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The Motorcycle Diaries will be similar to Easy Rider in that throughout his journey, Che will see a variety of poeple across South America, their struggles, and how society has changed over time. Part of the change that Che will view in this novel will be how society is becoming more developed and how this has had a huge negative effect on the indigenous people. This will lead him to consider some of the same ideas presented in Das Kapital that capitalism is ultimately bad for society. In Das Kapital, Marx talks about the exploitation and alienation of labor, which Che will see in his journey as he witnesses the difficulty in living as an indigenous South American in modern day society. At the end of the book, Che will likely conclude that Marx's ideas are ideal because they will allow for a more moral society in which everyone has a fair chance to become prosperous. He will also desire a united South America in which everyone peacefully co-exists, and much of the struggle that comes with commerce and capitalism is eliminated.