Dreaming in Cuban - an excerpt

An excerpt from “Dreaming in Cuban” by Cristina Garcia 

* click the link above to read the excerpt "Ocean Blue" from the book "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina Garcia about a Cuban-American family's experience. After reading, answer these questions by writing them or recording yourself in a video. 

1. The author mentions "El Líder" What is the significance of "El Líder" to Celia? How does she describe him? 2. This book is considered part of the magical realism genre. What "magical realism" features does this excerpt have? (ex. fantastical elements, real-world setting, authorial reticence, plenitude, hybridity, metafiction, heightened awareness of mystery, political critique, the mundane, incorporation of myth)3. How does Celia view the relationship between the U.S. and Cuba? How does she interpret what has happened to her family members after moving to the U.S.? How is the U.S. represented in the excerpt? How is Cuban represented?