Fuku's shadow looms over the Cabral family from "summary" of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
The Cabral family has been haunted by a curse, a curse known as fuku. This curse has followed them through generations, bringing nothing but pain and suffering. It all started with Belicia Cabral, a young girl who unknowingly triggered the curse by rejecting a powerful man's advances. From that moment on, the Cabral family was doomed. The effects of the curse were felt by each member of the family, from Belicia herself to her son Oscar. Belicia faced hardships and heartbreak, struggling to find happiness in a world that seemed determined to keep it from her. Her son Oscar, a sensitive and intelligent young man, also felt the weight of the curse. He was an outcast, constantly ridiculed and belittled by those around him. ...
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