Curtain

T.C. Boyle’s novel, The Tortilla Curtain, tells the story of two illegal Mexican immigrants in the 1920s who come to America in search of the American dream. They take low paying jobs to help support them while they live on the streets in Los Angeles near a gated white community. Many within…

The Iron Curtain was a barrier separating Europe. This barrier separated Europe in two sections splitting Germany in half (fig. 1). The iron curtain was established at the end of World War II and was there until 1989. The Soviet Union’s goal was to protect itself and its satellite states from open contact with non-Soviet-controlled areas. The iron curtain was manned and defended militarily. Winston Churchill had made the Iron Curtain speech (fig2)Many people coined the phrase ‘iron curtain’ but…

During the summer of 2017, my English teacher had several requirements that we had to complete over the course of the 2017 summer. Two of the Requirements politely asked us to read two novels, The Tortilla Curtain and Ceremony. These two books had many modern conflicts dealing with War, Immigration,Traditional medicine versus modern technology, and the general feelings towards the aliens of our culture. With all the controversy in these two books both books had a similar connection. Dante…

Eudora Welty’s first book of short stories was published in 1941 titled A Curtain of Green and Other Short Stories. This book included seventeen short stories ranging from comical situations to some that are viewed much more tragic and serious. Welty wrote about people and places she had earlier photographed in life, as her photography became the basis for several of her short stories. In her short story “A Curtain of Green,” Welty’s use of rich symbolism throughout the story depicts a stronger…

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a boy in the American Revolution? Johnny Tremain is a novel that shows you just this. In this essay, I will analyze all of the literary elements; including the setting, main character development, conflict, rising action, climax, resolution, and the major theme of Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes. For me, the most important aspect of these elements is the relationship Johnny has with Rab. Without this relationship, the character of Johnny…

The Red Scare and The Iron Curtain, what do these two things have in common? Communism, the red scare was the fear that communism was going to penetrate the United States and the Iron curtain was a boundary during the Cold War to separate communists and non-communists. The reason for these scares and divides were because of the problems and fears associated with communism. China began to realize that and introduced capitalism. China has been making gains that got them to where they are today but…

being deprived of their basic human rights and treated unfairly in a country that guarantees equal opportunity. The immigrants of America are victimized by more than just the self proclaimed ignorance of the American people. In the book The Tortilla Curtain, the author T.C Boyle describes racial discrimination towards immigrants through the perspective of the characters, the use of…

The ending of this story really left me on my toes. Throughout the story we see the views Delaney has on immigration change. At the beginning he seems to be in favor of immigration. He believes that everyone should have the chance to live life. As the novel moves along, Delaney has some conflicts with Mexicans that perhaps made him have a change in thought. He went from having a complete left view to a far right view. Once he hit Candido with his car his views began to change tremendously. All…

Final: The Human Stain The Human Stain is a complex, emotionally exhausting, and unnerving book. The characters are diverse and engage the reader through a variety of socially sensitive issues. The chapters throughout the story capture themes of racial divide, identity struggles, tragic unconditional love and social economic status. The course theme of “Otherness” are riddled in Philip Roth’s novel The Human Stain. Classifying “Otherness” as an Individual who is perceived by the group as…

“No More Curtain Calls for Elephants,” an article published in the Los Angeles Times’ newspaper and composed by its own editorial board, brings the issue of domestic elephant mistreatment to light and declares its support of the Los Angeles City Council’s consideration of a measure that would promote domestic elephant welfare. In writing a story that was most immediately available and applicable to Los Angeles residents, the LA Times’ editorial board hopes to bring more awareness of the problem…