Paula: Post Three

One of the many themes in the story is that courage can be found in the strangest of places. As you know, Juan wasn’t tough, brave, or strong in the beginning. He was just your average physics and astronomy professor. But it’s amazing how much two friends, an inner tube raft and a trip in the unpredictable ocean can transform someone. In the beginning, Juan was a lying coward, telling fibs just to save his back and hid his past. But, as he goes on his deep-sea journey, he begins to change. When his friend, Raul, was being attacked by the shark, he finds the courage and strength that he had lost when his father was taken away. As he floats on the raft, he realizes the fear, the lies, and the familiar negrura didn’t do anything but hurt him. He sees that there is nothing to be afraid of, not even death, because in death, you can find an endless rest.