The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao: Mood 1 key example

Definition of Mood

The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect of a piece of writing... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes... read full definition
Mood
Explanation and Analysis:

The mood of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is dark and darkly comic. The novel is organized around the idea of fate. The characters are each haunted by the curse, or fukú, that they understand to dictate and doom their futures. The omnipresence and inevitability of this fukú adds a constant sense of foreboding to the mood of the novel.