Study Guide

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Characters

By Junot Díaz

Ever imagine what would happen if Urkel and Betty Suarez had a baby together? And that baby was...

What's that, omnipresent voice in our heads? Oh, hey, Yunior. Listen, you can stop talking to us...

You know that one girl you grew up with who doesn't take anything from anyone? Beli is that kind...

This Lola chick is just Oscar's wise older sister, right? Wrong. Lola changes a lot in Wao, and...

La Inca and Beli are like oil and water—it's actually easy to forget that La Inca raises...

In a sense, Dr. Abelard brings the fukú down on the whole Cabral famn damily. He enrages...

Remember Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman? Well, that's basically Ybón, if Ybón were...

For every happy relationship in Wao, there are at least four devastating ones. And the vast...

As you know, Oscar is obsessed with women. And until he meets Ybón, noneof them really...

Díaz has a weakness for comedic duos. Check these guys out. Solomon Grundy and Gorilla...

We aren't able to piece together Rudolfo's whole backstory, but we do know that this dude is...