The Tortilla Curtain Character Analysis

After reading part two of The Tortilla Curtain, and then starting on part three, the character that I chose to still analyze, and find more facts about, who's personality trait stood out even more to me was Kyra. We can determine these traits by the actions that are described that the character took in the situation that impacted her in some way for example during the dinner and when the fire took place. Another thing I noticed was that Kyra expresses particular values on many occasions and at points about her properties and her changing her way of life. Because the character expresses these particular values, I was able to ask the question why the character says or does a certain thing and those also lead to the speculations about the causes …show more content…
I noticed that because during her dinner party she seemed to enjoy herself, and the environment of the party. Kyra even got a level of confidence, and that gets noticed when she leaves the dinner in the hands of the maid Orbalina that was in charge of the Thanksgiving dinner while Kyra and Delaney weren't home. Kyra needs everything to be perfect, and in her own way so when she left the dinner in the hands of the maid Orbalina a change in Kyra became noticeable. A part of her that was always cautious about things to be right so it doesn't mess up her reputation became more relaxed than what it was in the other two parts of the novel. That was nice to see that Kyra was changing a little in a positive …show more content…
Rather than always reading how she would be stereotypical in part three at the party, Kyra was really excited to meet and talk to Dominick Flood. Kyra even seemed to be fascinated by Dominick Flood's friends especially because they weren't from where she is from which is Arroyo Blanco. That was also nice to read about because Kyra became more social in a way where she was open to talking to people who weren't from the same place she was. Kyra ended up talking to Dominick Flood and his group of friends for a while and about many different