http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/junot-diaz Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:42:28 -0400 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:42:28 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/326/the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao-the-fate-of-the-de-leon-family By Sawyer A. Theriault - In Junot Diaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, the de Léon family is in a perpetual hell, moving from struggle to struggle and never able to catch a break. Lola is constantly at odds with her mother, fighting with Beli throughout her cancer, shrieking “This time I hope you die from it”(Diaz 63). Eventually Lola runs away, “bound for the shore” to live with her boyfriend Aldo, attempting to leave her internal conflict behind (Diaz 64). Oscar is stuck in a world of role-playing games and comic books, never able to experience the philandering or excitement... Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:47 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/326/the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao-the-fate-of-the-de-leon-family