Conclusion: The Return

Abstract

The final chapter offers a somber postscript on the fate of Frank’s parents, Luisa and Francisco, who, in the years following their divorce, return to live out their days on the island. The “return” is thus more than a physical relocation of Frank’s family to the island, but also a metaphor for how neoliberal programs that target the exploitation of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos return upon themselves, creating mass migration of Latinos and mass suffering that is essentially inherited from one generation to the next.