Chapter 5-6 Summary and Analysis

Ernesto travels to Miramar where Chichina is vacationing with her aunt. He is planning a trip with his friend, Alberto, and is planning to ask Chichina to wait for him. While he is traveling, he receives a latter from Chichina breaking off their relationship. Ernesto and Alberto continue their trip around South America. When their bikes gave out, they stowed away on ships, rode in the back of trucks and hitchhiked their way around. They posed as doctors which gained them free food and lodging. Ernesto wrote as they traveled. They visited with various doctors, such as Dr. Hugo Pesce, where they talked of medicine and politics. Che occasionally thought of Chichina and decided it was worth it to break with her for the travel experiences he was having. They visited and stayed at many leprosariums, talking with the...