Humans experience regular hardships in life which can stimulate sudden insights into a new concept or idea, which has the potential to transform oneself through a series of confronting events as they adapt to the situation, ultimately reaching their goal and desires in the end. These ideas are represented in the non fiction true story The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto Che Guevara and Black and white Romantic Comedy Paper man directed by John Kahrs.
Previously closed sections of reality become exposed when an entity is discovered for the first time which can significantly impact the human psychology as these discoveries are made unexpectedly and suddenly. This is exhibited in The Motorcycle Diaries as Guevara on his journey comes across an…show more content… Similar ideas are represented in Paper man as the nameless male protagonist begins his day with an unexpected surprise. The film opens with a long shot of the male protagonist alone on the left hand side of the screen with only bare background on the right portraying the emptiness of his life, which can also be seen from his wiped facial…show more content… Guevara writes “…me, is no longer, at least I am not the person I once was.” This quote emphasises the transformation and coming of age of one’s self in 1st person writing, as he neglects his past self which contradicts the his statement later on as he makes it out with irony when he applies reverse chronology to the story “All we could see was the dust on the road ahead and ourselves on the bike…” which comes to show Guevara’s carefree attitude and short sightedness in the
