Corruption In Trujillo

During 1492, when Christopher Columbus first landed on Hispaniola, it created war and violence between the Tainos, who were native to their homeland and the Spanish who previously arrived there. It created a cruel, exploitative unbalanced society because the Spanish colony imposed restrictions on citizens. Then, Trujillo came to power and strictly enforced laws which people rebelled. He used the power of secret police to spy on citizens, and killed massacred Haitian immigrants. He dominated the power structure in Dominican society, which made everyone powerless and fearful. For years, people faced violence and instability due to the vicious treatment of Trujillo. The corruption still exists when Trujillo is in power, the Dominican society is cursed. This can be seen throughout the novel, The Brief and Wondrous life of Oscar Wao, because the fuku has taken over the lives Belicia, Lola, and Oscar’s lives due to the downfall they faced. Belicia did not have much guidance as a child, she was an Orphan who was destroyed emotionally and spiritually by men. Oscar on the other hand, was a nerd who had trouble communicating with girls who lacked affections for him.
Lola is the only person in the Cabral family that wasn’t cursed by the fuku

Belicia was betrayed by the gangster because he lied about having future together, and his desire to be with her. He used the secret police to track her down, in which they treated her with cruelty. They belittled her every chance they got. At first she felt connected to him but then he misleads her with the wrong information about himself to make himself look good. On page 138, Yunior says, “But I bet you never would have imagined whom he was married to. A Trujillo.” This shows that it was a curse because knowing this information, there was downfall that plagued her life. Belicia is afflicted by the curse, which she has no control