What scene(s) of the film display experiences that possibly helped shape his personality as a future leader?
I think the defining moment is this film that started the wheels of revolution turning for Ernesto would be when he ran into the couple in the desert and heard their story of suffering due to communist take over.
When Ernesto and Ganardo left the mines; Ernesto felt the reality of what was happening. Watching grown men who were starving, sit and wait to be picked to work in the mines like it was a lottery of chance for mere change.
As Ernesto and Ganardo continued their journey more and more signs of poverty and despair became more evident. Peru there was no money and no jobs, just women making art work and clothing.
The Incan Ruins of Machu Picu was a picture of reality of what can happen to an educated, organized, and strong culture when overtaken by military force.
The visit to Lima was a beneficial aspect of their adventure that helped shape Ernesto's personality to become a future leader. This is where he met Dr. Pesce, who had a plethora of knowledge and books about the revolution and what it stood for and against.
Ernesto's stay in San Pablo had sealed the deal ;by being able to live with and care for and treat the people who were afflicted with poverty and disease. To actually be separated by a river really made the point clear. Doctors, nurses, nuns, and other staff on one side while the treated were on the other side of the Amazon River. I admire Ernesto for his courage, compassion, and determination to swim across the river to spend his birthday with the ones he cared about.... Why should they be left out????? And in this the fire burns.
~Renee Williams
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I agree with you Renee when you said San Pablo sealed the deal. I think once Ernesto saw the "real" world of illness, poverty and injustice with his own eyes and not from a textbook, he started planning what he could do to change the world to a better place. He wasn't judgmental, didn't put himself before his patients or anyone else. He was very fair and compassionate. He got on the sick patients level and treated them as equal.
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I agree with you when you said the deal was sealed when Ernesto went to San Pablo. I think when he saw the "real" world of illness, poverty, and injustice with his own eyes and not in a textbook, he began to see what his real mission was. He needed to see to it that all people were treated with respect and dignity. He was very compassionate and caring, probably because he came from a loving family. But he became a man after this journey. Good blog!
ReplyDeleteGreat record of names of places. San Pablo is an actual city in the Amazon region of Peru. By the way, check your spelling for Machu-Picchu.
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