![]() For example, Yunior takes his mother to the mall and gives her money to hunt through the bargain bins in the same way that his father used to do before he left. ![]() However, Yunior is not simply a child in their home-he also takes care of his mother, in many ways filling his absent father’s role. Furthermore, his close relationships with Beto and with his mother allow him to continuously think of himself as his mother’s son or Beto’s friend, instead of realizing that he is in control of his own life.ĭespite the fact that Yunior is an adult, his life is still just as intertwined with his mother’s as it was when he was a child: they live together, she cooks for him and does his laundry, and they watch TV together and chat, showing their emotional intimacy. His relationship to his mother limits his growth by keeping him in his childhood role, and the intimacy of his friendship with Beto betrays him when Beto sexually violates Yunior. ![]() ![]() While Yunior’s close and often codependent relationships with his mother and Beto at first provide him with stability and structure for his life, they sour as he grows. In “Drown,” Junot Díaz suggests that intimacy can be both protective and limiting. ![]()
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