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  How does the main character in "How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie" by Junot Diaz contribute to irony and contradiction?
  “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl,Whitegirl, and Halfie” by Junot Diaz comes across as a guide book for teenage boys for ethnicity dating. The narrator addresses the reader directly as though he...

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  How can I summarize Junot Diaz's "The Dreamer"?
  Junot Diaz's essay The Dreamer is about Diaz's mother's desire to get an education as a young girl. Diaz uses the first part of the essay to describe his mother. He mentions that she now lives in a...

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  I need help writing a thesis for a cultural and historical context essay about the short story "Wildwood" by Junto Diaz. Some of the options to write about are: mother-daughter relationships, ethnic identity, and the role of daughters.
  An essay that emphasizes culture and history should look at the larger context in which the individual story is set. The suggested themes of mother–daughter relationship and the daughter’s role...

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  How do setting and atmosphere in How to Date a Brown Girl, Black Girl, White Girl, or Halfie by Junot Diaz impact the reader? How does setting and atmosphere impact the overall experience of the story?
  Yunior is a poor Dominican immigrant sharing dating strategies with the reader. He lives in an inexpensive apartment in a mostly hispanic part of the city. The reader can tell that Yunior is in...

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  What is the summary of "This is How You Lose Her" by Junot Diaz?
  This is How You Lose Her is written by Junot Diaz. The collection of nine short stories ("The Sun, The Moon, The Stars", "Nilda", "Alma", "Flaca", "Otravida, Otravez", "The Cheater’s Guide to...

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  In “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie,” by Junot Diaz, why does the narrator include his reference to the tear gas used by the United States when the Dominican Republic was invaded?
  In the story, the narrator includes the reference to the tear gas to make a point about his self-image: as an immigrant living in an American suburb of New Jersey, the narrator is ever aware of his...

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  In “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie,” by Junot Diaz, what are some of the differences in the narrator's expectations these different categories of women? How do the different expectations cause the narrator to treat them...
  These two questions are not easily answered. The reason for that is because the narrator switches descriptions of the girls so quickly and so often that it is difficult to keep track of which...

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  What is your reaction to Junot Díaz’s “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie”? Did you enjoy reading the story?  
  The question is ultimately an opinion question. As long as you state your opinion and clearly defend why you think what you think, then you are good to go. I remember reading this story the...

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  I want to do a postcolonial literary criticism of the short story "How to date a brown girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)" by Junot Diaz. How can I best write this essay?
  First, you will need to decide what your thesis statement will be. Your thesis will guide the direction of your essay. So, in terms of postcolonial criticism, you might choose to discuss...

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