sosdaa.blogg.se - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

Things aren't swell at Aldo's place, either.

Lola tells Aldo she wants to have sex, and they do.

She goes to live with her boyfriend Aldo.

Lola responds by asking her to pass the salt.

One night, at dinner, Lola's mother announces that the doctor has to run more tests.

So she gives us the backstory for her escape.

We think we understand what's happening here, but Lola likes to help a sister out.

Yes, this has been coming for a long time.

It's clear that Lola's mother is a control freak.

Lola sees her mother's sickness as an opportunity to get free of her control.

By now, Lola's mother is really sick with breast cancer.

She tries to make Lola wear a wig, but Lola actually lights the thing on fire with the stove.

When Lola's mother sees her hair, she freaks.

Lola has her friend Karen cut her hair because she wants to be goth.

This "witchy" feeling might be the fukú mentioned in the Preface.

But recently, Lola started feeling strange: "a scary, witchy" feeling (1.2.1.14).

She cooked and cleaned, bought groceries, and paid the bills.

But now that she's sick, Lola isn't sure what to do. The last time Lola's mother tried to hit her, Lola slapped her hand.Other kids seem to agree with Lola's mom they make fun of her. Her mother doesn't like this change one bit.(We think this means she wears black and shaves her head.) We're going to switch into the third person again, to avoid confusion. Then, the chapter switches to first person narration, with our girl Lola at the helm again.Your mother loses her breasts and her hair.Your mother asks you to put your hand on her breasts to feel for a lump.As you think about your mother, it's clear there's some tension between you.When you walk into the bathroom, your mother is "naked from the waist up, her bra slung about her waist like a torn sail" (1.2.1.3).Your mother calls you into the bathroom.Just picture that you're Lola, and you're talking to yourself. We're going to use the second person just like the book.It becomes clear that Oscar's sister, Lola, is addressing herself.You know, with someone saying "you" and all. This chapter opens in the second person.