Tobar And Viremontes Literary Analysis

Both Tobar and Viremontes depict LA as a city where characters are able to make an identity for themselves as well as being excluded and provoked by the city which allows it to transpire. In the beginning of the novel, Antonio said that he lived securely with his Spanish in LA: “He never felt held down to learn English.” (Tobar, 3). Additionally, a Spanish community was molded and it held an impact on the city. In Tobar’s novel, we can see after Antonio and Jose Juan are evicted, they find a lot of tents and shelters in the middle of the city: “Voices in the igloo-shaped tent now, people speaking in Spanish, English, men with central accents.” (Tobar, 13). This is a universal backdrop portrayal in East Los Angeles.

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