Yunior Analysis

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Yunior is so ashamed of who he is. I assume it’s because he was raised in America and its been instilled in him to think of himself as inferior to the white man. A quote that stood out to me was when he was speaking about white girls, “Tell her you love her hair, that you love her skin… because, in truth, you love them more than you love your own,” I found it so sad that doesn’t accept himself. The poor boy just wants to fit in, he goes through all these hoops to please other people, he’s used to people being scared of him. To add insult to injury, he’s poor, lives in a bad neighborhood, has a single parent, receives government assistance. This seems like more of a how to: pretend to be someone you wish to be. Yunior says, “If she’s a halfie don’t be surprised that her mother is white,” I find this interesting because it applies to him, he prefers white girls over girl that are like him. …show more content…

I know everyone is different and no generalization is absolutely true but it’s been said so much for a reason. One can even here about it in rap songs, like Kanye West’s song “Gold Digger” it says something along the lines of a girl sticking by her boyfriend and when he makes it big, he leaves her for a white girl. The question is why? Why are certain women preferred because of the color of their skin? Maybe they’re seen as trophies, going back to what was said in the beginning with the thought of white people being superior. Yunior never actually speaks his mind or does what he wants to do. It’s like he’s walking on eggshells, every move is calculated, he’s very cautious about what he says or does. It’s hard for him to deal with. Constantly being judged at face value handicaps him. He’s used to being reduced to his skin color or to being “Spanish” and it probably makes him feel

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