The phrase refers to the travel memoir " The Motorcycle Diaries " by Ernesto "Che" Guevara .
The "Tom Sawyer" label highlights the "coming-of-age" nature of the narrative. Just as Tom Sawyer explored the American frontier with a sense of wonder and mischief, Guevara (then a 23-year-old medical student) set off on a Norton 500cc motorcycle named "La Poderosa" to explore the "Great South" with his friend Alberto Granado. Tom Sawyer - South American
The early chapters are filled with lighthearted mishaps, mechanical breakdowns, and the "naive" excitement of two young men seeing their continent for the first time. The phrase refers to the travel memoir "
