Kendall McRae Post 2

In chapter 12 of The Lonely Crossing of Juan Cabrera, we read about Alberto thinking about an old school teacher who made the crossing from Cuba to the Florida Keys. This woman shows a lot of control. Some in her position may not be able to take the great responsibility that comes with being in the resistance against the Communists in 1961, and the danger that she was put in while smuggling food and weapons to the ones fighting in the Escambray Mountains. During her day job, it took control to pretend that nothing was wrong and she was playing by the rules. Luckily when the CIA became suspicious the resistance managed to ship her out to Islamorada. When she arrived on the beach and the drunk tourists mistook her for Sophia Lauren, she made jokes about it instead of being offended, which shows control in her emotions. On page 101 when Alberto is talking to her and he can see the sadness in her eyes, it shows that she can be light and carefree on the outside but still feel sadness on the inside.