Summarizer Part 3 Chapt 3- 8

In this section the reading initiates with America giving birth to her child,Socorro. Candido thought that his first child would be a boy; however, the new born child is a girl. To get food for both America and Socorro, Candido breaks his moral values and breaks in the house to get food, several fruit and a 10 gallon bucket of dog food. America is not happy with the situation she and her baby are in.She demands  Candido to taek them home back to her hometown. Then, the book transitions into Delaney'spoint of view. The chapter talks about how Kyra discovers the Da Ros house has been completely vandalized. Delaney discovers Candido's face through the two trip-wire cameras that he had set up in the woods. After that the story transitions again into Candido's life and starts with Candido returning to their previous location where the fire had past by to locate any money remains. When he does not find anything he ponders about him running away from America and his new born child because he believes that they will do better without him. When Candido talks with America they get into an argument of them going back to Mexico. Candido then departs in search of food. Another transition occurs to point out Delaney's point of view.Delaney spots Candido and tell him to halt although he is in the middle of the street. As Delaney walk towards Candido a blue truck swerved first into the guard rails and then into his Acura, which is obstructing the road. On the first chance that Candido gets he runs away. Delaney rushes home as he tries to chase down Candid. As Delaney arrives, he noticed that the wall of Arroyo Blanco had also been vandalized. He imminentl  blames Candido for the stolen food along with the vandelism. After that he rushes home to develop the film. The film then illustrated not Candido's face but Jack Jr's face. Delaney refuses to believe that the person is Jack Jr and decides to throw away the photographs and go after Candido. The final transition occurs when Candido returns to his 'home'. America remarks that they need to take their child to a doctor soon because the child might be blind. Then, Delanley intervines the discussion and has them at gun point. Out of the blue the flood sends all four peole with the current. When they are able to get Candido is in the side of the post office while America is on the roof. Unfortunaly they have lost their child in the flood that swept them away. The story concludes with Candido giving a helping had to Delaney who is suffering through the flood.

Chapters 3-8 Researcher

Candido, America, Delaney, and Kyra all live in the city of LA and back when the story was made, (and now too) there are many kinds of mixed cultures there, including mostly of Mexicans. They move there to work and to have more opportunities to lie a better life. The fires caused by Candido in the mountains are common in the area because of the dry and hotness.

Part 3: Chapters 4-8 Vocabulary

Midwife- a person who is trained in helping women give birth.

Shack- a roughly built cabin or house

Socorro- Spanish word for "help"

Erect- construct

Travel Tracer ch.5 of Part 2 to Ch. 3

Chapter 5: Starts off describing Delaneys column and describes how coyotes are entering his neighbor hood.

Chapter 6: Setting takes place at home with Kyra and Arroyo Blanco. The setting then changes to Da Ros place and Kyra is afraid to close the home because she fears that the men are going to go back on the property.Then the setting changes to Delaney conversation between Jack Jr. Then he meets with Todd Sweet.

Chapter 7:  Setting then takes place with Candido and America; they move to a new place. It then changes to Candido waiting on the side of a street and getting beat up .Then it changes to them having to walk back to the old camp ground.

Part 3:

Chapter 1: It's now November, because its thanksgiving. Delaney and Kyra attend a friends party. When they return home, they turn the TV on and there is a fire going on.

Chapter 2: Candido and America celebrate Thanksgiving with their first turkey. The reader finds out that they are the ones who have started a wild fire trying to cook the turkey. 

Chapter 3:All of Arroyo Blanco has to be evacuated. The next day they are allowed back into their homes. 

Summariser for Part 2 Chapter 5- Part 3 Chapter 3

Chapter 6- Kyra is disturbed with recent situations that have occured that she blames on the Mexicans and has been thinking about what building a wall around her neighborhood would benifit. when her neighbor called her, he convinced her to get on his team and allow the wall to be made, but when she tried to convince her husband, Delaney, of agreeing with her, she did not succeed. later on, Delaney saw a Mexican on his neighborhood and demanded an explanation. the Mexican said he just delivered fliers.
Chapter 7- Candido and America have been told by a man that he might have a cheap appartment they could rent out, but when Candido followed him, he got attacked by 2 other men and they took all his money. on the way back to their campground, America was surprised to see Candido dig through a fast food garbage to find a meal.
Chapter 8- Delaney gives in to building the wall and is very disturbed by the noise the workers make. he goes to buy food for Thanksgiving though. America and Candido havent talked since the incident where he got robbed, but Candido finds a job and ears about 500 dollars. On Thanksgiving, Candido got a free turkey and went to cook it with America at home. he was trying to make a fire, but since it was summer, the flames got out of control.
Chapter 1- Delaney and Kyra have an argument about their different oppinions about the wall made around their community and go their seperate ways for a bit until they both realize theres a fire in the canyon. they both went home and watched the news about the fire. they think about evacuating but they dont.
Chapter 2- America can hardly move and get away from the fire because she is about to give birth. Since they were the ones who started the fire, he assumes he cant take her to the hospital. Instead, they got to a nearby shed to give birth to the child. They still arent safe from the fire there though because the wind keeps changing the fires direction.
Chapter 3- the whole community had to be evacuated and Kyra and Delaney once again start arguing. There are two Mexicans spotted and everyone tried to blame them for starting the fire. the police had to stop the crowd from harming them. the next morning, everyone was allowed back into their homes and there was still some tention between Kyra and Delaney.

Chapters 1-5 Part 2 Questions

1. What does Kyra do when she finds a shopping cart on the parking lot of Da Ros?
2. How did Candido escape from immigration authorities the first time?
3. How does Kyra feel about the Mexicans that seem to be almost everywhere now?
4. What does the Coyote take when he came back to Delaney's house?
5. What happened to Candido after he worked for 5 days?

Vocabulary Chapters

• Buddhas- A big room in a big house.
• Breadwinner- The person who brings in the most money in the household.
• Labor Exchange- A place where people (mostly illegal immigrants) to to find a job
• Migra- The migration officers.
• Incongruous- Lacking in harmony, not in agreement.
• Inscrutable- Difficult to understand.
• Ubiquitous- Being everywhere, encountering with something constantly.
• Interim- An interval between events.

Researcher Part 2: Chapters 1-5

Candido describes how he arrived in the United States. When The United States was growing, many new immigrants came to live the "American Dream" and become successful. Many Mexican workers were brought to the U.S. for labor work, and those workers ended up staying here in the U.S.

Delaneys talks about the Immigration problems and how he feels about it. Even in 2013, there has still been immigration problems. 

Candido is facing a lot of unemployment in the U.S. I looked up the unemployment rates in the U.S and the numbers have been decreasing. 

Vocabulary part2 1-5

Baja - "Baja California" Mexico

Señor - Sir

Cynical- believing that people are motivated by self-interest ; doubtful

Admonishing - to warn firmly

Sheaf - bundle ; bunch

penurious - extremely poor

Hey,

Has anybody cried yet? I cried throught the entire book when i read it. Does anyones heart hurt?????

Summarizer

In T.C Boyle's first chapters of his novel, The Tortilla Curtain, the protagonists exhibit very different life styles, and with alternating point of views, the reader discovers the differences between each of their lives. Told in third person point-of-view, Boyle provides the reader with the struggles that Candido suffers as a Mexican immigrant with his now pregnant wife, ironically named America, Dalaney Mossbacher was the exact opposite, he was rich and owned property at the top of the where Candido and his wife sheltered themselves. In these first five chapters we are allowed to see their true characters. Candido is a man with good intentions, looking for work in order to be able to support his family finacially, just minding his business. Delaney on the other hand is stuck-up he doesnt consider others feelings or situations and when he does ita for a quick second. In the beginning chapter, the scene opens with Delaney crashes, and later diacovers he ran over Candido. Throught the entire ordeal all Delaney could thing about was his damaged car and if he would get sued, he selfishly gave Candido $20 and drove off. As the story progresses we again see their true characters. Whenever Candido seems to accomplish something, a terrible inccident has to happen, and it outweighs the good. Both men show contrasting characeristics and both have different lives. Boyle uses alternating point of views in order to portray a better understanding in the differences of life, even if they are just feet away.

Discussion Director Part 3 Ch. 4-8

1. Compare and contast Candido and Delaney's views on life in America. Who's side do you agree with more?

2. Do you think that Socorro's name was meant as irony? Why or why not?

3. What do you believe the author's view on immigration is based on this novel?  Explain.

4. Do you think the book had any type of moral or life lesson? If so, what is it?

5. Did you enjoy this book? Would you recommend it to someone? Why or why not?

Travel Tracer chapters 1-5

• Delaney is having a flashback of when he ran over a man.
• He gave the man some money and the problem was solved, but he still felt bad.
• Delaney went to the dealer to get his car fixed.
• Called his wife and told her what happened.

Change of POV

• Candido (a mexican man) had a flashback of the accident where a white man ran him over.
• Had another flashback of when he had no money because of gangsters and "coyotes".
•  Setting is in LA.
• America, Candido's wife, found him and tried her best to tend to his wounds.
• They live outside, in the trail of the mountains in a canyon.
• After two days, he got better.
• America is 17 and pregnant.
• He was so hurt that he couldn't work.
• America had to dress up as nicely as she could to go find a job.

Change of POV

• Delaney is an organized and punctual person.
• Morning was going on like usual until they heard a scream (Delaney, his wife Kyra, and her son, Jordan went to look what happened.
• Jordan had seen a coyote in the backyard.
• The coyote took one of their dogs and Delaney blamed the "Mexicans" for leaving food out for them.
• Went to a town meeting about concerns with the neighborhoodand got more anger towards mexicans.
• he showed the audience his dog's leg and they were horrified.
• he told his friend's son abut where he saw the mexican guy he had ran over.

Summary Ch. 6-8

Chapter 6:

• Cándido does not want América to go to work to earn the money for the two of them, but she thinks that is what she needs to do to help out.

• She meets a stranger who seems nice and tries to start a conversation, but she does not want to talk to him. Then, the stranger starts hitting her. America is afraid and thinks of Cándido.

• After a while of waiting for work, a man enters the work exchange to hire someone for a cleaning job. He picks America  another girl, called Mary, goes with them as well. They have to clean little Buddhas in a house in Arroyo Blanco.

• While América is at work, Cándido starts to move their camp across the pool in the canyon because he wants a safer place for her and himself. He also feels bad about their discussion and about slapping her. 

Chapter 7:

• Delaney is home preparing dinner for his wife, Jordan, and himself, when he discovers that he needs to go and buy some pasta to finish. He wants to get it from the super market, however he cannot leave Jordan at home by himself and takes him with him. 

• Jordan stays in the car while Delaney goes inside. He runs into Jack Jardine and his son, Jack Jr. They discuss about the fence that is going to put up in Arroyo Blanco. 
• hey also talk about immigration and the increasing problems caused by illegal immigrants. Both, Jack and Delaney, hold different opinions on that topic.
• They also talk about immigration and the increasing problems caused by illegal immigrants. Both, Jack and Delaney, hold different opinions on that topic.
• While Delaney walks to his car, he sees a fight between a few men on the other side of the parking lot. He identifies one of them as the Mexican hit a couple of days ago and left injured near the road. 
• He feels guilty for running him over, but then remember what he was talking about to Jack, and forgets about the Mexican.
• The next day, Delaney decides to go hiking at the canyon. 
• While hiking, he spots Candido's campsite and he becomes angry and embarrassed  He tries to distract himself and goes home
• When he walks back to his car, he can't find his car keys.

Chapter 8:

• Cándido waits for América in the bushes near the parking lot after being in a fight with a few other men. 
• Having waited there for about an hour Cándido sees América arrive. He is happy to see her, but at the same time he is unhappy because she works whereas he cannot. He does not like the idea that a woman is the breadwinner.
• The talk about America's new job and head back to the campsite.
•  At their new campsite they prepare dinner. América thinks that the worst is behind them because she has a job and he may get work as well. The next morning they walk to the labor exchange together to get some work. 
• America gets picked up from work and after work she gets dropped off
• She waits for Candido at the same place she did the day before. He doesn't show up and it starts to get dark, so she walks back to the campsite. 
• While on her way, to men stop her and talk to her. She gets scared and runs away, but the two men get a hold of her and rape her. 

Vocabulary Part 2 Ch. 5- Part 3 Ch. 3

Stucco- fine plaster used for coating wall surfaces or molding into architectural decorations

Complacent- showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

Oleander- a poisonous evergreen shrub

Satchel- a bag carried on the shoulder by a long strap and typically closed by a flap

Luncheonette- a small informal restaurant serving light lunches

Commode- a piece of furniture containing a concealed chamber pot, a toliet

Contusion- a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured, a bruise

Quintessentially- representing the perfect example of a class or quality

Admonition- an act or action of admonishing; authoritative councel or warning

Cordon- a line or circle of police, soliders or guards preventing access to or from an area or building

Spic- a contemptuous term for a Spanish speaking person from Central or South America or the Caribbean

Unctuous- eccessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily

Eventualities- a possible event or outcome

Summerizer Part 2 Chapters 1-5

Ch.1 - Delaney got his replacement car but he feels victimized and irritated. Him and Kyra go to eat and Kyra gets angry and wired up when she sees a dog locked inside a car. Delaney has also been moody lately. Kyra ran into Jose and his friend.

Ch. 2 - Candido was able to get a job despite having a limp and being a bit disfigured so America was able to stop working.  He finds out the America robbed. America is sore and in pain from when Jose and his friend raped her. Unfortunately, Candido lost his job and decided to get really drunk.

Ch. 3 - In Delaney's neighborhood, the community held a meeting to vote on building a wall around the homes. Throughout the meeting Delaney decided to stick with his morals. Also at the meeting, the people were saying they were going to eliminate the labor exchange soon. And tragedy struck again when the coyote killed Kyra's other dog.

Ch.4 - The labor exchange where all the immigrants would go to try and get a job has been removed. Because of that fact, Candido and America had to go to the city to look for work and are now homeless. But the situation gets better when they get offered a place they can rent.

Ch.5. - Delaney's article is the 5th chapter entitled "Pligrim at Topanga Creek." He discuss some of the recent events that  have been taking place and puts in his views.

Discussion Director Part Two Chapt 5 - Part3 Chapt 3

1)What are the allusion or allegories in the Delaney's article, chapter 5?

2) Explain the sarcasm that Kyra mentioned in pg 245.

3)What is the difference of Candido and Delaney's progress in thankggving day ?

4)Why did America not run when the fire started ?

Travel Tracer Part Two: Chapter 1-5

The action for this reading begins in page 149-157 when Delaney is buying a new car and on his way to meet Kyra at a restaurant, for a  lunch date. While, Delaney is buying the car he begins to feel violated, because everybody seems to act as if the dilemma was a weather issue. This generates a huge jump towards Delaney's hatred towards illegals. When Delaney meets his wife, they discuss the new car's luxuries; when they are to depart and go their own ways Kyra notices a barking inside one of the cars, a green jeep with the window barely cracked open, a danger to the dog's health in the summer heat. She furiously tries to open to door however, she is unsuccessful and confronts the people in the restaurant to release the dog. Kyra was in such heat that she demanded to know why the owner had let the dog inside the car with the intense heat. The owner responded, "Why don't you just fuck off, lady"(157).

• The Key events that occured in this reading was: 
• In page 165-166 when Kyra assumes that the man working with Al is the Mexican that Delaney hit.
• In page 169 when Kyra confronts the two 'hikers' and she lies to them by saying that she owns the property because she felt frighten to what they might do to her
• In page 181-182 America confesses to Candido that two men had taken the money America possessed and hid the fact that the two men had raped her
• In page 182 the author describes the physical pain that America is going through
• In page 186  Candido drinks himself into oblivion, and, while watching America try on her new maternity clothes, accuses her of lying to him about the rape and calls her a whore; this leads to an agrument
• In page 197 at a get-together Delaney is informed that the labor exchange will be history.

The events end when Candido fries the birds he caught for food. America does not even consider eating the birds.The next day Candido went to the labor exchange and noticed that it was empty because it had closed down. Candelario Perez told Candido that the property was taken back. He also informed him that if he did not have a green card then he should scarce because La Migra will be arriving soon.

Researcher 6-8

Anais Nin pg 68- She was born in France in 1903. She was a writer of diaries and novels that were known for their explicit eroticism.She was also known for her affairs with Henry Miller, Edmund Wilson, Gore Vidal and Otto Rank.

Illegal immigrants pg 104-105:

• California hosts about 40% of the nation's estimated 3.4 million illegal immigrants. (Time, November 21, 1994)
•  In November 1994, California passed by a 59% to 41% vote Proposition 187, a bill that denies certain social privileges, mainly welfare, public schooling, and non-emergency medical care, to illegal immigrants. (The New York Times, November 11, 1994)
• 2008: The Department of Homeland Security removed 359,000 illegal immigrants from the United States. Of those, 69% were repatriated to Mexico; 8% were repatriated to Honduras; 7.7% were repatriated to Guatemala. (DHS)