The title of this novel, The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. ... The Tortilla Curtain, in both real life and this novel, represents an established but vulnerable border, which the lines are crossed. ... This curtain is suggesting the border between Mexico and the United States, which because you can cross this border, is similar to a curtain because it hides what is on either side from each other. ...

• Word Count: 564
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Boyle uses the coyote throughout the novel Tortilla Curtain to draw repeatedly parallels between the actual coyote and the figurative coyote. ... In each of these cases, we see how the coyote plays an important role in The Tortilla Curtain. ...

• Word Count: 1244
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The Coyote In The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessan Boyle, the author repeatedly draws parallels between the actual coyote and the figurative coyote. Boyle uses the actual coyote to show how the animal actually is. In this novel the coyote acts as a symbol for many things. Boyle parallels the figur...

• Word Count: 1096
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School