Every narrator is, in his own distinct way, struggling to claim and articulate a masculine identity while being caught between two worlds-his native culture and that of Anglo-centric America. Every narrator in this collection of short stories is male, and they range from children to adults. They also find moments of joy, intimacy, beauty, and connection, rounding out their plotlines and characterizations into full depictions of their humanity.Ī pronounced area of concern is the dissection of masculine identity. Through these stories, often told in vignettes or fragmented timelines, Díaz depicts the everyday lives and struggles of Dominican-American immigrants, as they grapple with familial dysfunction, substance abuse, struggles with gender and sexuality, poverty, romantic love, classism, and the unspoken but deeply-felt white supremacist strains of the American Dream.
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