Drown

The history float sets in the summer time in New Jersey. Diaz and his associate Beto are raging, out of control, in their likeness cognise as the ghetto. They stole, broke windows pissed on peoples steps and then ch whollyenged them to fill in out and stop us. While Diaz has another year of high school, Beto for college on the other hand is leaving for college at the end of the summer. Diaz has several go on feelings such as, suffocation, problems defining his masculinity, and being pin down, problem is that Diaz would rather stay confine in the Ghetto if it miserlys not turning out like Beto.Why does Diaz expend the fable drown? Why does Diaz struggle with masculinity? Does Diaz want to interject up for air or continue to suffocate? In Drown the setting plays a key role in the story. Diaz described his vicinity as, The broken apart buildings, little strips of grass, the piles of garbage around the cans, and the jack(Drown 91). The neighborhood where Diaz live shapes his life, so it plays an important role in the story. virtu every last(predicate)y of Diaz anxiety is caused by the point that he cannot leave his neighborhood, because he fears the force once in the outside world. Another setting that is important is the puss.The pool is described in a way that is similar to the neighborhood where Diaz live, The piddle feels good while everything above me is loud and bright, everything below is whispers this particular adduce coincides with the fact that Diaz is trapped, unless hed rather stay below than come up and see the outcome of him leaving for the outside world like Beto. The allegory suffocation occurs without the story and ties to the story title itself. In this story Diaz shows it more at the pool scene, it seem as Diaz move through with(predicate) the story, but something always draws him back to the pool where most of his drowning occur.This particular metaphor is used in several parts of the story, for instance, Diaz is suf focating where he lives because of all the p everywherety, misery, and drugs. Another way the origin uses this metaphor is when he talks active how his mother keeps all the windows and doors locked, Before we head out she drags us through the apartment to dupe sure the windows are locked we never open the windows this enjoin just isnt safe (Drown 96), this quote gives the notion that maybe his mother is likewise suffocating him by keeping all the windows closed at all times trapping the hot air which can also make Diaz think he is suffocating.Masculinity is something that Diaz struggle with more than anything in this story. In the egress Beto and Diaz are both confused about their masculinity, but Beto in a different way because hes really a homosexual. In Diaz neighborhood homosexualism is viewed very negatively. On page 103 in the story, Diaz talks about how his friend Alex will stop by the side of the rode and understand, Excuse me. When somebody comes over hell point h is pistol in their face just to see what theyll do, they also call the homosexuals patos throughout the story.Once Diaz have several sexual encounters with Beto, thats when Diaz starts to question his masculinity. Diaz states, in the main i stayed in the basement terrified that i would end up abnormal, a fucking pato(Drown 104). It is obvious that Beto questioning of their masculinity is not so much like Diaz anymore, because Beto excepts the fact that he is a homosexual by going to college, while Diaz on the other hand is still trapped and confused with his masculinity. Diaz is maybe afraid to leave for the outside world because that would mean hes excepting that he is also a homosexual like Beto.In the story Diaz doesnt say it exactly that he wants to do the complete opposite of whatever Beto do, but he gives the reader that feeling. It is possible that Diaz can be satisfied with drowning in his neighborhood, because on page 100 the army recruiter offers Diaz a chance to burst forth his drowning, but Diaz refuses to come up for air. The author pathos, logos, and ethos plays a role in the story also. Diaz uses some symbols such as the pool and specific nomenclature to express himself in a way that makes the story feel more, draw the reader into his world and his observation from first person point of view.Throughout the author Junot Diaz moves in and out of his character quotes, which is a good thing because it gives the author a credibility and it communicates that their statements are more than just facts, theyre a share of Diaz memory of a feeling or a specific time. nevertheless the only way possible for Diaz to discontinue his suffocation and drowning is by link the Army, but Diaz is still against and unwilling to come up for air, but uses the fact that he helps his mother as an excuse for not leaving his neighborhood and coming up for air.