Background Info Chapter 8

The Coyote - Recurrent motif throughout the novel, at the same time one of the strongest symbols of 
immigrant

Construction of "The Walls" - A physical barrier keeping people and cultures apart 
(Stonewall & gate installed in order to protect community against immigrant and criminals)

Opossum - Candido's dinner, believes it taste like wet rat

"Pilgrim at Topanga Creek" - monthly column for a nature magazine called Wide Open Spaces

Arroyo Blanco Community Center - White stucco building with an orange tile roof and features a kitchen, a wet bar, a stage, a P.A. system, and seating for two hundred people