Che's Voice

"The full moon is silhouetted against the sea, smothering the waves with silver reflections. Sitting on a dune, we watch the continuous ebb and flow, each of us with our own thoughts. For me, the sea has always been a confidant, a friend absorbing all it is told and never revealing those secrets; always giving the best advice - its meaningful noises can be interpreted any way you choose" (34).
This excerpt displays imagery as it personifies the sea and details images of the picture Che sees around himself. This shows a softer side to Che, that even though he grows up to be associated with mass executions, at one point he was a real human being with the sea as his confidant.

"I now know, by an almost fatalistic conformity with the facts, that my destiny is to travel, or perhaps it's better to say that traveling is our destiny, because Alberto feels the same... Perhaps one day, tired of cycling the world, I'll return to Argentina and settle in the Andean lakes, if not indefinitely then at least for a pause while I shift from one understanding of the world to another" (45).
Although Che clearly does not have the eloquence of an English major, he certainly chooses his words particularly, as exemplified in this excerpt. His diction is very specific and to the point, choosing words such as "fatalistic conformity", "destiny", "shift... understanding". All in all, it creates a powerful message of Che's final destination and purpose for this wandering.