The Tortula Curtain
In the novel The Tortilla Curtain, written by T.C Boyle the reader is presented with one illegal migrant family who want to succeed in America in other words to get the American Dream. The family portrays the life of illegal immigrants and the constant battle between the wealthy in America. In this case the illegal immigrants (who are the Rincon’s) and the wealthy residents of the Arroyo Blanco community. In one side living at the top of the hills we have the rich; at the bottom of the hill the Rincon’s live out in the open—literally. Through the use of symbolism such as the car accident, the coyote and the wall, T.C Boyle unfolds the unattainability of the American Dream for the illegal immigrants based on how the rich want to keep the poor
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Nonetheless, without firm jobs and confronting discrimination for being illegal Mexicans immigrants, realistically there is an awfully high chance of the Rincon’s American dream will never be accomplished and they would be forced to go back to México. In the other hand, the Mossbacher’s, precisely Kyra’s dream of wanting more, wanting an even bigger house, and with a revenue and a social standing like hers, the triumph of her aspiration might not be that far away. It is ironical that the American dream, a perception intended for immigrants and those with limited incomes, is only accurate to families that are financially settled. The Rincon’s perception of the American dream has become more of a survival tactic in which they have to pursue each day. Between America and Candido, America is the one who has more aspiration towards American dream. America’s dream of having a stable family, sufficient food and owning their own apartment has become unreachable each day. When America came across a white homeless man while she was lost, devastated her tremendously. As mention in the novel, “A gabacho sat on the sidewalk with his long hair and begged for change and the sight of him struck her with unholy terror: if he had to beg in his own country, what chance was there for her?” This plays a significant part of the novel in which the reader is able to predict the miserable lives that the Rincon’s will confront throughout the
Nonetheless, without firm jobs and confronting discrimination for being illegal Mexicans immigrants, realistically there is an awfully high chance of the Rincon’s American dream will never be accomplished and they would be forced to go back to México. In the other hand, the Mossbacher’s, precisely Kyra’s dream of wanting more, wanting an even bigger house, and with a revenue and a social standing like hers, the triumph of her aspiration might not be that far away. It is ironical that the American dream, a perception intended for immigrants and those with limited incomes, is only accurate to families that are financially settled. The Rincon’s perception of the American dream has become more of a survival tactic in which they have to pursue each day. Between America and Candido, America is the one who has more aspiration towards American dream. America’s dream of having a stable family, sufficient food and owning their own apartment has become unreachable each day. When America came across a white homeless man while she was lost, devastated her tremendously. As mention in the novel, “A gabacho sat on the sidewalk with his long hair and begged for change and the sight of him struck her with unholy terror: if he had to beg in his own country, what chance was there for her?” This plays a significant part of the novel in which the reader is able to predict the miserable lives that the Rincon’s will confront throughout the