One experience that Che had in Chile that could affected his later life would be when him and Alberto decided to sneak on the boat, the San Antonio, to try to get to Easter Island. This may have affected his later life because it was an experience that he was doing illegaly but people still accepted him with open arms. Although they snuck on the boat and could have gotten in a lot of trouble the captain embraced them with no bad consequences. "He recommended that we say nothing about our previous meeting and that he would ensure nothing happened when we arrived in Antofagasta, the ship's destination. He let us sleep in the cabin of an officer on leave, and that night invited us to play canasta and have a drink or two," (page 75). One major impact that this may have had on Che would be to build his ego to think that he was above the law, and also to fuel his sense of rebelliousness.
Oh thats a good idea. I totally agree. On my post I wrote about how he met the communist couple because that could be where he learned more about communism.
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