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Tearing the plastic off this one tonight!
June 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Tearing the plastic off this one tonight!
Tortilla Flat's idea of how to pursue happiness and fulfilment without materialism puts it at odds with the American Dream. Also contrasting with convention are the character’s ideas of morality, where their own code of honour conflicts with social norms https://buff.ly/40RWfkM
February 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Tortilla Flat's idea of how to pursue happiness and fulfilment without materialism puts it at odds with the American Dream. Also contrasting with convention are the character’s ideas of morality, where their own code of honour conflicts with social norms https://buff.ly/40RWfkM
Tortilla Flat romanticised the Depression as a time when friendships meant more than material comforts. Danny and his friends live by their own rules, apart from respectable society, with few wants besides enough food, a warm place to sleep and alcohol https://buff.ly/40RWfkM
February 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Tortilla Flat romanticised the Depression as a time when friendships meant more than material comforts. Danny and his friends live by their own rules, apart from respectable society, with few wants besides enough food, a warm place to sleep and alcohol https://buff.ly/40RWfkM
Danny, his friends and his house are now bound together. Together, they scheme for ways to get money, food and especially wine. Sometimes they plot against each other. They pursue love and become embroiled in crusades for justice https://buff.ly/40RWfkM
February 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Danny, his friends and his house are now bound together. Together, they scheme for ways to get money, food and especially wine. Sometimes they plot against each other. They pursue love and become embroiled in crusades for justice https://buff.ly/40RWfkM