Throughout the story there are flashbacks to other times when Yunior saw Ysreal, both times kids chased him and once Yunior hit him with a rock.ĥ Discussion Do you think that with his past of having a mostly fatherless childhood, was Diaz using this story and characters to show the importance of a father figure? Also based off what we learned in class and personal experiences, how important do you think a father figure is? As touched on in Victor Vargas, if the father is absent do older brothers take over the role of the father? Then who becomes the father figure for the older brother? Will they just model themselves after the men around them? Rafa was constantly making fun of Yunior and calling him a “pussy” if he was scared of doing something he knew he shouldn’t.
Rafa smashes his bottle over Ysreal’s head and takes his mask off to show his face. They find him at a farm and talk to him for a while after walking to a store to get drinks.
Rafa decides that he wants to see Ysreal unmasked and the brothers go on a trip to find him. Rafa wants to unmask him and see his face, drags Yunior along to do it.Ĥ Summary Rafa and Yunior are sent to live with their uncle like they are every summer. Rafa – Yunior’s older brother, 12 years old, player constantly going after girls Ysreal – A kid living in his uncle’s town who was attacked and disfigured by a pig when he was a child, wears a mask to hide his face. 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 MITģ Ysreal Characters Yunior – Diaz has stated he modeled him after himself. 1 Drown by Junot Diaz Pat Murphy & Iris FoleyĢ Junot Diaz Born in the Dominican Republic – December 31 1968
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