Carlos is prohibited by the Cuban government to see 20,000 leagues under the sea, even though he has seen it multiple times before. This stripping of freedom infuriated Carlos and only foreshadows how the freedom of all Cubans is diminshed.
"It was there, on that sidewalk, standing next to a well-worn poster for 20,000 leagues under the sea, bathed in the light of the marquee, that i first felt that repuslive feeling of someone trying to invade my mind and soul. It was the first lancing. The blade of Fidel's scalpel had attempted the first incision, the first step towards the gradual head transplant." (pg. 244)
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