Argentina

"Most important mission before leaving was to take exams in as many subjects as possible; Alberto's to prepare the bike for the long journey, and to study and plan our route. The enormity of our endeavor escaped us in those moments; all we could see was the dust on the road ahead and ourselves on the bike, devouring kilometers in our flight northward." pg. 33

This quote really was when Ernesto and Alberto were about to set forward for the journey around Latin America. This stood out to me because you could sense a feeling of excitement and curiosity as to what their journey would bring. This excerpt includes detail and imagery. This allows the reader to picture of the length of the trip and what it was like to be riding on the bike. I believe it was a very descriptive and gave us incite on their journey ahead.


"My tired eyes refused to sleep in them a pair of green spots swirled, representing the world I had left for dead behind me and mocking the so-called liberation I sought. They harnessed their image to my extraordinary flight across the lands and seas of the world." pg. 40

In this excerpt, it represents Diction and Tone. At this point, Che gives you his attitude towards the trip and the different feelings he is encountering. It allows you to be inside his head and read his thinking process. I really enjoyed this quote because it was very illustrative. It allowed us as the readers to paint a picture in our heads of what he is thinking and relate it to our personal experiences.