The Stereotypes Of Oscar Diaz

Since Diaz emphasizes the male stereotypes so much in the novel, the male characters in the story are held to certain expectations. The males are all supposed to have this “playboy” mentality at all times. This mentality differentiates Oscar from the rest. Oscar is often criticized throughout the novel because of this. “Oscar, Lola warned repeatedly, you’re going to die a virgin unless you start changing” (25). Oscar is considered a loser or failure in the eyes of other Dominican individuals because he doesn’t acquire women. If Oscar doesn’t acquire women then he is unmasculine like and doesn’t have machismo. This is what makes Oscar a distinctive character. Because of Diaz’s emphasis of machismo, the character that doesn’t have any, Oscar,