Diana is a girl of Puerto Rican descent who moves into an apartment on Madison Street and becomes friends with Maria and Jacqueline. Jacqueline becomes jealous of Diana and worries that she is taking her place as Maria’s best friend, but Maria dispels these fears during her brother Carlos’s baptism, when Maria invites Jacqueline, not Diana, to the family-only pre-party.
Diana Quotes in Brown Girl Dreaming
The Brown Girl Dreaming quotes below are all either spoken by Diana or refer to Diana. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 4
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We take our food out to her stoop just as the grown-ups
start dancing merengue, the women lifting their long dresses
to show off their fast-moving feet,
the men clapping and yelling,
Baila! Baila! until the living room floor disappears.
When I ask Maria where Diana is she says,
They’re coming later. This part is just for my family.
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Diana Quotes in Brown Girl Dreaming
The Brown Girl Dreaming quotes below are all either spoken by Diana or refer to Diana. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 4
Quotes
We take our food out to her stoop just as the grown-ups
start dancing merengue, the women lifting their long dresses
to show off their fast-moving feet,
the men clapping and yelling,
Baila! Baila! until the living room floor disappears.
When I ask Maria where Diana is she says,
They’re coming later. This part is just for my family.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
