An Essay On Outcasts

When Alberto and Ernesto started their journey, they didn’t return the same way they left. The many people they met had major influences on their lives and how they viewed society. While on their trip, the two men, who were both born into upper class families, realized how separated the wealthy and the poor are in society. I believe that people who had the biggest impact on their lives were the people who were outcasts from society. These outcasts made the men realize the division between the wealthy and the poor in South America. Ernesto and Alberto met a lot of people on their journey. The two men first stopped at Ernesto’s girlfriend’s house. Ernesto’s girlfriend, Chichina, belonged to a very wealthy family who was a part of the ruling class. Chichina’s family set themselves apart from other people. Ernesto and Alberto met an indigenous couple in the desert. After meeting the poor couple, Ernesto and Alberto were able to gain a better understanding of what it was really like to not know where your next meal will come from or if you’ll be able to find work or not. The indigenous couple were kicked out of their village because of their communist
The men had never really been in poverty before they took their trip. At the end of the movie, I think Alberto and Ernesto became more humble and more grateful for what they had. After Ernesto and Alberto visited the leper colony, the men realized how much their volunteer work meant to the lepers. Their small amount of work at the San Pablo leper colony had a huge impact on both the patients and the two men. Their volunteer work assured and showed the patients that they aren’t outcasts from everyone else. Ernesto and Alberto’s trip was one, huge eye-opener. Their trip made them experience what is was like from being in the upper class one day, and the next day they’re sleeping in the