"...they would sense him waiting for them on the other side and over there he wouldn’t be no fatboy or dork or kid no girl had ever loved; over there he’d be a hero, an avenger. Because anything you can dream (he put his hand up) you can be.” - Junot Diaz, "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" The above passage is important in understanding "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," because throughout Oscar’s life, he was an outcast, but towards the end of the novel Oscar finally stands up for what he believes in. Oscar was enamored with sci-fi books and anything resembling a superhero in the materials he read daily. As much as Oscar muddled through his life and never resembled anything close to a superhero it is fascinating that he was able to find it within himself to finally butter up the courage to attack his dream. The line, “they would sense him waiting for them on the other side and over there he wouldn’t be no fatboy or dork or kid no girl had ever loved; over there he’d be a hero, an avenger” (Diaz 321) portrays Oscar’s life after death where Oscar would no longer be seen as just the dork from New Jersey, but he would be deemed a hero for conquering his fears. The irony behind this passage is that it took Oscar a good portion of his life before he realized to have what you want you must go after it, even if that means dying in the process. As long as it took for Oscar to achieve his goal of falling in love and having sexual intercourse, he has to be commended for achieving this goal no matter what the cost. That is why the book is titled “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” because although quick, his life did end up being wondrous in the short time he was alive. Throughout the novel, Yunior tries to help Oscar but begins to lose patience with Oscar’s unwillingness to reform to his advice about females and fitting in with society. Oscar goes through the novel seemingly falling in love with girls and then going into deep depression when these certain females dump him. Oscar then resorts to thinking suicide may be the best option for his life. Yunior then becomes annoyed with Oscar as he states, “Dude had been