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Oscar de León is the protagonist of Junot Díaz’s novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. He is a nerdy, overweight Dominican-American teenager who is obsessed with science fiction and fantasy novels, and who dreams of becoming a writer himself one day. Oscar is also deeply in love with his childhood friend, Ybon. However, he is unable to express his feelings for her, and as a result, their relationship is platonic.