"She had a mind like a mongoose but she was not, in the end, a worldly woman."
— Díaz, Junot (b. 1968)
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Work Title
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Riverhead Hardcover
Date
2007
Metaphor
"She had a mind like a mongoose but she was not, in the end, a worldly woman."
Metaphor in Context
La Inca need to do something, so, not yet recovered from her Hail Mary play, she called upon her ancestors and upon Jesú Cristo for help. Once again she prayed. But on top of that, to show her devotion, she fasted. Pulled a Mother Abigail. Ate nothing but one orange, drank nothing but water. After that last vast expenditure of piety her spirit was in an uproar. She did not know what to do. She had a mind like a mongoose but she was not, in the end, a worldly woman. She spoke to her friends, who argued for sending Beli to the campo. She'll be safe there. She spoke to her priest. You should pray for her.
(p. 157)
(p. 157)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Diaz, Junot. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao . New York: Riverhead Books, 2007.
Date of Entry
12/16/2008
