Instead of following through on his plan to help others through the medical profession, Ernesto’s experiences radicalize him and set him on a path to becoming a political revolutionary who seeks to create change across a whole society, rather than just for individuals. As Ernesto recounts these experiences, his observations become less personal and more political, which reflects the transformation of his goals, values, and personality. Over the course of his travels, he and Alberto experience the difficulties of the road, encounter impoverished people, learn about indigenous culture, and see the injustice of foreign companies profiting off of the suffering of laborers. Ernesto begins the narrative as an aspiring doctor who is adventurous and somewhat thoughtless, chiefly motivated by excitement and novelty. The book is a collection of his edited notes from a motorcycle trip that he and his friend Alberto took across South America when they were medical students in their 20s. Ernesto Guevara is both the memoir’s author and its protagonist.
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