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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:00:04 en-us <![CDATA[ A first lesson in the fragility of love and the preternatural cowardice...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/considering-belicias-experiences-dominican-124577 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/considering-belicias-experiences-dominican-124577 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:00:04 PST <![CDATA[Considering Belicia's experiences in the Dominican Republic why do you...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/considering-belicias-experiences-dominican-124577 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/considering-belicias-experiences-dominican-124577 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:17:08 PST <![CDATA[Oscar's voice is so realistic, in the hurt that is conveyed by Diaz's...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/how-does-author-use-sarcasm-his-characters-how-he-122305 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/how-does-author-use-sarcasm-his-characters-how-he-122305 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:33:40 PST <![CDATA[in what ways does the author try to rewrite the narrative of dominican...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/what-ways-does-author-try-rewrite-narrative-122313 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/what-ways-does-author-try-rewrite-narrative-122313 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:25:18 PST <![CDATA[Díaz writes in The Brief Wondrous Life...about the Trujillo...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/what-this-novel-about-what-does-its-plot-consist-122303 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/what-this-novel-about-what-does-its-plot-consist-122303 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:14:40 PST <![CDATA[what is this novel about or of what does its plot consist ?]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/what-this-novel-about-what-does-its-plot-consist-122303 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/what-this-novel-about-what-does-its-plot-consist-122303 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:34:35 PST <![CDATA[How does the author use sarcasm to his characters and how he portrays...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/how-does-author-use-sarcasm-his-characters-how-he-122305 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/how-does-author-use-sarcasm-his-characters-how-he-122305 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:34:31 PST <![CDATA[Junot Diaz says he wanted to make his readers feel like immigrants in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/how-does-this-novel-effective-regards-latino-122287 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/how-does-this-novel-effective-regards-latino-122287 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:58:59 PST <![CDATA[How this novel is effective as regards to the latino immigrant...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/how-does-this-novel-effective-regards-latino-122287 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/how-does-this-novel-effective-regards-latino-122287 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:45:43 PST <![CDATA[Consider the following: Beli and Lola are very similar in terms of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/why-does-oscar-have-better-relationship-with-his-83611 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/why-does-oscar-have-better-relationship-with-his-83611 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:58:20 PST <![CDATA[Here are some things to think about: Objectivity.  Yunior knows Oscar,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/why-does-diaz-choose-relate-this-story-oscar-65697 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/why-does-diaz-choose-relate-this-story-oscar-65697 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:53:26 PST <![CDATA[Rember that the fuku is presentes as a kind of curse, and has been with...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/where-fuku-shown-novel-how-does-affect-oscar-121625 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/where-fuku-shown-novel-how-does-affect-oscar-121625 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:47:47 PST <![CDATA[Where is Fuku shown in the novel, and how does it affect Oscar?]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/where-fuku-shown-novel-how-does-affect-oscar-121625 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/where-fuku-shown-novel-how-does-affect-oscar-121625 Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:59:28 PST <![CDATA[The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao: Introduction Power Point]]> http://www.enotes.com/documents/brief-life-oscar-wao-introduction-power-point-48009 http://www.enotes.com/documents/brief-life-oscar-wao-introduction-power-point-48009 PST <![CDATA[The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao: Discussion Questions Chapter 5]]> http://www.enotes.com/documents/brief-life-oscar-wao-discussion-questions-chapter-47931 http://www.enotes.com/documents/brief-life-oscar-wao-discussion-questions-chapter-47931 PST <![CDATA[  Earlier the three dashes are used by Oscar to stand for words he dare...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/what-does-mongoose-say-oscar-canefield-102147 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/what-does-mongoose-say-oscar-canefield-102147 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:29:55 PST <![CDATA[The answer is found in the quote preceding the book: "either I'm nobody...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/why-does-narrator-switch-first-person-second-70597 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/why-does-narrator-switch-first-person-second-70597 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:24:43 PST <![CDATA[I think the implicit answer for both is that they may have grown up...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/there-times-that-oscar-experiences-being-nobody-117121 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/there-times-that-oscar-experiences-being-nobody-117121 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:06:18 PST <![CDATA[All the characters in the novel are like comic book characters--they...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/many-characters-try-teach-oscar-many-things-118851 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/many-characters-try-teach-oscar-many-things-118851 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:00:32 PST <![CDATA[Many of the characters try to teach Oscar many things, especially...]]> http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/many-characters-try-teach-oscar-many-things-118851 http://www.enotes.com/brief-wondrous-life-oscar-wao/q-and-a/many-characters-try-teach-oscar-many-things-118851 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:25:32 PST