![]() ![]() Yunior moves on to think about Ysrael, who also lives in the campo. Yunior listens "in case these things might be useful in the future" (6). When they lay together at night, he tells his brother about the different girls he hooked up with. ![]() In the campo, Rafa is more open with Yunior about his sexual relationships with women. In the campo, however, they "were friends" (5). While they are living with their mother en el centro (the city), the brothers have a tense relationship, and Rafa picks on Yunior for his looks. Yunior recounts that his relationship changes with his brother when they are in the campo together. Yunior reveals that he and his brother are in el campo (the countryside) and that his mother "shipped" them out to live with family every summer. The speaker notices his brother tilt his head and say they should see Ysrael. ![]() They are on their way to the colmado (a local convenience store, canteen, and gathering space). The story opens with the speaker, Yunior, and his brother, Rafa. " Ysrael" is the first story of Junot Díaz's 1996 collection of short fiction, Drown. ![]()
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