Sexuality is presented both positively and negatively in Oscar Wao. As stated previously, sexuality and sexual appeal render women in danger of sexual abuse and violence. However, before Beli’s terrible experiences, her sexual offered her a new kind of freedom. While she was at school she was bullied for being darkskined: “You black, she said, fingering Beli’s thin forearm. Black-black” (85). This caused her to become an outsider in her school, resulting in shyness and a lack of friends. However, puberty allowed her to gain confidence and a sense of self. She began to enjoy the new attention she was receiving for her male peers: “One day on the way back from the bakery. La Inca muttering at her side about that day’s receipts, it dawned on Beli;
