According to James Baldwin, language connects or separates from society (454). It causes the desire to be accepted by both the private and public worlds. However, acceptance cannot be achieved when both the private identity and the public identity are displayed at the same time. The previous statement results in complete isolation by neither showing one's private identity nor conforming to the public identity. Another consequence of this statement is eventual conformity through the suppression of one's private identity and true self. In the case of the protagonist of Gautam Malkani's “Londonstani” and Oscar in Junot Díaz's “A Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” their language – verbal and behavioral – reveals their isolation and conformity within their communities. Oscar de León, the protagonist of “A Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” is isolated from his community due to his behavior which he neither displays with pride nor modifies to suit society's desires. Oscar comes from a very influential Dominican family. In his community, Dominican men are typically smooth-talking, naturally sociable and “woman-crazy” men. They rarely encounter problems having to do with women or fitting in. Oscar, however, does not fit into the generalization for Dominican men. He is more intellectually active than physically or sexually active. He stays in his room watching "Doctor Who," his favorite sci-fi show, and writing journal entries instead of chasing girls. He doesn't suppress his actions or even change them. In his community, such behavior establishes him as an anomaly compared to Dominican behavior and isolates him from those who follow the typical Dominican standard. Oscar further shows his isolation through his be...... middle of paper ......goes to say that each language will very well have its own public identity which will be considered a private identity for anyone who does not speak that language . When you choose to have a private identity, you must realize that the public will rarely accept it. Therefore, one must be willing to accept the cost of choosing such a lifestyle: isolation. Likewise, when one chooses public identity, one must give up who one truly is to fully conform to what the public expects. Seen through the lives of Oscar and Jas, private identity and public identity can never coexist. Works Cited Díaz, Junot. “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.” Rotten English: A Literary Anthology. By Dohra Ahmad. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2007. Malkani, Gautam. Londonstanis. Rotten English: A Literary Anthology. By Dohra Ahmad New York: WW Norton & Co., 2007.