Essential Question #2

Ernesto was someone who wanted to make a difference. He wanted to explore and to go on adventures and be care-free but he also wanted to help people. He was a doctor and he wanted to be able to help people who others wouldn't help, which is why he focused and was so keen on helping those with leprosy. Ernesto's journey throughout The Motorcycle Diaries explored both the care-free and adventurous side of him and the helping side. I don't think that he was aiming to have the impact that he did. While helping the rebellion to overthrow Batista, Che was executing his adventurous and helping sides, but he did in a rough manner which gave him a bad reputation. He impacted the world in a way that I don't think he was expecting to. He let the power get to his head, and felt that it was necessary to end the lives of those against him. He totally switched from what he was in Motorcycle Diaries to what is known for today. He let Castro influence him and use him as his personal puppet while losing sight of his original goals.