Chapter 23

We see young Carlos's desire to leave Havana and move farther north, to the snow and the cold and the darkness. Perhaps he was influenced from Western movies and the thought of Christmas. He mentioned that his father should have been smart and left Havana the first second Fidel came into power. His father even recognized the destruction Fidel would bring. Yet he stayed in Havana with the things that are most important to him: his art collection.