Personal Essay : Don's Life

Trouble began to brew because of the woman, and it seemed logical to any normal person to discontinue the pursuit; but Oscar’s stubbornness that was frequently depicted in situations throughout the novel led him to his death. In this novel there was no other way for Oscar to die logically; he needed a big bang to bow out of his eccentric life and what better way for him, than to die for love. True love, what Oscar had been searching for his entire life and finally found, had killed him.

Many can say that Oscar was self-handicapping. He often created situations that he knew would made him fail. For example, he used his weight and inability to talk to girls at hand because he was afraid he would not succeed. He used it as a safety net to make him feel it was not his personality or looks that was drawing him away from girls others thought he should date. Yunior pushed Oscar to get over this fear that was only hurting him but, Oscar gave up every time and went back to “being

“Uh hey are you hungry?” you ask, “We could go get some food.” Feferi’s face immediately goes back to her super ecstatic happy face when food is mentioned and she nods her

Oscar, who was a Dominican man, did not fit the stereotype of a Dominican man. He "couldn't play sports," did not know how to fight, and enjoyed reading science fiction and comic books (Diaz 20). Moreover, Oscar was also not particularly attractive and overweight. Unfortunately for Oscar, Dominican men were "supposed to have Atomic Level G", to "be pulling in bitches with both hands, and be athletic and muscular" (24). Furthermore, they were expected to be extremely macho and exude confidence. It was not Oscar's fault that he lacked some of these characteristics because he "didn't have no kind of father to show him the masculine ropes (15). As a result, he did not have much luck with the ladies and, "everybody noticed his lack of game", criticizing him (24). This illustrates how this stereotype and gender role was widely accepted and how those who defied it were alienated. Thus, life was extremely difficult for Oscar, who struggled with many problems throughout his life because he was not the typical Dominican

In Oscar’s early years, he had an experience in his life that had changed him and the way he would live his life forever. Oscar

Hope is a reassuring feeling reflected in both Amabelle and Oscar. Regardless of how oppressed and different they were, they were able to have hope, knowing that it would be a strong foundation to live on. Amabelle rebuilt her identity through hope by remembering her past. Her memories acted as a resistance against oppression and remained strong and faithful. She stated, “for so long, this had been my life, but it was all the past. Now we all had to try and find the future” (Danticat, 184). Even though she was going through so much, she remained optimistic. She shifted her attention towards water, a tangible object and remembrance of her past, which to her, represented “Heaven- my heaven- is the veil of water that stands between my parents and me. To step across it, and then come out is what makes me feel alive” (Danticat, 264). Rather than seeing water as a destructive force that took away her parents, Amabelle was able to acknowledge and embrace it. Throughout the novel, Amabelle was able to divert from sulking in oppression and be hopeful for the future in order for her to fully accept and move on. Oscar’s hope was more evident towards the end of the novel. Oscar was able to finally develop some sort of romantic relationship with a girl named Ybon. Although he was beaten and warned

Oscar parked outside Ybón’s house and when he saw her “[h]is heart seized like a bad leg and for a moment he thought about letting the whole thing go, about returning to Bosco and getting on with his miserable life, but then she stooped over, as if the whole world was watching, and that settled it,” accentuating how much Oscar truly is captivated by Ybón due to the extreme feelings of nervousness he experiences when he was about to approach her and how these emotions drove him to want to accomplish his goal even more (Díaz 315). The simile used to describe how “[h]is heart seized like a bad leg” further describes how important this moment was for Oscar and by using this simile, the author is able to display Oscar’s determination by how he was able to overcome his intense nerves in this moment just to declare his deep feelings for Ybón, as well as overcoming his other major insecurities like being obese or being a nerd (Díaz 315). Oscar’s persistent pursuit of love finally pays off and enables him to not only experience a sexual experience but to also share intimate moments with another person who has the same feelings toward him, however, as a result from this relationship, Oscar is

Throughout The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, past events greatly affect Oscar’s present activities, attitudes, and values. Oscar Wao must continually contend with the thought of his breakup with Maritza Chacón as a seven year old, and this specific event contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. Oscar’s breakup marks a transition in his life from being a stereotypical Dominican “player” to an overweight nerd. During his high school years and beyond, he continually searches for love. However, the search for love and urge to replicate his earlier romantic years ultimately result in his death because love acts as a curse throughout the novel. Oscar’s relationship to his childhood years heavily influence his activities and thoughts

Oscar is originally from the Dominican Republic, but moved to the United States, specifically New Jersey. To help him deal with the difficult transition, Oscar would read different comic books and imagine as if his life as a comic book and he was the hero. An example would be when Oscar would imagine himself as a superhero helping, who he thought was the love of his life at the time, Ana, from her boyfriend who was quite aggressive with her. Oscar stole his uncle’s gun and went straight to Manny’s, Ana’s boyfriend, apartment building, waiting for him to come home. He did not care what would happen to him he just felt like he had to be the super hero, like the ones in all of the comic book that he reads, to save Ana. The only thing was that Manny never came home that night, and Oscar never went back again. The question is, if Manny did come back would Oscar actually have done something? The thing is I think Oscar wants to be like the superheroes that he reads in his comic books and hope that in the end he gets the girl, but in reality that is not how life works out. I think that Oscar would not have done anything if Manny came back, he is too afraid to do

He has a full time job as a english and history teacher. He does not have good experience, his students make fun of him, he tries getting phone numbers from girls but no numbers, at least he talks to girls. Eventually, he decides to take a vacation with her mom in Santo Domingo. Oscar meets this prostitute named Ybon after a while of knowing each she's leaves for a 27 days and Oscar gets sad, starts writing her letter and fantasies about her. Ybon stared getting creeped out by Oscar so she tried to avoid him but he would not listen. Ybon knew The captain would not be happy if the saw them together he attempted to kiss her but she said “Please don't. He’ll kill us” (321) the captain threatens to kill Oscar, his mom and Lola knew there was trouble they told him to not go that he will get killed but he didn't listen. One night Oscar and Clive, Oscar’s friend are driving by Riverside, they stop at a light. Two of captain’s friend’s named Grod and Grundy get in Clive’s car and beat Oscar. They drove him to the cane fields. As soon as they got the middle of the Cane fields Oscar stood there looking at Grod and Grundy holding a gun point. Oscar gives a speech about how this was horrible and his love for Ybon, they respectfully wait until he's finished and after that they shot him and he dies. The Fuku curse has killed a majority of Oscar’s family members and just like them his life was

Chapter 1: David recounts how he first learns of Oscar’s ability to predict death. Chapter 2: Oscar is once again present at the death of a patient named Ellen Sanders. Chapter 3: David goes to visit Kathy and speaks with another patient to get their opinion on Oscar. Everyone believes the cat has a unique talent, even Kathy who has just lost her mother and is being comforted by Oscar when David arrives.

At a young age, Oscar was what nowadays you may call a “player”, he had girls left and right and at times couldn’t even decide which one he wanted more. He was “one of those preschool loverboys who was always trying to kiss the girls, always coming up behind

Oscar's family refuses to accept their relationship, seeing it disgusting and foolish. When Oscar tells Ybón that he made plans to come back for Thanksgiving and Christmas, she does not look excited. Oscar keeps pushing Ybón to see his best qualities and little by little, she starts to open up. She even kisses him. Oscar's new found love spirals down into a pit of darkness. He gets beaten up by cops, barely surviving the beating. The Mongoose, who is a magical force that opposes evil curses, leads Oscar to a cab driver that saves him. Oscar loses himself in between Ybón's drunken talks of the tragedies in her life. He gets too close to her; his risk of being enormously damaged (physically and emotionally) increases. When Ybón's boyfriend finds out about Oscar, he ends up, unfortunately, murdering him. Oscar does not die disappointed—he feels content with himself because love stems from his fingertips. By letting blinded love control Oscar's actions, he lets his reasoning go and becomes vulnerable to disasters—one of them being death. He does not comprehend that a person cannot continue to pursue love from the same person after finding out that the certain person (Ybón) is taken. People who do

The only character in the book that did not try to teach Oscar and accepted him for who he is was his older sister Lola. In the book Lola never judges her brother, she loved her dorky, bibliophilic brother even though he was chubby and anti-social. She went as far to asking him to take all the money her mother had, so she and Oscar can run away together to have a better life. Oscar learns very little from anyone because he already has his own bubble build up that no one can get inside. However, the only thing that Oscar probably learned was how to love someone to then extend one is willing to die for them, he learned this from Olga. “These days I write a lot. From can’t see in the morning to can’t see at night. Learned that from Oscar. I’m a new man, you see, a new man, a new man.”(Diaz, 326). Oscar taught Yunior how to write and become a better man.

Oscar barges in with a huge bang. Screaming and sobbing at his father, “LIAR, YOU LIAR, YOU PRA-PRA-PROMISED!”, his father trying to explain “I’m sorry my son, the hunt didn't go well today”, Ricardo tried to explain but this fearful tears caught up to his words. Oscar bursting in rage “STOP LYING TO ME!” Oscar walked towards his father mumbling random words, not understanding a word that came out of his mouth, pulls up his knife, points it toward his father, and says in a soft smooth but raging voice “You have lied. Don’t you know lying is a sin? You shall sin no more, father”, he said stabbing his father in the chest, not once but several times, until he was dead. Chopping every limb of his body, putting it in the bag and taking it to the llanos. When he arrived, he lit a match and a fire to cook him. Waiting. In the middle of no where. Two hunters get a glimpse of the murder scene. They run back to the pueblo, and tell the police, and to warn everyone else in the Pueblo. A group of hunters, ready and fully armored, go out and search for Oscar. Oscar hears them changing “COME OUT OSCAR” several times, but does nothing.