Sowell Post 2

I believe that the significance of Juan's dream was for Juan to remember his father. When he was a young boy, on page 93, the book states that his father had been captured, but Juan kept looking for him anyway. After climbing the framboyan trees higher and higher looking for his father, his mother finally told him that the people that had captured his father had killed him. Even though killing Juan's father means that he will never be seen again, he keeps climbing the framboyan trees over and over again looking for him. I think that this shows that Juan's father is like Juan's freedom. Even though Juan may never see the United States, he keeps sailing even after most of his hope is lost. I think that the dream helped Juan realize how determined he could stay after everything fell apart.