Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Dreaming in Cuban, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Passion, Romance, and Marriage
Intergenerational Conflict
Religious Diversity
History and Personal Identity
Obsession and Devotion
Summary
Analysis
On January 11, 1959, Celia writes to Gustavo that 11 days after the revolution, her granddaughter, Pilar, is born. It’s also Celia’s 50th birthday. She will no longer write to Gustavo, because Pilar will remember everything.
This final letter suggests that despite Pilar’s betrayal of Celia by letting Ivanito go and leaving Cuba, the bond between them will always remain intact. Pilar will, in some way, carry Celia’s legacy, and Cuba, with her in her own life.
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