Weaver Post 2

I think the significance of Juan Cabrera's dream was to help us get to know him better. The author incorporated a special time in Juan's childhood in a very interesting way. Knowing what came of his father when he stayed, gave Juan a sort of courage to get to Florida. In the dream, he doesn't argue with his mother when she tells him that his father has been killed, instead he returns to the framboyan tree every afternoon. He isn't necessarily determined that his father will return, but after awhile he realizes that his father really isn't coming back. By then it is already a habit for him to go to the framboyan tree, so he doesn't stop. Instead of clibing the tree to look for his long lost father, he climbs it for the sheer enjoyment of the wind caressing his face. (Page 93, last paragraph)