10/3/2015 4:52:00 AM
Prompt: In PEE chain format respond to the following prompt:
“Often, protest fiction utilizes satire to expose the flaws and injustices of some aspect of the controlling/dominant culture.
It is meant as a tool to give the marginalized and disenfranchised a voice.”
“Protest fiction has as its primary purpose the protesting of some social injustice, such as racism or discrimination.”
The protest novel is a "work of fiction in which a prevailing social problem, such as gender, race, or class prejudice, is
dramatized through its effect on the characters of a novel".
Given the amount of social criticisms within the text, The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao can be read as a protest
novel. In an analytical response explain how the novel is protest fiction. Your response should identify the social
injustices and issues the novel is protesting and include multiple examples from the text, a discussion of the
author’s literary choices (i.e diction and language), and explore the social, cultural, and historical contexts, in
order to support your points. You must include at least two (2) Points to support your answer.
Your paper should be typed and in APA format.
Assignment Due Date: Friday, October 9th
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Writing Assignment
Suggested Writing Tips
Identify the two social issues that you feel the novel protests against and
develop your paper around those ideas. You may use your notes from class
discussions and Do Now’s to help you focus your ideas.
Remember that you will have a total of 2(two) extended PEE chains that will
answer the prompt.
PEE Chain 1:
Point: The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz is a protest
novel because the author uses the text to protest against
_________________________________ .
 (please make your issue as specific as possible. Saying “racism” may get you
into a bind. Instead you may want to say the “racial structures” or “hierarchies”
that are present in Dominican society)

Linking Phrase (1) _____________________________
Evidence 1: (remember no more than 7 words)
Explain the quote
Explain how it supports your point
Remember that the prompt asks you to use MULTIPLE examples, so this might
be a good place to use two or three quotes to support your point
Use another linking phrase such as “this idea is also expressed when”, “Diaz
shows this when” “This point is further drawn upon in the text when” “Later
this idea is expressed when” …. You get the point
Then explain that evidence
And explain how it supports the point
Use no more than 3 quotes and no less than 2 quotes here.
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Writing Assignment
Language/Literary Analysis: For the language and literary choices analysis
choose at least one other quote from the text. Refer to the very, very long list
of literary choices to give you an idea.
You could analyze diction (word choice) and a literary choice like (tone,
characterization, profanity, or Spanglish) using the same quote
Linking Phrase ideas: The author intentionally makes certain literary
choices such as _____________ to convey his message to readers. (then
transition into your language and literary choices analysis)
“When the author says…” “When Diaz does ….” The use of (whichever literary
device, literary choice, or word) achieves this purpose” “The author does the
following to” ….
Continue explaining the evidence
Make a connection back to the point!
Context: Transitional or linking phrase into context: “The _____________
context largely shapes this text because” … “The history of the Dominican
Republic is essential to understanding this text and the author’s message” …
This will greatly depend on what you will say next.
Use at least 2 examples from the text to support your historical, social, or
cultural analysis. Use the linking phrases from above to help with this.
Finally, remember to connect back to your point!
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Writing Assignment
PEE Chain 2:
Point: The novel also protests against
_________________________________ .
(please make your issue as specific as possible. Saying “sexism” may get you into a
bind. Instead you may want to say the “plight of women in post colonial societies that
are dominated by men” “or the treatment of women in patriarchal societies”)
Linking Phrase (1)
Evidence 1 (remember no more than 7 words)
Explain the quote
Explain how it supports your point
Remember that the prompt asks you to use MULTIPLE examples, so this might
be a good place to use two or three quotes to support your point
Use another linking phrase such as “this idea is also expressed when”, “Diaz
shows this when” “This point is further drawn upon in the text when” “Later
this is expressed when” …. You get the point
Then explain that evidence
And explain how it supports the point
Use no more than 3 quotes and no less than 2 quotes here.
For the language and literary choices analysis choose at least one other quote
from the text. Refer to the very, very long list of literary choices to give you an
idea.
You could analyze diction (word choice) and a literary choice like (tone,
characterization, profanity, or Spanglish) using the same quote
Language/Literary Choices: Something like: The author intentionally makes
certain literary choices such as _____________ to convey his message to
readers. (then transition into your language and literary choices analysis)
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Writing Assignment
“When the author says…” “When Diaz does ….” The use of (whichever literary
device, literary choice, or word) achieves this purpose” “The author does the
following to” ….
Continue explaining the evidence
Make a connection back to the point!
Context: Transitional or linking phrase into context: “The _____________
context largely shapes this text because” … “The history of the Dominican
Republic is essential to understanding this text and the author’s message” …
This will greatly depend on what you will say next.
Use at least 2 examples from the text to support your historical, social, or
cultural analysis. Use the linking phrases from above to help with this.
Finally, remember to connect back to your point!
Short Tips for Including Multiple Examples10/3/2015 4:52:00 AM
PEE Chain 1:
2 general quotes to support the point
-explain the quotes, explain how they support the point
1 quote for the diction analysis
+
1 quote for the literary choice analysis (remember that you have many
to choose from
= a good amount of evidence and you’re no even finished yet
OR you can analyze both diction and a literary choice within the same quote
2 quotes for context analysis
PEE Chain 2
2 general quotes to support the point
-explain the quotes, explain how they support the point
1 quote for the diction analysis
+
1 quote for the literary choice analysis (remember that you have many
to choose from
= a good amount of evidence and you’re no even finished yet
OR you can analyze both diction and a literary choice within the same quote
2 quotes for context analysis