Tortilla Flat (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: John Steinbeck
- First Published: 1935
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: Early 1920’s
- Genres: Long fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Friendship, Class consciousness, 1920’s, Poverty or poor people, California, West, U.S.
- Locales: Monterey, CA
Places Discussed
Tortilla Flat. Impoverished neighborhood outside Monterey, California, in which “paisanos” (people of mixed Spanish, Indian, Mexican, and Anglo heritage) live. It is a barrio neighborhood on a hill where the forest and town “intermingle” above the beauty of nearby Monterey. Its streets are unpaved and its corners are free of street lights.
The subculture of Tortilla Flat provides a striking contrast to the natural beauty of the local region, as well as to the wealth of Monterey. Within this lowest existence, humans live and die, enduring misery...
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