Topic > Creatures of Nature in the Tortilla Tent by TC Boyle

Creatures of NatureThe environment and its creatures have a deep connection that most humans do not have or understand. In TC Boyle's Tortilla Curtain, the main characters have a rare interaction with one of nature's most “cunning, versatile, hungry, and unstoppable” creatures: the coyote (Boyle 215). Some of his characters have a deeper level of connection with the coyote that can almost be seen as a parallel and from this connection, TC Boyle's idea of ​​how a Mexican immigrant and a coyote can be linked is expressed when the notion of willingness to do anything survive, be intelligent and relentless, and although scary are fascinating, it is explored. The idea that coyotes are willing to do anything to survive, even trespassing on private property, links prominently to the fact that Mexican immigrants must take extreme measures to survive and have a better life. For example, when Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher's morning is "torn by a breathless cry rising up... something final and irrevocable... a coyote has somehow managed to get into the pen and grab one of the dogs ...there it is, wilderness..." (Boyle 36-37). The coyote's willingness to expand into someone else's territory and tear away what is his shows his instinct to do everything he can to survive. The strong instinct is what makes coyotes intelligent and dangerous to pets and even humans who are not used to living in the wild, hunting to survive, being the predator Similar to the coyote's strong instinct of being willing to do anything thing to survive, Cándido Rincon is forced to violate private property and although he thinks: "[I] was not a looter, nor a thief", he knows that "it was a question of survival", out of necessity –– he had a wife and a daughter... a middle of paper...... breeds they see as criminals, but are willing to use them to do low-wage jobs and are also quite fascinated to sexually harass without a second thought. The idea of ​​the behavior of coyotes and Mexican immigrants is so intensely intertwined when you look at the idea of ​​how both are willing to do anything to survive, are cunning and relentless, and terrible but endearing to Americans. Cándido Rincon is compared to a coyote because their behavior and way of life coincide in many cases. América connects with a female coyote when they both see men, especially those in uniform and from immigration, as their enemies. TC Boyle explores the topic of immigration issues through Delaney's article on coyotes. Americans will always use Mexican immigrants, who want to survive and make a living, to take the low-wage, hard-working jobs they beg to be filled..