Nonetheless, the Pirate feels a debt to Saint Francis and saves his money to buy a candle in his honor. Saint Francis came through, and the dog lived-only to be struck and killed by a truck later. When one of his dogs was sick, he prayed to Saint Francis to cure the animal. The Pirate is saving his money for a very specific purpose. He makes a pittance selling kindling, but he saves the money, amassing what amounts to a small fortune to his new friends. Mentally unstable and constantly accompanied by a pack of five dogs, the Pirate is the only one of the group of men who works. Into their lives comes another man, known only as the Pirate. Not wanting to see his friends suffer, he allows them to move in with him, so long as they stay away from his bed. Suddenly homeless, the trio goes to Danny for help. Then, while the three men are out partying, Pablo's Saint Francis candle burns the entire house to the ground. But Pablo turns out to be just as broke as Pilon, and the two pull in a third roommate, Jesus Maria Corcoran, to pay the rent and supply them with food and cash. Pilon enlists a roommate-his pal Pablo-to share the house with him and, hopefully, to foot the entire rent bill. Given Pilon's shifty nature, he is not one to be depended on for timely rent payment-or, any rent payments at all. Danny and Pilon while away their time carousing, pilfering wine, and engaging in petty squabbles. However, his grandfather left him two houses in his will, so Danny moves into one and rents the other to his conman friend, Pilon. In the Monterey neighborhood of Tortilla Flat, Danny arrives home from the war only to learn that his grandfather has died in his absence. They dedicate themselves to drinking, fighting, making amends, and attempting to enjoy their lives that were nearly snuffed out by the Great War. Set on the author's home turf of Monterey, California, in the days following the end of the First World War, the novel chronicles the experiences of Danny and his aimless group of friends as they readjust to the world at home. Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning American author John Steinbeck’s novel Tortilla Flat (1935) is one of his earliest literary triumphs.
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