• Why has Junot Diaz deliberately decided to use the n-word with an -er ending instead of using a –ga ending thought-out the book no matter the situation?
• What emotion arises when Junot Diaz uses the n-word? What does it provoke?
The book “ this is how you lose her” by Junot Diaz may raise a lot of eye-balls due to some of the language that is being said, but what may raise the most controversy is the use of the n-word. The n-word has been one of the more controversial words in American society today due to the historical context which, it was once used in. In today’s American society it is thought that only a certain group of people are allowed to say this word, again because of the historical context that are associated with the word.
• What emotion arises when Junot Diaz uses the n-word? What does it provoke?
The book “ this is how you lose her” by Junot Diaz may raise a lot of eye-balls due to some of the language that is being said, but what may raise the most controversy is the use of the n-word. The n-word has been one of the more controversial words in American society today due to the historical context which, it was once used in. In today’s American society it is thought that only a certain group of people are allowed to say this word, again because of the historical context that are associated with the word.