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Summary Of How To Date A White Girl Or Halfie By Junot Diaz

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In this short story “How to Date a Black Girl, White Girl or Halfie,” by Junot Diaz we learn how to date through the different types of cultural diversity’s we have in this world. The narrator is talking to “you” as the reader in this story. And is giving “you” advice on how to date a girl. The main theme in this short story is the different stereotypes between men and women. The Author also shows us different types of tone and also irony throughout this short story. The boy in this short stories name is Yunior. We can infer that Yunior is a high school student maybe in his sixteens. Yunior is a Dominican Immigrant that has a lot of cultural and social insecurities. Diaz’s focal point is not only stereotypes and their ability for …show more content…

Her cultural background and skin color also play a big role in this too. The way he was going to treat a girl on a date was due to what he was expecting from her sexually. He states “A halfie will tell you that her parents met in the moment.” (Diaz 236) “A local girl may have hips and a thick ass but she won’t be quick about letting you touch.” (Diaz 237) The tone that the narrator uses a lot in this story is over sexual which paints us this picture of the stereotypes teen boys can have. The stereotypes used in this short story are based mostly on social class and the race of women. The narrator also presents us with unbiased truths (if she is this, then she will act like this). We see that in all interactions and social context to one’s biases and expectations due to different behaviors. This short story also has a lot of irony to it. Yunior is giving us advice as readers on how to date and how to treat a girl when he is doing the opposite which is showing us the irony to this story. He is treating girls with disrespect and puts a stereotype on how some girls are easier to get than

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