Martin's, 2017. Lessons from the Alpha Male: “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie” by Junot Diaz Every red-blooded American male reaches a zenith in his life when he has finally joined the company of men, and been deemed worthy to receive a lifetime of collected wisdom and … "How to Date a Brown Girl (Black Girl, White Girl, or Halfie)." 9. "How to Date a Brown Girl (Black Girl, White Girl, or Halfie)" is a satirical short story by Junot Díaz.The story takes the guise of an instructional manual, purporting to offer advice as to how to act or behave depending upon the ethnicity and social class of the reader’s date. The following version of this story was used to create this study guide: Diaz, Juno. "How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie." “How to Date a Brown Girl, Black Girl, White Girl, Halfie,” is included in Drown and was also published in The New Yorker, where many of Díaz’s stories have appeared. 142-148. Drown. I would say that this story is a short story because it is brief, is able to be read in one sitting, and has a unifying effect on the reader. He is also the author of a novel, the 2008 Pulitzer Prize­winning The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, the story of a “lovesick ghetto nerd” who writes fantasy fiction. Literature: a Portable Anthology, edited by Janet E. Gardner et al., Bedford/St. %PDF-1.5 Junot Díaz Writing Styles in How to Date a Brown Girl (Black Girl, White Girl, or Halfie) Junot Díaz This Study Guide consists of approximately 25 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of How to Date a Brown Girl. New York: Riverhead Books, 1996. The short story “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, and Halfie” by Junot Diaz is the main character, Yunior’s, guide to dating girls of different races and the ways to … Debunking Myths, Destabilizing Identities: A Reading of Junot Diaz's "How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie" To print or download this file, click the link below: How to Date a Brown Girl by Junot Diaz.pdf — PDF document, 767 KB (785940 bytes) Drown. "How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie" is the most humorous piece in Drown. “How to Date a Brown Girl (Black Girl, White Girl, or Halfie)” is a short story by Junot Diaz that instructs someone on how to date a girl in a world of different races. Although presented as an instructional essay about teenage dating, its details are lifted from Yunior's own life. The effect of this is that it seems almost like he is creating a sort of “rule book” for himself about how to date different types of girls and what to do in certain situations. Wait until your brother, your sisters, and your mother leave the apartment. Print.