Sugarcoating Reality In 'The Tortilla Curtain'

Sugarcoating Reality
Ever since the beginning, people have been rationalizing their environment’s; even during the Holocaust people have been trying to justify their surroundings, blaming themselves for what was occurring. Often times when a human goes through anything unfathomable, they have to find a way to comprehend the situation. Delaney, just like the prisoners of the Holocaust rationalized his environment to help their situation seem better, to avoid the true explanation, and to understand what is occurring. In order to make a situation seem better, humans will often create excuses. Humans are not pleased with the feeling of guilt, therefore they will find... anyway to make themselves seem inculpable towards the situation. In The Tortilla Curtain, Delaney Mossbacher, after hitting Candido at Topanga canyon feels guilty. In an attempt to relieve his guilt, he oftentimes finds ways to make his situation seem
Most people do not want to accept the truth, especially if the truth is bitter. In The Tortilla Curtain as Delaney has been denying his ideas. Throughout the novel Delaney has claimed to have liberal ideas, but his more conservative ideas begin to shine through more, as the Mexican invades his life. The more that Delaney thinks about Candido and the rest of the Mexicans coming into the country. He tries to deny the wall, because he doesn’t wish to keep anyone out. In the end he wishes to keep the Mexicans out, because they criminals. Delaney tries to deny these ideas; constant denial leads to his demise. People not wanting to accept the truth is a common theme for many, including those in the holocaust. Many people wouldn’t accept the fact that their people were being killed. Denying, while nice at the time, ends with a negative effect for most. The Europeans and Delaney both feel the negative Effects in the end, after the truth catches