Drawstring

The book “Drown” is a collection of many great short stories written by Dominican author Junot Diaz. Diaz uses the title of the collection “Drown”, to metaphorically demonstrate how some of the characters in the story may be sinking in their own depressions and disappointments. There are three stories that are great examples of this. The first of the three being “Boyfriend”, which tells the story of Yunior, who is trying to get over a breakup with his last girlfriend by trying to get with a…