Zack D.’s Reviews > Refugee > Status Update

One very sad part was when Isabella's grandfather jumped into the ocean to save the rest of the boat. This would help them have a better chance of getting into America because he would serve as a decoy for the Coast Guard. He jumped because when he was younger he denied Jewish people the right to get into Cuba and he still felt guilty. His last words to her were, "Don't stop rowing for shore, goodbye Isabella"(277).

One important part is when Isabel jumped in the water to save Senor Castillo even though it was dangerous for her. When Isabel realized this was exactly how her grandmother died two years ago she didn't think twice. "I remembered how my grandmother disappeared under the waves just like that two years ago and without another thought I dove in after Senor Castillo (120).

Isabel is worried that they were going to get caught and be sent back to Cuba and thrown in jail while everyone is very confident that they will make it to America. "What do you think the states will be like?"(84). Everyone replied while Isabel sat there wondering if they were even going to make it there. No one else even thought about it.

Josef feels that since his dad has gotten back from the concentration camp he hasn't been the same. His dad was running past sailors looking for cameras and told his family that they were coming back for him. This proves that in the concentration camp they did very horrific crimes to the people there because for a normal person to get so paranoid and worried in just 6 months of being there is scary.