61 pages 2 hours read

T.C. Boyle

The Tortilla Curtain

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

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Boyle is a white American writer from New York. How does his identity inform the characters and events of The Tortilla Curtain?

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Compare Delaney and Kyra’s relationship to Cándido and América’s relationship. How are they different? Are there any similarities?

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The Tortilla Curtain follows two parallel storylines. Does the novel show one side of the story in a more positive light? Are all the characters treated equally? If not, why not, and to what effect?

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