The Motorcycle Diaries: What is a Good Leader and Why Do People Need to Explore the World????

      I am currently reading The Motorycle Diaries, a memoir about Ernesto "Che" Guevara, and it follows twenty-three year old medical student Ernesto "Che" Guevara. One semester away from graduation, he decides to postpone his last semester to accompany his twenty-nine year old biochemist friend 'Alberto Granado' - Mial to his friends - on his four month, 8,000 km long dream motorcycle trip throughout South America starting from their home in Buenos Aires. Their quest is to see things they've only read about in books about the continent on which they live, and to finish that quest on Alberto's thirtieth birthday on the other side of the continent in the Guajira Peninsula in Venezuela. Not all on this trip goes according to their rough plan due to a broken down motorbike, a continual lack of money, arguments between the two in their isolation with each other, and dealing with Ernesto's chronic asthma. On their trip, Ernesto was transformed by the poverty and alienation he witnessed. But a chance encounter with a couple of Communists in the Chilean desert and an extended visit to the San Pablo Leper Colony in the Perúvian Amazon Basin among other things profoundly affects what each will want to do with his life and the bond each has with the other. Ernesto also became a big leader in the Cuban Revolution. This story made me ask myself why do people need to explore the world and  what is a good leader????


       In this book, Ernesto "Che" Guevara explores all of South America on a four-month, 8,000 km long motorcycle trip.Even though most people don't have a long exploration like that, you still believe that every person needs to explore the world. I personally believe that you learn so much when you travel, and you can really experience something new. You can see the problems of the other parts of the world and try to fix it. You can also learn a new technique, technology, or idea when u explore the world. It also inspires many people to do something .A visit to the Incan ruins of Macchu Picchu inspires something in Ernesto. He wonders how the highly advanced culture gave way to the urban sprawl of Lima. His reflection is interrupted by Alberto, who shares with him a dream to peacefully revolutionize modern South America. Ernesto quickly responds: "A revolution without guns? It will never work." Ernesto "Che" Guevara learned about the culture of another place, and he brought it over and became a leader in the Cuban Revolution. He learned that people can have a revolution without guns, and that changed the Cuban Revolution. He learned this by exploring the world and learning about other people's cultures.


      This book also made me ask myself what is a good leader? Ernesto was a huge political image, but he didn't have a high rank in the government. Even though he didn't have a high rank in the government, he still was a huge, influential, and good leader. So, what is a good leader? Personally, I believe that a good leader is one who thinks about the civilians in the place where he leads. The leader wants the best for the citizens and tries to treat everyone equally. Also, I believe that the leader has a lot of good and new ideas that can change the land for better. I also personally believe that a good leader cares about the lives of his citizens, and that the leader should value the lives of the citizens and the well being of the citizens over the benefit of himself, and the economy of the country. In this book, Ernesto "Che" Guevara brought a good idea of having a revolution without guns, and it saved many lives. It also revolutionized a revolution. It changed revolutions, and that's why Ernesto "Che" Guevara is considered a good leader.


      In conclusion, The Motorcycle Diaries, a memoir of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, is a very good and moving memoir and brought many ideas into my mind. The story that this book tells is a very good and inspiring story. It makes you want to explore the world, and see how other people live. Ernesto "Che" Guevara saw the poverty and alienation in other countries and it really moved him. That is why I believe that other people should go on journeys and explore the world. It can really change people and inspire them to do something that can change the world. It can also make a really great leader. I really like this book, and I can't wait to read on and see what other questions come into my mind.