Junot Diaz's How To Date A Brown Girl

The author I decided to investigate further was Junot Diaz. Junot Diaz is an interesting author, who I feel like writes about the daily lives of Dominicans, that not only Dominicans can relate to, but people of other ethnicities. Diaz’s work interests me mostly because of the way he tells it. I feel that his stories could be happening all around you, which uniquely goes to show the life like feel his works have in which it envelopes the reader into a scenario where they can place themselves inside the story. Although I actually prefer Junot Diaz, his works give students a break compared to earlier college classes where I had to read old works, whereas I couldn’t relate and wouldn’t stimulate my senses in any ways. Junot Diaz gives me an open …show more content…
Miss Lora was a skinny middle-aged woman with no children or significant other. Yunior was a sixteen year old that lacked many experiences, which ties in with Junot Diaz’s short story “How to date a brown girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)”. Not only did Yunior lack the experience, he also didn’t want anyone to know of the relationship he had with Miss Lora. Yunior would go as far as to sneak out of his apartment at 3 o’clock in the morning, in like manner to the main character in “How to date a brown girl” he was afraid of the reaction he would ultimately receive once his illicit affair was discovered. Yunior at first with Miss Lora didn’t know what to talk about. Since she was a local like Yunior, he couldn’t share the same stories with her. “Miss Lora” and “How to date a brown girl” have their similarities in style, however there are several differences. Yunior didn’t have anyone telling him the ins and outs of dating, and the main character of “How to date a brown girl” didn’t have a girlfriend at the time. “Miss Lora” focused more on a boy whose family, known for being promiscuous continued the cycle while fostering a secret relationship with an older