https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao en-us 2018-12-03 17:16:58 UTC 2025-09-27 06:08:55 UTC hello@padlet.com aryerson https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310529603 Oscar is the main character of the book. He is the one that is facing the so called "curse."]]> 2018-12-03 17:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310529603 aryerson https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310531431 This is the curse that Oscar has. The curse can be of anything but for him it is finding love. It makes him very unattractive. This curse originates from the Dominican Republic (where Oscar is from).]]> 2018-12-03 17:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310531431 aryerson https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310533105 One of Oscars main problems is that he is very unattractive. This makes him think that he has a curse. This also affects his love life throughout the story.]]> 2018-12-03 17:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310533105 aryerson https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310534265 Obesity kind of plays a major role in the story. Oscar is a little overweight and does not enjoy sports. This also contributes to his curse.]]> 2018-12-03 17:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310534265 aryerson https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310535300 This is very important in the story because this is what Oscar falls into later in the story. He even attempts to kill himself because he cannot find love.]]> 2018-12-03 17:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310535300 aryerson https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310536478 Despite the curse, Oscar had a great childhood. This is because the curse starts when you hit puberty so it has not affected him yet. He actually had a girl friend when he was very little (she fell down the same path as him).]]> 2018-12-03 17:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310536478 aryerson https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310538329 This story has a very sad ending. Oscar gets killed by his crushes abusive boyfriend when he tried to save her and that is where his story ends.]]> 2018-12-03 17:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310538329 aryerson https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310539433 This story takes place in many different perspectives. There is many different chapters where the narrator is a different person in the story. ]]> 2018-12-03 17:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310539433 aryerson https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310540931 Oscar actually attempts suicide but is very lucky that he did not end up dead. He did this because the sadness of not finding love.]]> 2018-12-03 17:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310540931 aryerson https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310542065 This is very important to Oscar. He is able to find love very early on but the curse prevents him from finding love throughout his adult and teen life.]]> 2018-12-03 17:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aryerson/be7p96j73nk9/wish/310542065