The Tortilla Curtain | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Delaney's car - This object is damaged when it hits a pedestrian.

Bag of tortillas - Candidó carries this object when he is struck.

Opossum - This is eaten by Candidó's family when Candidó is a child.

Candidó's mother's corpse - This is sealed in glass and scares a young Candidó by telling him to go to the devil.

Delaney's Column - This appears in a nature magazine called "Wide Open Spaces."

Arroyo Blanco Community Center - This is a white stucco building with an orange tile roof and features a kitchen, a...
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