Essays on Candido

In his novel, Tortilla Curtain, Boyle has employed the use of symbolism in different forms. The coyote is the predominant symbol that the author has used to represent immigrants and also bring across his main theme of racism and the immigrants relation with the white Americans (Becker 1). The two groups differ in their ways of life, character and even in their perceptions regarding one another (Roden 2). The coyote appears in different scenes of the book and evokes a reaction that portrays animosity between the two communities. The term coyote has always been used to refer to immigrants. ...

T.C Boyle’s The Tortilla Curtain has been described variously as the most controversial yet timely novel of the current times, at least in the context of the American situation. The novel, which revolves around cultural, financial and social differences of two families, is a manifestation of the themes of poverty, illegal immigration, class conflict, xenophobia and social strife. Boyle wrote this book before 1996, and got it published by Vikings press at a time when California had voted on and the rejection of what was referred to as Preposition 187 – a bill that would restrict illegal immigrants’ access to some public ...

The symbol of the coyote in Tortilla Curtain appears many times throughout the novel and offers the reader’s multiple interpretations. The initial first time the coyote is presented in T.C. Boyle’s book, The Tortilla Curtain occurs right when Delaney Mossbacher has his car taken into the dealership for renovation soon after there was a little bit of a collision in hitting the Candido Rincon which was the Mexican. The salesman that worked at the dealership, attempts to make chat with Delaney and then requests if he hit a coyote or a deer. Delaney chooses to take the second choice and decides ...