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Yunior And His Father Character Analysis

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Yunior is impacted by the patriarchal society because of the relationship he has with his father. Yunior struggles to be in a relationship because his father does not give him parental support. Yunior’s perspective in a relationship is different in Dominican Republic and in the United States. Yunior and his father have a distance relationship such as communication and guidance. Yunior does not receive parental advice from his parents about his relationships. This causes him to cheat on the women he has dated. Yunior says, “I cheated on her with this chick who had tons of eighties freestyle hair. Didn't tell Magda about it, either” (Diaz 3). Yunior spends more time describing a woman’s body part.. He does not spend time engaging with the female emotional feelings such as their incentives and desires. Yunior lacks the knowledge of having parental guidance and support to teach him to be faithful in a relationship. …show more content…

Yunior observes what his father does to his wife. He learns from his father which causes him to mistreat a woman by cheating. Yunior says, “All of Magda’s friends say I cheated because I was Dominican, that all us Dominican men are dogs and can’t be trusted. I doubt that I can speak for all Dominican men but I doubt they can either. From my perspective it wasn’t genetics; there were reasons. Causalities” (Diaz 18-19). This is a stereotype that all dominicans are cheaters but it is true for Yunior. This makes Yunior a cheater because he cheats on his girlfriends and he is dominican. The relationship Yunior has with his father has a profound effect on him. According to the Impact of Absent Father-Figure on Male Subjects explains that a man needs their parental support and advice in their life. The author, Jennifer Flood Eastin then explains and

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