Suhr Post 3

The theme that I have chosen from the book is: One must never give up on their dreams. There were many times throughout the trials and tribulations of this story when Juan could have given up on his dream of freedom. When Andres was killed by the gun boat, Juan could have just decided that this voyage across the sea demanded too much. Juan, however, fought back his emotions and floated onward. Another time that giving up presented itself as a good option was when Raul and Juan were taken over by the hurricane. At this point I would have felt that my journey was doomed to fail, but Juan and Raul held tight to their dreams(and also the raft!) and made it through the storm alive. Later, after Raul has been eaten alive by a tiger shark and Juan is left all alone, Juan almost slipped into the murky depths of the sea and gave into the sweet temptations of death. However, the thought of finally fulfilling his dream kept him clinging to the raft. Alberto(Cessna Pilot) then finally spots him and he is taken to safety and freedom. Juan held fast to his dream of freedom through the tests of the open ocean and death and fulfilled his dream by making it to America.