The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao Analysis

Violence has been present in the Dominican Republic for many years, now. It has become a power that can either be used by people in order to protect themselves or for other illegal reasons such as committing a murder. In Junot Díaz’s novel, The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao, the theme of violence is portrayed throughout the story as they are under the rule of a dictator in every generation and physical and emotional abuse are present, as well. Those living in the Dominican Republic strongly believe in the “fukú” curse that they believe is part of what causes this strong violence in their lives. You can see that violence is present through the relationships between Beli and the Gangster, Beli and Lola and Oscar and Ybón. You can see the violence is present in the Dominican Republic through the abusive relationship between Beli and the Gangster. Since the day Beli’s parents died when she was only a year old, she already started to face abusive relationships; she is sold into several abusive foster homes until her father’s sister, La Inca, saves her from this misery. Beli is seen as an outcast as she is poor and dark-skinned and therefore, made fun of until her sophomore year summer where she develops into a full grown woman and she is wanted by many men of all ages. One night, Beli goes to a club and ends up meeting a gangster, who she forms a relationship with and eventually becomes pregnant with his child, “She didn’t know what was wrong; every morning she was vomiting. It was La Inca who saw it first. Well, you finally did it. You’re pregnant. No I’m not, Beli rasped, wiping the fetid mash from her
That theme was portrayed through the relationships between Beli and the Gangster, Beli and Lola and Oscar and Ybón. Do you believe that violence can be stopped if people come together to try to put a stop to