Dear Junot Diaz

Dear Junot Diaz:

I am delighted by your short story, “ How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halhfie” because it is a really important lesson that the author is teaching us. I would like to connect to what is happening in our generation, I thought that it was only girls who are looking for the right men but reading your story, I got a lot of ideas about men getting to know the perspective of different girls. The story is also telling us how cautious a person should be in order to gain something in return. One paragraph that stands out for me is, “The directions you gave her were in your best handwriting, so her parents won’t think you’re an idiot. Get up from the couch and check the parking lot. Nothing. If the girl’s local, don’t sweat. She’ll flow over when she’s good and ready. Sometimes she’ll run into her friends and a whole crowd will show up, and even though that means you ain’t getting shit it will be fun anyway and you’ll wish these people would come over more often. Sometimes the girl won’t flow over at all and the next day in school she’ll say, Sorry, and smile, and you’ll believe her and be stupid enough to ask her out again.” I think this section is interesting because it is the same thing that I do. The narrator is asking advice to an adult, because he does not know how to date. Therefore, it’s really good to take advice from an experienced person. Even sometimes their advice doesn’t make sense in our ears but we always know that at the end they are right. Another line that stands out for me is, “And even though your moms knew you weren’t sick you stuck to your story until finally she said, Go ahead and stay, Malcriado.” I think this line is fascinating because in our generation, most of us are lying to our parents just to satisfy our needs. This is not just lying, but being intelligent to do what they think is the right thing. Therefore, this youth are thinking that they always know how to deal with there life, even though they don’t consider an adult opinion. Your story helps me to understand what is really happening with this life, and how we are conflicting ourselves vs what our need/want. Thanks for your story. I look forward to seeing what you do next that will make travel through your words. I always want to know more about the real world by reading more of your stories. And I think that you and me have the same vision of how we see life. Looking forward to reading more of your books.

DMU Timestamp: November 27, 2019 01:26