Chapter 21 and Chapter 22 Summary and Analysis

MAIN designed and built a massive hydroelectric project in Columbia, which was the keystone to South America. It was the perfect country for business and political gain. John met a Columbian woman named Paula, who convinced John to face the guilt of his job, the trauma of his marriage and divorce, and discover himself.

Paula tells John that his work is hurting a lot of people and that the Colombians don't want them there. She is compassionate towards the guerrillas, especially because her brother is fighting with them, a fact she didn't at first tell John because she didn't think it important, and she needed to protect her brother. John felt betrayed, but when he wanted to fall back on his crutch of personality traits that the NSA and MAIN had discovered and fed on, Paula helped...