ENG140Y1 Lecture 18: 18 Oscar Wao 2
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Diaz" the brief and wondrous life of oscar wao 2. ; represents himself as a performer of masculinity; his appeal is similar to the (sexist) system"s appeal: criticizing narratives of women under male control. Abelard; intellectual, but is very much compliant with trujillo: desiring control over his daughters, trujillo the epitome of masculine control over women. The faceless man: representations of patriarchy: a series of men that become blurred together, i. e. faceless, faceless man represents discipline for those who resist patriarchy. Narrators/writers; men v. women: malintz n/pocahontas v. dominican what"s her name; woman opposes spanish. Gure of colonial patriarchy and is killed: perfect hija (dutiful daughter) Lola spent most of her life trying to ful l daughter role. Huge amount of responsibility to her family; a huge array of tasks: comme babette in delillo; apparently effortless work is actually a huge burden, lola turns to rebellion against this role.
