the tortilla curtain
This book shows how your beliefs can be tested. Who are you really? It doesn't pose the question of faith, but makes a believer question what does God desire of you in such situations?
I have pages of notes, but will offer only one here from page 19 --
Candido's wife, America, has gone into the city to try and find some sewing work. It was a wild goose chase and she got lost in the process. It was her first real trip to the city, especially alone and she was shocked and amazed. (Candido and America are illegal Mexicans in California.)
"A gabacho sat on the sidewalk with his long hair and begged for change and the sight of him struck her with holy terror: if he had to beg in his own country, what chance was there for her?"
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wow!
Tell me about it. I have wondered lately, what chances there are for ME!...An American citizen, well-educated, not poor, speak the native language...and still over a year with no job. Scary stuff man!
Maybe you should read this one, Rubes, particularly due to where you now live and work. I'll loan it to ya or the public library should have it.
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