Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, 206-61
Study Question:
1. Previously, we've discussed the role of genre and dictatorship plays in the novel. In today's section we learn of Cabral's family personal involvement with the Trujillo regime. How does Aberlard's story (or at least the way we receive it from our Watcher, Yunior) marshal sci-fi and fantasy tropes to discuss dictatorship? Are there any further parallels that we can make between writers and dictators in this section?
