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Response to Oskar Wao #2
“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” written by Junot Diaz, is about a man’s spiritual search for himself. Set in New Jersey, Oskar Wao attends Rutgers University. Oskar spends his free time writing science fiction stories.Oskar’s loneliness and desperate need to find a companion haunts him and eventually leads to his death.
Oskar’s skills with the ladies didn’t last past elementary school. By the time high school came around Oscar was an outcast. Oskar was overweight and anti-social. He therefore had trouble connecting with the opposite sex. The narrator, Yunior, who was also the boyfriend of Oskar’s sister Lola is the “ideal male” in Dominican society. Unlike many other Dominican males, Oskar was week minded and would rather shy away from violence. “Tú no eres nada de dominicano” “your no Dominican”. This is just one of the lines Diaz used to describe how different Oskar was. Yunior attempts to help Oskar by giving him tips on how to “get a girl” but Oskar is just too stubborn to listen to anyone, and refuses to change.
“The mongoose” appeared many times throughout the story. Seeing the mongoose gave a sense of hope and guidance. The mongoose represents God and is a direct connection to the Bible. In our darkest moments there is only one way to look, only one place to turn and that is to God. In the Old testament God uses many different methods to communicate with humans. Whether using a donkey to communicate with the prophet Balaam, Mosses and the burning bush, or simply performing miracles, God always finds a way to get his message across. When Moses and the Jewish people were trapped between the sea and the Egyptian army and it seemed like the entire nation was going to come to an end, God showed himself and split the sea. Just as God showed himself to the Jewish people while they were in despair, the mongoose showed itself to Beli and Oskar as they wee in despair. When Beli is beaten in the canfield,
Response to Oskar Wao #2
“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” written by Junot Diaz, is about a man’s spiritual search for himself. Set in New Jersey, Oskar Wao attends Rutgers University. Oskar spends his free time writing science fiction stories.Oskar’s loneliness and desperate need to find a companion haunts him and eventually leads to his death.
Oskar’s skills with the ladies didn’t last past elementary school. By the time high school came around Oscar was an outcast. Oskar was overweight and anti-social. He therefore had trouble connecting with the opposite sex. The narrator, Yunior, who was also the boyfriend of Oskar’s sister Lola is the “ideal male” in Dominican society. Unlike many other Dominican males, Oskar was week minded and would rather shy away from violence. “Tú no eres nada de dominicano” “your no Dominican”. This is just one of the lines Diaz used to describe how different Oskar was. Yunior attempts to help Oskar by giving him tips on how to “get a girl” but Oskar is just too stubborn to listen to anyone, and refuses to change.
“The mongoose” appeared many times throughout the story. Seeing the mongoose gave a sense of hope and guidance. The mongoose represents God and is a direct connection to the Bible. In our darkest moments there is only one way to look, only one place to turn and that is to God. In the Old testament God uses many different methods to communicate with humans. Whether using a donkey to communicate with the prophet Balaam, Mosses and the burning bush, or simply performing miracles, God always finds a way to get his message across. When Moses and the Jewish people were trapped between the sea and the Egyptian army and it seemed like the entire nation was going to come to an end, God showed himself and split the sea. Just as God showed himself to the Jewish people while they were in despair, the mongoose showed itself to Beli and Oskar as they wee in despair. When Beli is beaten in the canfield,