tía’s ability to work miracles and call on the Saints for help.

Luciano Quotes in Clap When You Land

The Clap When You Land quotes below are all either spoken by Luciano or refer to Luciano. 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:
Family Theme Icon
).
Chapter 15 Quotes

I want to offer her platitudes & murmurs
that it will all be all right. But thing is,
this isn’t an uncommon story.

A lot of people don’t finish school
or follow their dreams. That fairy-tale plotline is for
telenovelas.

Related Characters: Camino Rios (speaker), Papi, Tía Solana, Carline, Luciano, Nelson
Page Number: 265
Explanation and Analysis:
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Luciano Quotes in Clap When You Land

The Clap When You Land quotes below are all either spoken by Luciano or refer to Luciano. 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:
Family Theme Icon
).
Chapter 15 Quotes

I want to offer her platitudes & murmurs
that it will all be all right. But thing is,
this isn’t an uncommon story.

A lot of people don’t finish school
or follow their dreams. That fairy-tale plotline is for
telenovelas.

Related Characters: Camino Rios (speaker), Papi, Tía Solana, Carline, Luciano, Nelson
Page Number: 265
Explanation and Analysis: