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    upside down spirals with his betrayal and infidelities. Conflict is one of the most important parts of any story. This story is full of conflict‚ internal and external created by his own infidelities‚ along with exceptional usage of literary techniques Diaz writes an exceptional conclusion to Yunior’s life. As he spends years obsessing and dwelling over a relationship‚ that failed‚ as he starts over he and realizes the price he has had to pay for his way of life. The major focus of this analysis is the

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    story “How to date a Browngirl‚ Blackgirl‚ Whitegirl‚ or Halfie” by Junot Diaz. His allure of a girl‚ and seemingly any girl made apparent by the naming or multiple races‚ will take away all those familiar problems. James Joyce characters are very broad‚ as if to almost say it could be anyone. The boy’s emotions are very much more in his thoughts or dreams and the causing him to be unfocused and on edge at times. While Junot is very specific and also very verbal‚ as though he’s speaking from true

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    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz both happy and unhappy‚ it is logical in the sense that it follows logically from the climax of the novel all while the character’s have been constant throughout‚ except Oscar. Oscar‚ the protagonist experiences a life-changing transformation that leads to his untimely death. However‚ the ending is convincing because of this transformation and it is convincing that the novel would end the way it would. Diaz wrote this novel in a way that kept the

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    Junot Díaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel‚ The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao(2007) exemplify how language creates a character.In one situation is which Oscar is searching for an identity because he is in between twon cultures giving him struggling to

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    Junot Diaz once said‚ “If you want to make a human being into a monster‚ deny them at the cultural level‚ any reflection of themselves” (“Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Junot Diaz Tells Students His Story‚”2009). Does Diaz’ sentiment exude love and compassion? The answer to this would probably be highly contentious. Interestingly‚ in Moshin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist‚ the narrator‚ Changez‚ echoes a similar sentiment when he says‚ “ It seemed to me- then- and to be honest‚ sir‚ seems to

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    from generation to generation; what we fail to see is the reason for this pattern and the ways in which we can remedy the situation. A great example of this issue is displayed in the novel‚ The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao‚ by Junot Díaz. The female characters of Junot Diaz’s novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao‚ La Inca‚ Beli‚ and Lola‚ demonstrate the ways in which colonialism led to the dehumanization of citizens‚ especially women‚ and how these power dynamics carry over into modern society

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    Channell Williams Professor Blitshteyn February 27‚ 2013 This is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz Nilda Junot Díaz expresses his feelings through his literary work‚ This is How You Lose Her. The reactions through the female characters he has describe in his life (fragment finish your thought. The reactions of who? In his life what?). Nilda is a promiscuous girl who was the main character’s brother’s girlfriend who represents a part of the main character’s life. Nilda represents how both men

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    have to learn and understand his or her culture to build a long term relationship. On December 25th 2005‚ Junot Diaz published in the New Yorker about “How to Date a Brown girl‚ Black girl‚ White girl or Halfie”. Many people like to read this‚ and most of the readers commented that it provided really useful tips for the first date with different race girls. Before dating‚ the speaker Junot Diaz gives advice to the readers: “Clear the government cheese from the refrigerator”. Moreover‚ the speaker said

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    In This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz‚ the main character Yunior indicates he is bad guy by materializing and objectifying the women that are in his life. While Yunior has been with several women throughout the book he indicates how he only is with some women for their appearance. While Yunior is in a relationship with Flaca for two years‚ it shows how he does not want anything serious with her as he says that he never “claimed” (Diaz 84) Flaca. Yunior says‚ “You were whitetrash from outside

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    know what was happening. However‚ while I was in Poland I heard the stories and experience from the survivors themselves and it enhanced my connection and made their history more of a reality. In the book‚ “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao‚” by Junot Diaz‚ the narrator of the story‚ Yunior‚ attempts to give the reader the same sense of living history through first hand accounts‚ personal stories and memories he gained from Oscar. Although these stories have been passed on through families it does

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