Chapman Final Post

I believe the main theme in the book was determination. This is illustrated throughout the book and is very significant to the plot. Juan first has to drive himself to get on the inner tube raft and set sea with his friends. He soon loses one friend from a Soviet gunboat. Next, Juan loses his second friend to an unlikely shark attack. Juan goes through a few more problems throughout the book, like loneliness and a hurricane. Later on, Juan almost drowns, but his inner determination and a vision of his father gives him strength to go on in his journey. After all Juan's hardships at sea, he still pushes on to America.