Tortilla Flat
Monterey poor quarter
Tortilla Flat is a novel by John Steinbeck, published in 1935, depicting the lives of paisanos in Monterey, California.
The title refers to a poor neighborhood above the town.
The book's success established Steinbeck's reputation.
By extension, a tortilla flat may describe any ramshackle district inhabited by colorful characters on society's margins.
- Cannery RowFish processing district
- MontereyCentral California coastal city
- California coastWestern state's oceanfront
- paisanosFellow nationals, informally
- DannyMale nickname
John Steinbeck · Steinbeck · wine · California · poverty · friendship · camaraderie · adobe · shack · beans · laughter · cantina · red wine · dust · brotherhood · vagabonds · Great Depression · mischief
Tortilla FlatThe Great Gatsby
Twenties novel about obsession
wealthy enclave · Beverly Hills · The Hamptons · Newport · Downton Abbey
Tortilla FlatProtestant work ethic
Belief that labor demonstrates virtue
American Dream · Horatio Alger · self-made man · bootstrap mentality · rugged individualism
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