The generosity in these fellows is felt by many in Tortilla Flat that come upon hard times.
The book is about the friendship of these paisanos, who find the company of each other welcome and they become a close-knit family who looks out for each other. When local boy 'Danny' comes home from the war, he inherits two houses after the death of a relative and moves into one house while his friends move into the other. The novel is about a group of paisanos in the town 'Tortilla Flats' that are essential homeless men who steal from others within their town. Such was the case with 'Tortilla Flats' for me, which echo's my feelings towards another work set in Monterrey, 'Cannery Row.' However, reading some of the lesser known works sometimes sets your idyllic authors up for failure. When I read 'The Winter of Our Discontent' as well as 'Travels with Charley' by Steinbeck, I felt strongly that these were some of those works. It's special, because not very many people have experienced it. Sometimes I find hidden gems, and as one blogger put it, finding such a gem is like having a secret connection with a writer that only you know about. From an American literature standpoint, I hold two writers on a pedestal: Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck.īecause these are two of my favourite authors, I tend to read more of their obscure work after I have picked over some of their more well-known literature. There are some authors whom I read which I feel can do no wrong everything I read that they have published is truly brilliant and I feel such a connection for the writing, the characters and the general feel of their works.
0 kommentar(er)
