Tattoo the Wicked Cross (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Floyd Salas
- First Published: 1967
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: After World War II
- Setting: Golden Gate Institute of Industry and Reform, a prison farm in California
- Principal Characters: Aaron D’Aragon, Barneyway, Buzzer, Rattler, Judith, Big Stoop, The prison chaplain
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Prisoners, Prisons, Adolescence, Murder or homicide, Twentieth century, 1940’s, World War II, Friendship, California, West, U.S., Rape, Victims, Youth, Boxing, Reformatories, Catholics or Catholic Church, Boys, Poisons or poisoning, Juvenile delinquency
- Locales: California
The Novel
Floyd Salas’s Tattoo the Wicked Cross takes place in a boys’ prison farm. The novel is divided into ten parts. As Aaron D’Aragon enters the prison, he sees its sign: Golden Gate Institute of Industry and Reform. The prison looks almost like a cemetery, and the entrance resembles the “pearly gates” of heaven. Aaron has been sent to prison for gang fighting. The story encompasses approximately six months and shows the changes that Aaron goes through during that time. He changes from an idealistic, religious youth who believes in God and honor to one who...
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