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The children all symbolize the different struggles of people that live in a low-income community and those in poverty. The are all show readers the struggle of the people trying to thrive in very harsh and difficult situations. The author uses children to display this instead of adults to gain the sympathy and empathy from the audience. If the protagonists were not children and were adults instead, readers might not feel the same emotions, they might have discriminatory thoughts and feelings towards the characters.

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Intersections symbolize the connections between the various characters in the book. The intersection show readers how connected the various families are, even if they all live in different conditions with different conflicts they must resolve.

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Many of the children in the novel are naive about their situations.
- The background or ethnicity of each kid determines what stereotypes and cultural hate they experience from society
- The social environment around them influences them to act in a stereotypical manner

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- Even though all the families live in poverty, each parent treats their children very differently
- Often the parents don’t have enough time to spend with their kids
- Children pick up the personality and beliefs of their parents (e.g. Laura asks Ms. Hina if she eats babies)

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Shows Sylvie's storytelling abilities and represents her relationship between herself and Christy.

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Contained within Sylvie's forever box, shows Sylvie's innocence and lack of understanding towards what the lighter displays. Also shows the connection which Sylvie feels towards Christy, despite how people in the neighbourhood perceive Christy.

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Represents Laura's optimism and innocence in the face of severe poverty. By making paper ducks out of the eviction notices, she is literally finding a source of happiness within her dire living circumstances.

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-Parents play a large role in the children's lives
-Even though the narrative of the story is told from the perspective of the children, the parents' influence can be seen in the behaviour of the kids.
-For example;
Laura reflects her dad's racism
Bing shows the empathy and kindness that his mother shows to him

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The box represents love, safety and a general understanding between Sylvie and her mother. Represents the mother recognizing Sylvie's hurt feelings and frustrations. Importance of privacy in a child's life as they grow up.

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School is like a bridge that connects characters to eachother. (Centeral point)
We can see the characters in their natural form. (They are themselves)