The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Book 1, Preface Book 1, Chapter 1 Book 1, Chapter 2 Book 1, Chapter 3 Book 1, Chapter 4 Book 2, Preface Book 2, Chapter 5 Book 2, Chapter 6 Book 3, Preface Book 3, Chapter 7 Book 3, Chapter 8 Book 3, Epilogue Book 3: The Final Letter
Themes
All Themes Identity and the Dominican Experience in America Art, Life, and Latinos in America Free Will and Destiny Story, History, and Writing Dominican American Culture, Colonialism, and Racism Love and Loss
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Oscar de León (Oscar Wao) Yunior (The Narrator) Lola de León Beli (Hypatia Belicia) Cabral Abelard Cabral Trujillo La Inca Ybón The Gangster Juan Then Max Sánchez
Symbols
All Symbols Páginas en blanco (Blank pages) The Mongoose and the Man with No Face Blackness
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Anthropomorphism Dialect Dramatic Irony Flashbacks Foil Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Unreliable Narrator Verbal Irony
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

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Junot Díaz

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