Part 2, Silvestre Cruz Summary

Miami, Florida. Silvestre Cruz arrives in Miami unannounced. His mother has written him repeatedly that his father is dying. Since his childhood, his mother felt she needed to protect Silvestre from his father. As a result, Silvestre has never met his father. Silvestre goes straight to the hospital from the airport. When he arrives, Gonzalo is sleeping. Quietly, Silvestre pulls back the hospital sheet and stares at his father's shriveled and broken body. Silvestre thinks to himself that this is what he has to look forward to when he grows older. Gonzalo begins to absently stroke himself. Silvestre leans down to smell Gonzalo. Gonzalo awakens and stares straight into the eyes of Silvestre. Gonzalo confronts a younger version of himself staring back at him. Silvestre places the pillow over his father's face and suffocates him.

Part 2, Silvestre Cruz Analysis