Gaining a Sense of Peace in the Novel, Dreaming in Cuban...

Gaining a Sense of Peace In the novel Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia, Cuba had an impact on each character especially to Pilar. Pilar moved to New York when she was just a little girl. She felt like she was unfamiliar with her heritage, which sparked the idea to move back to her homeland. Pilar’s grandmother, Celia and her mother, Lourdes were Pilar’s only connections to Cuba. Throughout the book, Pilar has expressed several changes of heart towards Cuba. Although Pilar wanted to move back to Cuba, she finally realizes that because of the Castro regime, she wouldn’t be able to express herself freely in Cuba. Pilar has a strong connection with her Abuela Celia. Celia is responsible for her desire to move back to Cuba. Pilar hasn’t seen Celia since she left Cuba when she was only two years old. When Lourdes said she was leaving the country, Pilar wouldn’t let go of Celia because she didn’t want to leave her. Pilar states, â€Å"Mom tried to pull me away but I clung to Abuela Celia and screamed at the top of my lungs† (26). Pilar was attached to Celia more than her own mother. Ever since then Pilar hasn’t seen her grandmother which causes her to lose her connection to Celia and to Cuba as well. Pilar states, â€Å" Every day Cuba fades a little more inside me, my grandmother fades a little more inside me. And there’s only imagination where our history should be† (138). Pilar blames losing her connection with Cuba and Celia on Lourdes. Pilar says â€Å"It doesn’t help that MomShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred i n the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesvery often offset by the degradation of the global environment and massive spurts in excessive mortality brought on by warfare, famine, periodic genocidal onslaughts, and worldwide epidemics. In no previous epoch of history was war so vilified and peace so consciously pursued through the establishment of international organizations and diplomatic exchanges. Despite these endeavors, the levels of domestic and international violence within human populations and the ravages visited upon animals and