neither displaying one’s private identity nor conforming to public identity. Another consequence of that statement is ultimate conformity by suppressing one’s private identity and true self. In the case of the protagonist in “Londonstani” by Gautam Malkani and Oscar in “A Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Díaz, their language—verbal and behavioral—reveals their isolation and conformity within their communities. Oscar de León, the protagonist in “A Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”, is