2/10/2024 0 Comments Tortilla flat bookAfter escaping, Danny talks his friend, a clever man named Pilon into sharing his brandy and his houses.Ģ How Pilon was lured by greed of position to forsake Danny's hospitality. He and the jailer drink wine at Torelli's. After working as a mule-driver during The Great War, Danny returns to find he has inherited two houses from his deceased grandfather. It was nice to take a break from his completely serious work, sit down with these fictional characters and enjoy some stolen wine and cheese.1 How Danny, home from the wars, found himself an heir, and how he swore to protect the helpless. I couldn’t help but smile on many occasions due to the enjoyment Steinbeck must have felt writing this book. It’s one that I would like to return to in the future because it seems like a book that will grow on me with each read. Tortilla Flat has an underlying mythical feel to it, which I admit I’m not easily swept away by in novels, but it’s less apparent than that of To a God Unknown. I found this to be an enjoyable read but it didn’t connect with me the same way Cannery Row did so it won’t be etched into my mind quite as boldly. Even though the absurdities stand out and felt straight out of a Monty Python film, the book also gets the emotional juices flowing as it goes along using comradery as the device. Reminiscent of Cannery Row, the book is centered around a group of friends in Monterey and demonstrates Steinbeck’s style of humor wonderfully. The story follows a group of friends, made up mostly of thieves and former prisoners, who out of the kindness of their hearts get into the most absurd situations. It’s the best that I’ve encountered since starting at the beginning of his collection. Tortilla Flat is recognized as Steinbeck’s first critical and commercial success and rightfully so.
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