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The theme I chose for this story is: taking the road less traveled by, shows the hero and determination within oneself. These three Cubans had the power within their minds to put together a small inner tube raft, float approximately 100 miles to the U.S., and obtain their freedom with a sense of pride. They were willing to risk their lives and travel along an uncharted route across the Gulf of Mexico into Miami. The courage and determination that is needed to leave a place once called home and out into a perilous ocean, is beyond any one man's power. However, Juan has become a hero and proved to himself and others around him, that he deserves to walk as a free man, no matter where he goes or what road he travels on. Throughout the book, the writer uses detailed descriptions, that all lead back to one word: determination. While Juan feels rather pessimistic during most of the novel, he must feel much pride in knowing that he wakes up each day...as a free man.