Rebecca's Post One

In The Lonely Journey of Juan Cabrera, Chapters 5-8, we see various different sides of Juan’s personality. One thing that I’ve learned is that he normally keeps a calm, level head and likes to think things through, though there are exceptions when he panics; when the G-2 was inspecting the car and when Andres sacrifices his life. An example is on page 53, when he repeatedly checks the sky to check their location and assures Raul that they’re still on course. Another time is when Juan is talking to Carmen; he makes sure no one can trace it back to him (page 27). He isn’t spontaneous or the kind of person who acts before they speak. Another thing I learned about Juan is that he deeply remembers and honors his past and heritage, in Chapter 1, after teaching; he drives to the place of his childhood and searches for any remaining sign of the grounds before the army transformed it. He had a vivid flashback about the stories his father told him about life on the sugar plantation and also how his grandparents came to Cuba from Europe to start a new life. I am interested in finding out more about Juan as he continues on his journey.