Please take note of the formula (1) MAIN IDEA, (2) clarify/restate/define, (3) explain importance of the MAIN IDEA, (4) use of examples and/or source and, (5) comments on the source.
I've labeled each section below.
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(1) Oscar Wao is considered an atypical Dominican male. (2) By the narrator's standards of Dominican manhood -- sexual prowess, charm, extroversion, sociability -- the book's protagonist is a complete failure. (3) In this way, Diaz reveals how minority groups internalize stereotypes and how US mainstream culture rejects those that can't be neatly categorized. (4) Oscar is an outcast because of his lack of "Atomic-level G," his incompetence in bedding women and his overall social awkwardness. These factors distance Oscar from any 'coolness' he might have. Even the genre fiction Wao loves to read has historically been dismissed by mainstream literary minds for being irrelevant, "light" and not to be taken seriously. [source needed] (5) However, instead of poking fun at Oscar, the narrator greatly sympathizes with his plight, almost reverently; his tone is one of honest pity. It's the kind of tone we have when we gossip about a child who we know will one day become famous or important, or who might one day be our boss.
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