The Motorcycle Diaries Lesson Plan

Guevara says in “So We Understand Each Other” in reference to his point of view: “It is likely that out of 10 possible heads I have seen only one true tail, or vice versa.” What does he mean by this? How do we see this unfolding in the narrative?

Geuvara, is stating at the start of the book, by way of a disclaimer, that he is only writing about what he has seen, which of course will not be the entire story of a place or time. Though not explicitly stated, he is also touching on the incomplete nature of his narrative. For example, in “...Lovesick Pause,” he goes nearly the entire chapter before revealing Chichina’s name, though it is all a description of their time spent...