![]() ![]() Although Tortilla Flat possesses a serious message, the author speaks of the ludicrous heroism of his characters throughout the literary work. The most important things are usually told in a ridiculous form. The story of Danny, his friends and community could have been drastically different and free of ridiculous and sorrowful episodes if they refused from alcohol consumption. Depicting the life of a representative of one of the social minorities, the author expresses his visions of a destructive force of alcoholism. ![]() The novel Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck explores these topics presenting a life of a small community of assimilated immigrants, some of which suffer from alcoholism. As a result, people tend to stigmatize alcoholics and use them as a negative example of morally weak individuals who suffer from addiction and harm the surrounding community. ![]() In the modern world, people tend to connect alcohol consumption with health problems, but it also affects other aspects of life of an alcoholic such as intellectual development, socialization, and criminal behavior. These people’s behavior leads to the development of a grave social problem because alcohol addiction significantly affects their lives. At the center of the tale is Danny, whose house, like Arthur's castle, becomes a gathering place for men looking for adventure, camaraderie, and a sense of belonging-men who fiercely resist the corrupting tide of honest toil and civil rectitude.Īs Steinbeck chronicles their deeds-their multiple lovers, their wonderful brawls, their Rabelaisian wine-drinking-he spins a tale as compelling and ultimately as touched by sorrow as the famous legends of the Round Table, which inspired him.īarnes & Noble - Audiobook (downloadable format)Īudible - Audiobook (downloadable format)Įmusic.Alcoholism in Novel Tortilla Flat by John SteinbeckĪlcoholism has been the problem for almost any society due to individuals that consume it in inadequately large amounts. ![]() "Steinbeck is an artist and he tells stories of these lovable thieves and adulterers with a gentle and poetic purity of heart and of prose." -New York Herald TribuneĪdopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, Steinbeck created a Camelot on a shabby hillside above the town of Monterey, California, and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. ![]()
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