Junot Diaz Essay

The extract “How to Date a Brown Girl” by Junot Diaz basically explains a detailed instruction on how to deal with females of different races. It is filled with gender stereotypes throughout the extract where most of these stereotypes are not justified. The protagonist would like others to believe that he is a ‘girls man’ or “girls dem sugar” according to Beenie Man. Is he such a ‘girls man’ if he is worried that a girl would not turn up to a date? Is he a true ‘girls man’ if he sees all the possible

What would you do for your education if you were not allowed to attend? How far would you go for your dreams? In the short story “The Dreamer’’ by Junat Diaz, the story is about the author’s mother. It is about her efforts and how hard she had to fight in order to attend school. Her dream was to be a doctor, but in order to achieve that she needed an education. Unfortunately, Junat’s grandmother disliked the idea of the mother attending school and would often beat her. Fortunately, the dictator of

In Junot Diaz’s short story “Wildwood,” many may argue that Lola’s mother Belicia deserved admiration for her subconscious overprotection and love for Lola that she portrays in an uncaring, despicable manner and especially because of her strong, independent fight against breast cancer. However, I think that Lola’s mother was unadmirable due to her lack of support, her weak role as a mother, and primarily because of her constant verbal and physical abuse that she bestowed upon her children. Throughout

sending them money they feel more connected to us since they feel remembered and protected by us. Lastly the money in her purse is different from the one she sends to her family because it is the necessary amount to cover living necessities. 3. When Diaz says that is just

and going out of your comfort zone improves you because you can try new things. Being afraid of what's coming next is a stepping stone to overcome them. Taking risks is courageous,and without them we wouldn't have much in life. In “The Terror” by Junot Diaz demonstrates great courage.It takes a lot of strength to take risks to confront his bullies.In “The Terror” he got beat up in the worst time of his life.His brother had leukemia, dad left, got called the n world not even two weeks into class, bullied

through, will become stronger in the end. In “The Dreamer”, by Junot Diaz, the dream of a young girl to become a nurse never comes to fruition, but her struggles and sacrifices enabled her to move out of a Third World country. Due to his mother’s sacrifices, her son Diaz is able to live a better life, achieving his goals of becoming a writer because she pushed him to better himself with her courage. In “The Dreamer”, Diaz writes about his mother’s rough childhood in a poor Third World country

In “The Terror” by Junot Diaz, it teaches that courage is the ability to conquer your fears. This is shown in paragraph 13 where it says, ”...one day I found myself fleeing from a sighting of the brothers, and suddenly I was brought up short by an appalling vision: me running away forever.” This shows that he was weak and afraid, and the only way to get past that weakness was to conquer his fear of the brothers. He did that, and that picture that he had in his head of him running away forever was

Although most of the short stories Junot Diaz has written are fictionalized the experiences and circumstances described in “Drown” are authentic. Latinos in neighborhoods all over the world experience the hardships and struggles that Diaz’s characters face in Drown. These characters, like real people are molded and impacted by the issues surrounding them. The dangers found in the neighborhood streets, the exposure to drugs, and the everyday struggles of Latino families prove the impact and authenticity

can’t expect positive changes, is when he sees the brothers who jumped him and he is about to run away, until he realizes he doesn’t want to live his life in fear, “Suddenly I was brought up short by an appalling vision of me running away forever” (Diaz 13). Actively demonstrating how the narrator works to overcome his fear that he felt so strongly about, which was a brave step for him to take after he had been so scared of the

“Negocios”, a story from Junot Díaz’s drown, provides an indepth look into the life of an immigrant from the Dominican Republic trying to make a life for him and his family in the United States. Ramon is constantly faced with difficult challenges but he shows an amazing amount of determination to achieve his goal of providing his family with a better life. Before Ramon makes his journey to the states he struggles to live with his wife, they constantly fight. It eventually gets so bad for Ramon