It seems that Celia has been in love with a stranger for a long time. At least this is what Celia's letters convey to readers. Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban, a novel about a dysfunctional Cuban family, demonstrates that political views can affect family health. Although the novel focuses on politics and family relationships, Garcia's character, Celia, a protagonist who finds herself in a love triangle, struggles between past and present through her love letters because she wants Gustavo, an old lover, while she has a relationship with Jorge, her new lover. Regarding Celia's love letters, readers interpret the letters as a source for Celia to vent her emotions that she could not express towards her first love; however, analysis of the letters reveals that they play an important role in Dreaming in Cuban because the letters develop Celia as a character as she was an individual who likes to dwell in the past, but through constant letter writing Celia learns to accept her present life . The love letters develop Celia's progression because they reveal her characteristic. Celia displays the characteristic of nostalgia: a person who wants to return to the past. For example, even though Celia is with Jorge, she still writes to Gustavo: “I told (Jorge) about you, about our meetings at the Hotel Inglaterra. He tells me to forget you” (Garcia 49). Celia is a nostalgic person because she constantly thinks about Gustavo even though she is with Jorge. Also, Jorge tries to get her attention by spending time with her, but Celia pushes Jorge away by mentioning Gustavo. Furthermore, Jorge tries to distance Celia from his characteristics by telling Celia to forget about Gustavo. Although Jorge is trying to be with Celia, she is happier in the past than in the present because she thinks of Gustavo. As a result, Celia has a desire to return to the past