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One was when Oscar helps Katie find the right fish for her fish fry and when he befriends the stray dog. Both these scenes show Oscar isn't your stereotypical black man who sells marijuana and has job problems and has been in jail. Oscar is at his old job and over hears that a girl is trying to find fish to fry but has no clue which to chose. He then calls his grandma and asks her if she can help this girl. The other scene is when he is at the gas station and sees the stray dog. He even texts Sophina asking if he should come eat lunch with her. Both these scenes show that he is trying to do better and I guess to me shows that he has sympathy and he has a heart actually. When the dog gets run over he yells at the driver and tries to comfort the dog. Since getting out of jail Oscar has made it a point to become a better man, getting rid of the marijuana and wanting to better is life for Sophina and Tatiana. However he still loses in the end.
I agree that both of these scenes say a lot about what kind of a person Oscar really is. He is someone who would go out of his way to help a complete stranger, or try and comfort a dying animal.
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