Chapter 8 depicts a day in the life of América Rincon. If The Tortilla Curtain is a social protest novel, why is this chapter so important? How does Boyle juxtapose América’s hopes and desires with issues of invisible labor and sexual violence, and to what end?

Chapter 8 depicts a day in the life of América Rincon. If The Tortilla Curtain is a social protest novel, why is this chapter so important? How does Boyle juxtapose América’s hopes and desires with issues of invisible labor and sexual violence, and to what end?