Spanish is used by Diaz to express anything from the extremities of emotion, to everyday colloquialisms. Furthermore, Spanish is essential to how the characters relate to one another, for example in both texts; the protagonists address their parents as “mami” and “papi”. This is not only a mark of respect for their parents, but also symbolic of how Spanish ties the characters to each other and their roots in the Dominican
Spanish is used by Diaz to express anything from the extremities of emotion, to everyday colloquialisms. Furthermore, Spanish is essential to how the characters relate to one another, for example in both texts; the protagonists address their parents as “mami” and “papi”. This is not only a mark of respect for their parents, but also symbolic of how Spanish ties the characters to each other and their roots in the Dominican