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. ...

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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