The Tortilla Curtain

Author: Laura Schomaker
Publisher: diplom.de
ISBN: 3956846087
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T C Boyle S The Tortilla Curtain Urban Conditions Racism And Ecological Disaster In Fortress Los Angeles

The Tortilla Curtain by Laura Schomaker, T C Boyle S The Tortilla Curtain Urban Conditions Racism And Ecological Disaster In Fortress Los Angeles Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download T C Boyle S The Tortilla Curtain Urban Conditions Racism And Ecological Disaster In Fortress Los Angeles books, Los Angeles is famous for its sunny weather, for the Hollywood film studios and for being the residence of the rich and beautiful. And although - or, precisely because - all this is more illusion than reality, the city frequently serves as setting for various pieces of fiction. However, Los Angeles does not only play a huge role in the media, but since lately also in the realm of urban studies. Having long been a kind of ‘outsider’ in the field, it is now regarded as a prototypical example for urban development by the L.A. School. In this context, its image is less sunny and positive, but reveals a deep-rooted racism against Latin-American immigrants in combination with a fortress mentality on the part of its white population as well as a unique urban ecology, in which natural catastrophes seem to be regular occurrences. This paper intends to outline the significance of Los Angeles in urban studies and trace the thereby acquired findings in a fictional representation of the city: T.C. Boyle’s novel The Tortilla Curtain. In the process, it is shown how urban conditions, racism and nature, especially in the form of ecological disasters, intersect and influence each other.

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Pages: 58

T.C. Boyle's "The Tortilla Curtain": Urban Conditions, Racism, and Ecological Disaster in Fortress Los Angeles

Authors: Laura Schomaker

Categories: Literary Collections

Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-02-01 - Publisher: diplom.de

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Los Angeles is famous for its sunny weather, for the Hollywood film studios and for being the residence of the rich and beautiful. And although - or, precisely because - all this is more illusion than reality, the city frequently serves as setting for various pieces of fiction. However, Los

Language: en
Pages: 368

The Tortilla Curtain

Authors: T. C. Boyle

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-07-04 - Publisher: A&C Black

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When Delaney Mossbacher knocks down a Mexican pedestrian, he neither reports the accident nor takes his victim to hospital. Instead the man accepts $20 and limps back to poverty and his pregnant 17-year-old wife, leaving Delaney to return to his privileged life in California. But these two men are fated