Analysis Of Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao

In the book of the “Brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao, the characters are outsiders who are struggling to fit into society at the time. They are often discriminated against because of their dominant culture that does not fit in as a “typical” American. They stand out because of their race and cultural background that stand out from the rest which leads them to have struggles on the way and no support from the surrounding communities. In the book, the main character is Oscar who is Dominican-American, he struggles with the sense of isolation and alienation from his surrounding peers and close family. He was bullied growing up for not fitting in because he was overweight, socially awkward and not normal to certain kids. He is also scared because

Just be a smart bookish boy of color in a contemporary U.S. ghetto. Mamma mia! Like having wings or a pair of tentacles growing out of your chest,”(Diaz). The author uses the X-Man to describe being a smart color person in the U.S. ghetto. The X-Man is from a marvel series of a group of superheroes who are mistreated by society because of their powers, he compares the two by showing how people exclude others because they are different. Lola, Oscar's sister struggles with her and her mothers relationship and her own identity as a woman. Growing up she lived a difficult life, she saw her mother get abused by her step father and was forced to grow up very quickly because of the environment she was in. Beli, Lolas mother, has gone through a series of traumatic experiences that left her emotionally scarred. In the book the characters are trying to find themself and accept their cultural identity and

A few include, love, family, friendship and survival. The main character Oscar is motivated by his desire to find love. He is very fascinated by science fiction and fantasy novels which his surrounding peers do not enjoy as much which causes him to be more isolated from them. He has very high hopes to find the love of his life. In the beginning of the book two girls express their feelings towards Oscar but he rejects them both because at the time he was interested in a college girl named Ana that has no interest in a relationship with him. An example of his beliefs on love is, “He was looking for love– the one storm that would blow all the other storms away,” (Diaz). His idealism is what has a large influence on his perspective of true love, it leads him to often feel lonely and isolated from his peers. His sister Lola is influenced by the desire to leave her abusive home, she is often a victim of her parents' relationship because they take out their anger on her. She is motivated by her desire for independence, she ends up rebelling against her mothers expectations and rules. She is also motivated by her desire to find love and acceptance because the trauma of her family left her wanting to find a meaningful relationship with someone. Beli, their mother is motivated by her desire of survival in a world that is superior to men. She struggles to come to terms