![]() ![]() Shy attempts to save Williamson when he throws himself over the railing of the ship, but he isn’t strong enough to hold on before the man falls to his death. ![]() Williamson rambles about the blood on his hands and the fact that he has betrayed Shy in some way. On Shy’s first voyage with the Paradise Cruise Line, he witnesses the unusual last moments and suicide of scientist David Williamson. He also works alongside Marcus, a hip-hop dancer, and Kevin, an Australian underwear model, and regularly encounters an enigmatic older man named Shoeshine. He is also enamored with his friend Carmen, an 18-year-old, half-Mexican woman whose father died from Romero Disease Carmen has a fiancé waiting for her back home, a fact that causes conflict when Shy’s romantic feelings for her become clear. Shy shares a cabin with Rodney, a six-foot-four offensive lineman who spends his time reading romance novels and working in the kitchen. His grandmother died from a highly contagious illness known as Romero Disease, which has been sweeping unchecked through border towns in Mexico and the United States. ![]() Shy is selfless and hardworking and wants to make enough money to help his mother fill the financial hole left after the death of his grandmother. The protagonist of The Living is Shy Espinoza, a Mexican American high school student who takes a job on a luxury cruise ship to help support his family. ![]()
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