Che Guevara: Iconic Hero or Failed Revolutionary?
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The story of Ernesto Guevara, a child who was born to a well-to-do Argentine family who went on to become a medical doctor sounds like a success story. Ernesto Guevara probably isn’t a name many people recognize, add the word “Che” to the name—Ernesto “Che” Guevara—and many people recognize the name of a famed revolutionary of the 1960’s. Even now, forty-four years after his death, his name and image remain popular. To some Che Guevara is idolized as a man of the people, a freedom fighter for the downtrodden, who gave his life in the struggle to free peoples of the world to live in a “better” society; for others he was a ruthless killer who was willing to die to be a martyr for his cause. This paper will look at the life of Che Guevara and what made him the cult figure in death he could not be in life. Ernesto Guevara—the Beginning Ernesto Guevara was born in 1928, the eldest of five children of a wealthy middle-class Argentine family. Ernesto’s mother schooled him at home until age nine when he entered public schools. The political climate in Argentina at the time was fairly volatile but “Guevara was not remembered to have any overt political leanings as a high school student” (Petersen, 2005, Early Years section, para. 2). After graduation from high school Ernesto took a job working in a laboratory conducting studies of soil samples in the town of Villa Maria; his family moved to Buenos Aires the following year. Shortly after the move his grandmother died and he decided to become a doctor (Petersen, 2005, Early Years section, para. 3.) He began his medical studies at the Buenos Aires University. Up to this point in his life he could be categorized as a fairly typical middle-class young man, but change was not far away. ... ... middle of paper ... ... http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/ 2004/10/1014_041014_motorcycle_diaries.html Petersen, J. B. (2005). Che Guevara. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.vlib.excelsior.edu /ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=123&sid=9bec1cca-5c95-4e60-a095-110d5c5d6a68%40sessionmgr 111&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=ulh&AN=17863577 Rosenberg, J. (n.d.). Fidel Castro: A biography of Fidel Castro. In About.com online. Retrieved from http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/p/castro.htm Skoller, J. (2005). Shadows, Specters, Shards: Making history in avant-garde film. Retrieved from http://site.ebrary.com/lib/excelsior/docDetail.action?docID=10194389&p00=che's%20 afterlife%3A%20the%20legacy%20image. The Motorcycle Diaries (book). (n.d.) In Wikipedia, The free encyclopedia online. Retrieved December 15, 2011 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motorcycle_Diaries_(book)
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the story of ernesto guevara, born to a well-to-do argentine family, who went on to become medical doctor.
- Explains that ernesto was "tired of school and itching to see the world" by the time he left for buenos aires.
- Analyzes how ernesto kept a diary about the abuse and careless attitude for workers' health and safety by officials of the anaconda, kennecott, and united fruit companies.
- Analyzes the story of ernesto guevara, born to a well-to-do argentine family, who went on to become medical doctor.
- Explains that ernesto was "tired of school and itching to see the world" by the time he left for buenos aires.
- Analyzes how ernesto kept a diary about the abuse and careless attitude for workers' health and safety by officials of the anaconda, kennecott, and united fruit companies.
- Explains that commandante ernesto "che" guevara (1928-1967).
- Explains that ernesto guevara was born in 1928, the eldest of five children of a wealthy middle-class argentine family. his mother schooled him at home until age nine when he entered public schools.
- Analyzes how fidel castro was born into wealth and became a politician. he opposed batista's takeover and led an underground organization to overthrow him.
- Describes how fidel and ernesto shared the view that it was time for the people to do something to "throw off the yoke of american imperialism...and exploitation"
- Explains that che was responsible for the killing of hundreds of people in la cabaa prison. he was in charge of the national bank of cuba, department of industry, and national institute of agrarian reform.
- Opines that che's image and legend continue even though he cannot be considered a successful revolutionary.
- Analyzes how latell, b., and llosa, a. v. (2005), the killing machine: che guevara from communist firebrand to capitalist brand.
- Cites rosenberg's biography of fidel castro, skoller, and the motorcycle diaries.
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- Describes the editors of encyclopedia britannica's "fidel castro."
- Explains that fidel castro was born on august 13, 1926 in biran cuba. he had a good life because his father was very wealthy.
- Explains that fulgencio batista y zaldivar was born in banes cuba on january 16, 1901.
- Narrates how fidel castro and his army fled havana after batista realized he was too powerful. castro's armed forces wiped out many cubans and helped them immigrate to america.
- Explains how the cuban revolution and castro's power caused cuba to have an even worse economy than it did when batista was in control.
- Explains socialism, communism, and export marketing.
- Cites american american community service, pewhispanic.org, and brian baggins, who authored "fidel castro hugging a cuban."
- Analyzes how ortega, israel, more economic freedom translates into less poverty. rosenberg, jennifer, and stephen m. silverman.
1600 wordsRead More - Ernesto Che Guevaraanalytical essayChe Guevara, a revolutionary in Cuba, has become an internationally recognized figure. While many people are familiar with his achievements of helping to overthrow and rebuild the Cuban government, his image has expanded well beyond his political success. Che’s picture has been seen all over the world, in every imaginable context. Many people associate Che Guevara with the very word “revolution,” while others remember Che as a brutal and ruthless guerilla. While everyone has their own interpretation of Che, others solely recognize his picture on clothing, the internet, books and artwork. His very image has become so widespread that some people believe it has lost meaning altogether. Different forms of imagery and media portray Che in various ways, which help to further create and expand myths surrounding Che Guevara. The four myths discussed surrounding Che’s image are: caring individual, brutal dictator, martyr with similarities to Jesus Christ, and part of popular culture.
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- Explains guevara, ernesto che. "the motorcycle diaries: notes on a latin american journey." ocean press.
- Analyzes sherman, alfred, and marchante, sir herbert. "reminiscing about che."
- Opines that che guevara, from communist firebrand to capitalist brand, is the killing machine.
- Explains guevara, ernesto che. "the motorcycle diaries: notes on a latin american journey." ocean press.
- Analyzes sherman, alfred, and marchante, sir herbert. "reminiscing about che."
- Opines that che guevara, from communist firebrand to capitalist brand, is the killing machine.
- Explains that che guevara's image has expanded beyond his political success. many people associate him with the word revolution, while others recognize him as a brutal and ruthless guerilla.
- Analyzes the portrayal of che guevara as a caring family man through photographs taken throughout his lifetime.
- Explains that che's militaristic characteristics are crucial in order to get a complete picture of him.
- Explains that che's image has become so popular that there are whole websites devoted to "che gear."
- Explains that che's image has been so prevalent in society that it has begun to lose meaning. the popularity of che in material culture will most likely only increase over time.
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