The complex nature of discovery often requires an individual to distinguish between the known and unknown, which in certain circumstances, may act as a catalyst for an individual to unveil the truth that may lie beyond the confines of their present situation. Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara’s memoir The Motorcycle Diaries recounts his travels through the troughs and valleys of Latin America, both literally and figuratively, alongside pal Alberto Granado. As ‘Che’ explores the depths of Latin America he is exposed to a range of revelations and truths, thus allowing him to challenge the reader with the idea that the ‘known’ can often conceal the entirety of the truth, while searching for what is hidden may reveal the reality of a circumstance. Pablo Neruda’s poem Poetry depicts Neruda’s encounter with a personified Poetry itself. Like ‘Che’ the sublime and serendipitous interaction between Neruda and Poetry allows Neruda to redefine and further speculate about what is known, unknown, transparent and concealed, as a result of his discovery. Just as a child requires roughly nine months to be birthed, Guevara’s journey …show more content…
“From a winter or a river” is a significant line of the poem as it emphasises Neruda’s process of thinking at the very moment when his perspective is transformed. Also, the phrase “I wheeled with the stars, my heart broke free of the open sky” uses a lexical chain which expresses the magnitude of the impact that his discovery has had on him. For example, ‘stars’, ‘free’ and ‘open sky’ evidently emphasise on the liberating nature of his discovery. Hence, like ‘Che’, Neruda was represented as “without a face” prior to his discover, however as a result of the discovery, there is an evident shift in aspirations and perspective of both ‘Che’ and Neruda in The Motorcycle Diaries and