Hispanic Family In Fiesta 1980 By Junot Diaz

Fiesta 1980, written by Junot Diaz, is about a Hispanic family that lives in New York. Their relatives, tío (uncle) Miguel and tía(aunt) Yrma, just moved from the Dominican Republic to the United states and therefore they are throwing their aunt and uncle a party. There is much representation on how the Hispanic people really live embedded within this short story. Such as the different roles of each family member, the extreme since of loyalty, actions that benefit everyone, and the different ways of showing affection and celebrating. In most Hispanic families, the father is head of the household (ohioline) just as in Fiesta. The father is the one who does most of the discipline and pretty much gives the orders around the home. The mother is mostly responsible for raising the children and taking care of the house (ohioline). Just like in the story the father told everyone how things were going to be done and the mother took care of the kids, cleaned, and cooked supper. Everyone in the family has a moral responsibility to help one another. In
Also when Rafa and Yunior found out about their father's Portia Rican mistress, they kept it a secret because of the respect and loyalty they have for their father and they did not want to jeopardize the well being of the entire family. Hispanic people tend to perform actions that benefit the whole as a group rather than focusing on one's self (literacynet). Therefore by not telling anyone about the Portia Rican woman kept the family together and kept them from fighting with one another. While at the party Yunior was the look out boy for his brother Rafa because he was in the room with one of the neighbors girls, so Yunior was pretty much just helping his brother out by making sure no one came into the room or at least warn Rafa if someone was