Peter Post One

As I noted in class, Juan had a genuine concern for both Andrés and Raúl. When Andrés was killed, Juan wanted to have done something, but unlike Raúl, was not so impulsive to do so. It is also mentioned that Juan simply could not get the image of Andrés’ death out of his head in the following hours however he tried. Also, he was amazed when he discovered Raúl had survived the hurricane with him. For a period of time, he simply rejoiced before actually taking into account the situation at hand. Later, when the shark attacked Raúl, he refused to stay away and do nothing even as he was told to by Raúl. If he had simply been concerned for himself, he would have stayed clear of the shark to preserve his own life. Instead he insisted on coming over to try and save Raúl, even though it was futile in the end. Even when he had seen the blood, he returned the raft to the spot of the attack in the unlikely case that Raúl had survived. With both of them gone, he found motivation to continue from the belief that he was getting strength from Raúl’s spirit and that both Raúl and Andrés would have wanted him to continue. Essentially, Juan is not selfish and, rather, was always trying his hardest to save the other two, even though he did not succeed