In your opinion, which personal characteristics does Oscar possesses that make most people stayed away from him without even getting a chance to know him better? what personal qualities in your opinion does he have that are actually positive but get overl

Oscar is the outsider in the novel mostly due to his nerdiness, his intelligence, and his grotesque physical appearance. Like the theme of the individual and the nation, Oscar as the outsider parallels the immigrant as the outsider. An immigrant is an outsider of his own country as well as in the new country. He is no longer in his country, yet is also not a part of the new country. In the story, the matriarch Belicia is the immigrant that bridges the Dominican Republic with the United States in the novel. However, her children feel the effect of the diasporic movement as well. Belicia, Oscar and Lola all seem to be on a quest to find where they belong.