Tortilla Flat Learning Guide: Table of Contents
Introduction
Themes
Quotes
Friendship
Friendship Quotes
Dissatisfaction
Dissatisfaction Quotes
The Home
The Home Quotes
Drugs and Alcohol
Drugs and Alcohol Quotes
Rules and Order
Rules and Order Quotes
Community
Community Quotes
Society and Class
Society and Class Quotes
Religion
Religion Quotes
Preface
Chapter 1: How Danny, home from the wars, found himself an heir, and how he swore to protect the helpless.
Chapter 2: How Pilon was lured by greed of position to forsake Danny's hospitality.
Chapter 3: How the poison of possessions wrought with Pilon, and how evil temporarily triumphed in him.
Chapter 4: How Jesus Maria Corcoran, a good man, became an unwilling vehicle of evil.
Chapter 5: How Saint Francis turned the tide and put a gentle punishment on Pilon and Pablo and Jesus Maria.
Chapter 6: How three sinful men, through contrition, attained peace. How Danny's Friends swore comradeship.
Chapter 7: How Danny's Friends became a force for Good. How they succored the Poor Pirate.
Chapter 8: How Danny's Friends sought mystic treasure on Saint Andrew's Eve. How Pilon found it and later how a pair of serge pants changed ownership twice.
Chapter 9: How Danny was ensnared by a vacuum-cleaner and how Danny's Friends rescued him.
Chapter 10: How the Friends solaced a Corporal and in return received a lesson in paternal ethics.
Chapter 11: How, under the most adverse circumstances, love came to Big Joe Portagee.
Chapter 12: How Danny's Friends assisted the Pirate to keep a vow, and how as a reward for merit the Pirate's dogs saw a holy vision.
Chapter 13: How Danny's Friends threw themselves to the aid of a distressed lady.
Chapter 14: Of the good life at Danny's House, of a gift pig, of the pain of Tall Bob, and of the thwarted love of the Viejo Ravanno.
Chapter 15: How Danny brooded and became mad. How the devil in the shape of Torrelli assaulted Danny's House.
Chapter 16: Of the sadness of Danny. How through sacrifice Danny's Friends gave a party. How Danny was Translated.
Chapter 17: How Danny's sorrowing Friends defied the conventions. How the Talismanic Bond was burned. How each Friend departed alone.
Brief Summary
Characters
Danny
Danny's Timeline
Pilon
Jesus Maria Corcoran
The Pirate
Big Joe Portagee
Pablo Sanchez
Paisanos
Character Clues
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist
GuideMentor
Foil
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
The Rose of Castile
The Pirate's Stash
Themes
Quotes
Friendship
Friendship Quotes
Dissatisfaction
Dissatisfaction Quotes
The Home
The Home Quotes
Drugs and Alcohol
Drugs and Alcohol Quotes
Rules and Order
Rules and Order Quotes
Community
Community Quotes
Society and Class
Society and Class Quotes
Religion
Religion Quotes
Preface
Chapter 1: How Danny, home from the wars, found himself an heir, and how he swore to protect the helpless.
Chapter 2: How Pilon was lured by greed of position to forsake Danny's hospitality.
Chapter 3: How the poison of possessions wrought with Pilon, and how evil temporarily triumphed in him.
Chapter 4: How Jesus Maria Corcoran, a good man, became an unwilling vehicle of evil.
Chapter 5: How Saint Francis turned the tide and put a gentle punishment on Pilon and Pablo and Jesus Maria.
Chapter 6: How three sinful men, through contrition, attained peace. How Danny's Friends swore comradeship.
Chapter 7: How Danny's Friends became a force for Good. How they succored the Poor Pirate.
Chapter 8: How Danny's Friends sought mystic treasure on Saint Andrew's Eve. How Pilon found it and later how a pair of serge pants changed ownership twice.
Chapter 9: How Danny was ensnared by a vacuum-cleaner and how Danny's Friends rescued him.
Chapter 10: How the Friends solaced a Corporal and in return received a lesson in paternal ethics.
Chapter 11: How, under the most adverse circumstances, love came to Big Joe Portagee.
Chapter 12: How Danny's Friends assisted the Pirate to keep a vow, and how as a reward for merit the Pirate's dogs saw a holy vision.
Chapter 13: How Danny's Friends threw themselves to the aid of a distressed lady.
Chapter 14: Of the good life at Danny's House, of a gift pig, of the pain of Tall Bob, and of the thwarted love of the Viejo Ravanno.
Chapter 15: How Danny brooded and became mad. How the devil in the shape of Torrelli assaulted Danny's House.
Chapter 16: Of the sadness of Danny. How through sacrifice Danny's Friends gave a party. How Danny was Translated.
Chapter 17: How Danny's sorrowing Friends defied the conventions. How the Talismanic Bond was burned. How each Friend departed alone.
Brief Summary
Characters
Danny
Danny's Timeline
Pilon
Jesus Maria Corcoran
The Pirate
Big Joe Portagee
Pablo Sanchez
Paisanos
Character Clues
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist
GuideMentor
Foil
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
The Rose of Castile
The Pirate's Stash
The Black Bird
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Ending?
Tough-o-Meter
Plot Analysis
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis
Three-Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Study Questions
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What Was Said)
Quotes (What Was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols True or False
Friends Will Be Friends
Friends Will Be Friends True or False
Nosy Neighbors
Nosy Neighbors True or False
Essay
Tortilla Flat
Current Events & Pop Culture
Challenges & Opportunities
Assignments & Activities
Characterization
Chew On This
Character Journal Entry
Facebook Plot Summary
Archetypes
Symbolism, Allusion, and Irony
Literary Devices
Adaptation
Why Should I Care?
Where in Tortilla Flats are Danny and his Buds?
Dear Danny Boy
Rumor Has It
Discussion & Essay Questions
Reading Quizzes
Related History & Literature on Shmoop
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Ending?
Tough-o-Meter
Plot Analysis
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis
Three-Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Study Questions
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What Was Said)
Quotes (What Was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols True or False
Friends Will Be Friends
Friends Will Be Friends True or False
Nosy Neighbors
Nosy Neighbors True or False
Essay
Tortilla Flat
Current Events & Pop Culture
Challenges & Opportunities
Assignments & Activities
Characterization
Chew On This
Character Journal Entry
Facebook Plot Summary
Archetypes
Symbolism, Allusion, and Irony
Literary Devices
Adaptation
Why Should I Care?
Where in Tortilla Flats are Danny and his Buds?
Dear Danny Boy
Rumor Has It
Discussion & Essay Questions
Reading Quizzes
Related History & Literature on Shmoop