Theme for Liberty and Exile

The theme of the short story Liberty by Julia Alvarez is that people often need to face  separation. In the story, the main character got a new dog.  He likes the dog so much. But because of their family issue. They need to move to America. And he was told not to bring the dog with him. The main character has to face he struggle of leaving his beloved dog behind. In the poem Exile also by Julia Alvarez the family was leaving their home to America. The theme is also that people often face the separation.