Drown

by

Junot Díaz

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Yunior’s Father Character Analysis

After leaving Yunior and his mother, Yunior’s father now lives in Florida with one of his many girlfriends. He is a complex source of resentment for Yunior, who spent much of his childhood terrified of his father’s physical abuse, but also convinced that this behavior was normal and shared by all Dominican fathers. Although Yunior’s father was his only male role model growing up other than Beto, Yunior resented his father’s temper, infidelity, and unreliability, and it seems that the two of them have a strained relationship now that his father is gone. Yunior’s father often calls Yunior’s mother and tells her that he will leave his girlfriend if she moves to Florida to be with him, but Yunior knows this is an empty promise and urges his mother not to take the calls.

Yunior’s Father Quotes in Drown

The Drown quotes below are all either spoken by Yunior’s Father or refer to Yunior’s Father. 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:
Intimacy and Estrangement Theme Icon
).
Drown Quotes

“They don’t send you to jail for shoplifting. They just turn you over to your old man.”

Related Characters: Beto (speaker), Yunior, Yunior’s Father
Page Number: 97
Explanation and Analysis:
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Yunior’s Father Quotes in Drown

The Drown quotes below are all either spoken by Yunior’s Father or refer to Yunior’s Father. 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:
Intimacy and Estrangement Theme Icon
).
Drown Quotes

“They don’t send you to jail for shoplifting. They just turn you over to your old man.”

Related Characters: Beto (speaker), Yunior, Yunior’s Father
Page Number: 97
Explanation and Analysis: