The Tortula Curtain Analysis

There are many situations and problems going around this world, T.C Boyle explains and describes very thoroughly about certain events in his book, The Tortilla Curtain. He explains about the American Dream and how people around this beautiful world can be so evil and discriminate different races and ethnics that oppose to their very own. In his book he emphasizes that minorities get mistreated while the majority get away with anything just because of their nationality, a sentence from his book clearly backs up my statement “And then, before the words could turn to as in his mouth, it was out: “I told you-he was Mexican”. I don’t blame nor disagree with what T.C Boyle is trying to insinuate in his book because it’s all true. There are many different types of major claims being introduced throughout the book, not only is Boyle’s claims about race, but also about the life style people live in. He talks about the homes and living conditions of both families, he describes the Arroyo Blanco estates as “It was a …show more content…
One important sentence from his book The Tortilla Curtain still haunts me to this day, “its people like this Mexican or whatever he was who were responsible, thoughtless people, stupid people, people who wanted to turn the whole world into a garbage dump, a little Tijuana…” .It’s easy to assume that everyone thinks like that because many people have lived through it, which allows his audience to feel connected to the book. The events that occur throughout the chapters in this book can be very relatable. Boyle makes it his purpose to let the readers know that The American Dream is possible for anyone, but it means nothing if you never get to appreciate it or battle through adversity to earn