In The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle, the realization that life is perpetually unfair and disappointing is the common thread that connects an illegal immigrant couple named Cándido and América Rincón and an upscale, yuppie couple named Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher. Both couples have their own version of the American Dream, and both find their dreams to be merely illusions, even though one couple has reached its goals and the other is still fantasizing about them.
July 21
Big Borders
2:00 PM
Highlight and make notes.
If you have any questions, write them down and bring them to the discussion!
Great book to start with. I think you will have lots to discuss and ponder and glean from a reading of The Tortilla Curtain. Good luck and happy reading.
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