What Are The Most Important Things We Learn About Oscar In This First Chapter?
1. What do you think are the most important things we learn about Oscar in this first chapter?
The most important things we learned about Oscar in this first chapter is that he hates the fact he is perceived to be a nerd and a loser. Especially due to the reason that he was not like this as a child, and it all changed once he hit his adolescent years. With that being said, he can also be perceived as an individual who is intelligent merely because he enjoys sci-fi, reading as well as writing instead of usual teenage activities like going out or playing sports.
2. What is Oscar’s conflict (what is the main problem he faces) in these pages?
The main problem Oscar faces in these pages is the fact that he is trying to find himself, in a sense he is lost. This is the main problem from my perspective because although Oscar has his two friends, they find their own paths when they both get a girlfriend. Furthermore, it is not only in his friend circle where he feels lost, his peers make him feel this kind of way as well. To elaborate on this idea, Oscar even attempts to cut his hair, get rid of glasses, and starves himself to find his spot in the Dominican culture. …show more content…
How would you characterize Oscar? Do you think he is as others see him (a loser, weak, unwilling to change) or do you think he is brave and uncompromising?
I would characterize Oscar to be brave and uncompromising because although he is ridiculed frequently throughout the chapter, he attempts to make a difference within himself through the changes he undergoes. At the end of the chapter he comes back from the Dominican Republic, he just accepts who he is. Moreover, Oscar embraces his identity by pursuing his passion of writing. This makes him brave and uncompromising because he does not let others influence his
The most important things we learned about Oscar in this first chapter is that he hates the fact he is perceived to be a nerd and a loser. Especially due to the reason that he was not like this as a child, and it all changed once he hit his adolescent years. With that being said, he can also be perceived as an individual who is intelligent merely because he enjoys sci-fi, reading as well as writing instead of usual teenage activities like going out or playing sports.
2. What is Oscar’s conflict (what is the main problem he faces) in these pages?
The main problem Oscar faces in these pages is the fact that he is trying to find himself, in a sense he is lost. This is the main problem from my perspective because although Oscar has his two friends, they find their own paths when they both get a girlfriend. Furthermore, it is not only in his friend circle where he feels lost, his peers make him feel this kind of way as well. To elaborate on this idea, Oscar even attempts to cut his hair, get rid of glasses, and starves himself to find his spot in the Dominican culture. …show more content…
How would you characterize Oscar? Do you think he is as others see him (a loser, weak, unwilling to change) or do you think he is brave and uncompromising?
I would characterize Oscar to be brave and uncompromising because although he is ridiculed frequently throughout the chapter, he attempts to make a difference within himself through the changes he undergoes. At the end of the chapter he comes back from the Dominican Republic, he just accepts who he is. Moreover, Oscar embraces his identity by pursuing his passion of writing. This makes him brave and uncompromising because he does not let others influence his