DROWN BY JUNOT DIAZ Pat Murphy & Iris Foley Junot Diaz • Born in the Dominican Republic – December 31 1968 • Like many of his characters‚ had a strained relationship • • • • • • with his father Books include Drown This is How You Lose Her The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao – won a Pulitzer Prize Was awarded a Macarthur Fellowship Teaches creative writing at MIT Ysreal Characters • Yunior – Diaz has stated he modeled him after himself. Main character/narrator‚ 9 years old. Lives in the Dominican
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“Fiesta 1980” and “Daddy” Both poems are about memories of the relationship with their father. However‚ the experiences are very different. The children presented in “Fiesta 1980” by Junot Diaz and “Daddy” by Silvia Plath suffers an internal struggle because of their fathers. In “Fiesta 1980” there is a chance to improve the relationship where as in “Daddy” there is no hope because the father is dead. In “Fiesta 1980” we can tell the story is told in the first person by and adolescent Latino
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Discussion Starter #4 1. Diaz describes a delightful family loving and typical in every way. I mean at least for me it seemed like a typical family. “Fiesta” begins with Diaz stating “Mami’s youngest sister…finally made it to the United States that year.” (150) the story started very hopeful and made me feel as if the plot was going to be cheerful‚ but it was not. I think the overall mood of the story was mostly sad because the kids also knew about the affair. “When children find out about an
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family‚ and role models for their children. They are also considerate like the one who transmits the traditions of their ancestors in order to carry them on. “Fiesta‚ 1980” is a short story written by Junot Dìaz taken from his short story collection‚ Drown‚ (1996). “Killings” is also a short story taken from‚ Finding a Girl in America (1980)‚ written by Andre Dubus. Both of these stories are dealing with the family’s subject and provide us different perspectives of it. In Dìaz’s story we can see
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Fiesta 1980 The story‚ Fiesta‚ 1980‚ is one that closely resembles my own childhood. The characters‚ their actions and experiences each hold similarities to my parents and sisters. For example‚ my mother was an alcoholic and abusive toward us kids just as Papi was toward his children. In the story‚ Papi says‚ “Don’t you mirror me” whereas my mom would say‚ “Don’t you give me that look”. One previous step dad was like Mami in that he would remain quiet until things got out of control. Only then
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JuJunot Diaz Reflection From what I had previously read and heard from about Junot Diaz‚ I expected the typical speaker that usually stops by our campus: tall male‚ dressed in a suite‚ with a charming personality. Knowing he was a Hispanic author I felt like I would be exposed to nothing new during his readings or presence for that matter ( seeing as how being from Colombia and have had a lot of exposure to Hispanic authors). This immediately changed as a couple classmates and I got together to
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Impressions of “Fiesta‚ 1980” I chose to write about my journal entry "Fiesta‚ 1980” by Junot Diaz for a variety of reasons. Throughout the story‚ I found myself relating to many of the characters and their situations. Coming from a Hispanic family myself‚ the cultural characteristics‚ feelings and behaviors are very similar to my own. Many of the cultural characteristics portrayed by Yunior’s mother resemble those of my own mother. During my childhood my mother always gave me a blessing before
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Luis R. Ramos English Comp 2 Prof. Marion Stewart Titus September 21st‚ 2012 Aguantando By Junot Diaz “Aguantando” means holding on. In the very first paragraph we see how important it is for the narrator‚ Yunior‚ to hold on to his father’s memory. Yunior lives with his mother (Mami)‚ grandfather (Abuelo) and brother (Rafa). They live in a house where anything of value‚ including furniture‚ food‚ clothing and even Mami’s Bible is stained from a leaky roof. As a Hispanic male‚
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Family Matters The stories “Drown” by Junot Diaz and “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker both are stories that touch on incredibly sensitive issues with the human condition. On one hand‚ you’ve got a story about a woman‚ Dee‚ consciously choosing to leave her heritage and family behind due to her lofty ideals. In the other hand‚ you’ve got a young male narrator who’s an impoverished Dominican boy struggling with the pressure of having to financially take care of his mother in a new country. It seems that both
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A Literary Comparison of “Fiesta 1980” and Fences Cultural Role in the Family Dynamic Arthur Junot Diaz was born in the Dominican Republic and with his family immigrated to the United States when he was only seven years old. His Hispanic cultural background influences his story and characters Diaz’s characters use Latin dialect throughout the story “Fiesta 1980”. Likewise August Wilson grew up in a black neighborhood up north that influenced his characters‚ setting‚ and
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