Wakeman Final Post

I think the them in The Lonely Crossing of Juan Cabrera is hope. Juan, Raul, and Andres all left Cuba hoping the America would be better. They wouldn't have left the country they were born in, their family, and their lives if they didn't have hope that they would make the journey to a seemingly better place. Many people immigrate to different countries hoping for a better life, this is the case for Juan. Even though he loses his companions he still manages to make it to Florida because he had hope and that hope kept him going. Sometimes, like in Juan's case, you lose everything and all you have left is hope. Usually there are casualties on a journey and hope is what keeps us all going on our journeys and since the theme for this semester is the journey this was a good book to include for this topic.