In chapters 5 - 9 we learn a lot about Juan. In chapter six, when Juan and Raul are in the middle of the storm, it really shows how brave and strong Juan can be when he needs to. On page 38, Juan explains that it "strange weird to be dying with no one to mourn him except carmen" I was not sure if he would have the strength or even attempt to survive. Later though, on page 39 when he realizes that he is still attached to the raft he begins to do everything in his power to survive. All he cares about is staying with the raft and remaining to breathe. This shows that eventhough Juan sometimes seems cowardly, when it really matters he is very brave and strong. Also in this part of the book, you learn how much Raul means to Juan. On page 39, eventhough Juan is in grave danger, instead on only focusing on keeping himself alive he spends a few minuites calling to Raul. Later on page 41, Juan is thinking about how he snapped at Raul before they left and he feels guilty. I believe that sometimes Juan takes a Raul for granted and doesn't realize how good of a friend he is. Learning these things about Juan in this chapter made me realize that there are two sides of him and he doesn't always show how brave he is and how much he cares about Raul