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Essay Archive - The Infinity Mirror
The Infinity Mirror
"Tularecito" is a myth about truth. Tularicito, just a character of that
myth, is the focus for this glossed over fable. Steinbeck draws on this
form of genre to present the idea that we are all a part of what happens
to others, based upon our nature.
The image presented of Tularecito is that of a demon, an idiot savant, a
boy with a gift from God, and that gift's cost. He is a freak, a dangerous
misfit, an innocent who does not need the constraints of reality.
Tularecito is a test. The test is one of moral caliber. It is a test of
the souls of the characters who overshadaow Tularecito.
Pancho ....
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