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The Tortula Curtain Isolation

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Fences. Gates. Walls. These are all physical creations that separate and isolate humans from other people or other particular groups. The Tortilla Curtain’s characters were overwhelmed by this continuing problem of safety and security. This concept of isolation and separation reoccurs throughout T.C. Boyle’s novel, which depicts isolation in the context of an American society dealing with the inflow of Hispanic
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