Junot Diaz's How To Date A Browngirl, Blackgirl Whitegirl Or Halfie

In the story “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie” by Junot Diaz, the main character pretends that he is experienced with all kinds of girls, but it is easy to see that he is instead an insecure teenage boy trying to find himself. In this story the teenage boy named Yunior walks the reader through exactly how to successfully go on a date and handle a girl of any race. The teenage boy telling the story speaks as though he is a player, a young man who is good at manipulating women, while in reality he is really a young boy trying to fit in and figure himself out. Although Yunior acts like he is a player, it is easy to tell from his actions that this is not who Yunior truly is. The story begins with Yunior explaining what has to be done once his family leaves the house. He elaborates on all the different parts of his life that he has to hide before the girl arrives. “Clear the government cheese from the refrigerator. If the girl’s from Terrace stack the

Throughout the entire story the main character puts on this front that he is an average teenage boy, a boy whose ultimate goal is to be a player to impress his friends, while in reality he is a very sensitive and sweet boy who is still trying to find himself. It is evident that Yunior is ashamed of where he comes from and who he truly is, which is why he has certain steps he must take before he has his date over. He uses stereotypes about how women of different races act in order to make assumptions on their behavior and how the date will end. I believe that when the narrator gets older he will become more comfortable with who he is and where he comes from. Once he does find himself, he will outgrow this phase and instead of trying to fit in he will learn to treat the women he dates with