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R - In this part, Che gets promoted to Commander. To get transitioned to this, he talks about all his comrades and the "columns". The columns are a group of revolutionaries. He talked about one of the guys who got injured and was living his last days. The others of the group wrote him a letter with their names and their ranks, and when Che was going to write his, Castro told him to write his rank as commander.

S - In this part, we learn more about the attack on Batista, the dictator. After they landed in Cuba, Che had to make several very difficult decisions. First, he had to choose between being a soldier or being a doctor; he chose the former. Then, he learned about how some peasants were attacked.

R - This part, where Che talked a lot about how Fidel was very loyal to those he held in high esteem, made me wonder. A lot of the time, our media painted Castro as a crazy dictator. This story, which is very personal, makes me see another side. It seems more like Castro was a nice person who just had too big and impractical dreams.

R - This part, where Che talked a lot about how Fidel was very loyal to those he held in high esteem, made me wonder. A lot of the time, our media painted Castro as a crazy dictator. This story, which is very personal, makes me see another side. It seems more like Castro was a nice person who just had too big and impractical dreams.

S - In this part, we learn about Ernesto and when he left prison. After leaving prison, he was finally ready to go to Cuba. They traveled by boat. While on the boat, many of the people got seasick because of lack of experience. And when they landed, they had more problems. They didn't have enough supplies.

S - In this part, we start to learn about Che's priority to Communism. He was studying medicine, but then said now he has to start studying Karl Maex more. Also, we learn about his time in Mexico where he was arrested. Che says he learned why people have such a fanatical allegiance to Castro, since he has loyalty to those he holds in esteem. Fidel didn't abandon any of them while he was in prison.

S - In the prologue, we learned about a man that was talking to Che during the night. That was when he realized that he was going to be a revolutionary. Also, reading his letters to his parents, we learned about the conflict in Guatemala. Lastly, while in Mexico, we are told about Che being invited to a Youth's festival.

S - So far, the book is just giving important dates in Ernesto Guevara's life. Important dates include June 14, 1928, when he was born in Rosario, Argentina, July 1955, when he met Fidel Castro in Mexico City, and October 9, 1967, when he was killed in Bolivia.