TEAR paragraph

        Junot Diaz' fictitious novel, The Brief Wondrous Novel of Oscar Wao, illuminates the work as a whole through the story and inevitable demise of the principal character, Abelard. Abelard's demise begins with the maturing of his eldest daughter. Diaz emphasizes that "...his daughter Jacqueleyn's off-the hook looks...spelled trouble with a capital T to the R to the U to the J to the illo." (Diaz 216). With his daughter's good looks becoming known to President Trujillo, Abelard tries to prevent Trujillo from courting Jacqueleyn. Abelard defies his country, and his common sense, in order to protect his family and those he loves. Being the eldest of the Cabral family mentioned in the novel, and subsequently being the first of many to experience a downfall, his demise is used to set the tone for future generations of Cabrals. Abelard, like many other characters in the novel, had many paths he could have taken. In the end, he, like many future members of his family, chose to fight for, and protect, love. Love, Diaz exemplifies, is worth the fight, worth the struggle, and worth the pain. As a result of Abelard's tussle with the president, many "...believe that not only did Trujillo want Abelard's daughter, but when he couldn't snatch her, out of spite he put a fuku on the family..." (Diaz 243). Abelard's actions all had consequences. Not only did his doings lead to his own personal demise, they also left a legacy of fuku on the family. Everything that Abelard did had lasting effects that not only altered his life, but that of those around him. This is a trait that would later be seen in other Cabrals, namely Belicia, Lola, and Oscar. Ever since the demise of Abelard, subsequent Cabrals were to be tormented by this curse of consequences and limited happiness. There are many phrases that could accurately portray Abelard or the Cabral fuku, but one of the most lasting has to be "Tarde venientibus ossa" (Diaz 219). This Latin phrase, meaning to the latecomers are left the bones, is repeated multiple times throughout Abelard's story. This saying has two meanings in the novel, one specific for Abelard, and a second more general one for the Cabral family to come. When referring to Ableard, he foresaw the struggle between Trujillo and Jacqueleyn coming, but in choosing to do nothing about it until he had no choices left, Abelard sealed his own fate of downfall. This indecisiveness is then highlighted with La Inca, how she didn't save Beli until almost too late, Lola, concerning her relations with her mother, and Belicia, her lack of control leading to the demise of Oscar. Behind the initial curse of tarde venientibus ossa is the greater fuku of the Cabral family. No matter how hard the Cabrals try, they can't escape their fate; brief wondrous moments surrounded by pain and heartache.

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