The Golden Age, By Junot Diaz

At the start of the section, in the preface, we are introduced to a curse called “fuku” which is a curse which was unleashed on the world after the arrivals of Europeans on Hispaniola. It is specifically the curse and doom of the new world. This was brought on by Christopher Columbus who was also known as “the admiral’. He was later believed to have died from that curse. We are also introduced to the character of Oscar. Oscar is the main focus of the first three parts of section one. In the first section, named “the Golden age” based in Paterson, New Jersey, we learn how when oscar was seven, he was a real ladies man. At one point having innocent relationships with two girls, Maritza and Olga, at the same time. Maritza says pick one girl, oscar
It is a gloomy, sad story of a boy who comes of age early and is involved in relationships (innocent) at the age of seven. This however works as a hook for the author through which he grabs a hold of the mind of young teens going through similar stages.
At the start of the book, while describing Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina as another bringers of the fuku and a strong dirty politician, the author uses allusion to sauron from the famous Lord of the Rings novel by J.R.R Tolkien, stating that both characters are super evil and extremely powerful.
A physiological lense is implemented by the author are there is great emphasis on the character and ego of Oscar. The effect of the course of life on Oscr and the way he evolved physically and mentally throughout high school is a major part of understanding who Oscar really is. Coming out as a cute little kid with nice eyes he turns into a nerdy kids with post puberty affects taking its toll on his character but right at the end of part three we see he gain a backbone with which he stands against Al and