Drown Essays
In Drown, a collection of short stories, author Junot Diaz presents readers with an impoverished group of characters through harsh, but vivid language. Through the voice of Yunior, the narrator throughout the majority of the stories, Diaz places the blame for Yunior’s negativity and rebellious nature on the disappointment caused by his father and the…
The essay I read suggested that people of low intelligence/class i. e. teenagers use “junk” music to try and drown out their supposedly harsh reality. The author also suggests that the more intelligent people in the world do not listen to loud music because the decibel level at which you listen to music somehow indicates…
The story of immigrant struggles is the major theme in “Drown” byJunot Diaz. Every immigrant has a personal story, pains and joys, fears andvictories, and Daz portrays much of his own story of immigrant life in Drown,a collection of 10 short stories. This book captures the fury and alienation ofthe Dominican immigrant experience very well….
