Wealth inequality that already existed is further exacerbated when a necessity like water is priced like a luxury because of how scarce it’s becoming. Lingering here-that was everything” (178). As she puts it: “But it wasn’t the money that mattered. Maria sleeps with Ratan not only to pay rent, but also so she can do her laundry and take a shower with his water. What’s more, poor people like Maria are often at the mercy of the wealthy in order to survive.
Details Select delivery location Used: Good Details Sold by ThriftBooks-Phoenix Condition:Used: Good Comment:Former library book Pages can have notes/highlighting. He didn’t realize the magic of his life” (178). The Water Knife: A Novel has been added to your Cart Add a gift receipt for easy returns Buy used:: 6.35 FREE delivery Sep 19 - 23. And she’d taken them all for granted, just as this man did. At one point in the novel, Maria is observing Ratan in his apartment: “At one time she’d had all these things, too. The people in these apartments often take for granted the water, privacy, and comfort they are afforded. Detective, assassin, and spy, Angel Velasquez cuts water for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, ensuring that its lush arcology developments can bloom in Las Vegas.
The wealthy are largely unaffected by the drought and dust storms that the poorer people living outside of the arcologies endure. The Water Knife A novel Description: WATER IS POWER In the near future, the Colorado River has dwindled to a trickle. In the novel, wealthy citizens in the Southwest have enough money to buy their way across borders and into arcologies like the Cypress developments in Las Vegas or the Taiyang in Phoenix.
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