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Che Guevara Research Paper

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Marissa Walior
Ms. Wolf
English 12
22 January 2015
Revolutionary Leader Many teenagers walk around the mall wearing a popular Urban Outfitters t-shirt with the face of a man wearing a beret. They wear it without knowing who this man really is. It is the face of Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, more commonly known as Che Guevara. It was the most famous picture taken of him, which was captured by a Cuban photographer named Alberto Korda. The photo became iconic. He has become a symbol for rebellion and revolution, even years after his execution. Many authors have tried to depict him as a brutal and vicious tyrant, but many of Ernesto’s good friends have said otherwise. Fidel Castro, one of Che’s closest friends, said, “It was imperialism that defined …show more content…

That’s something very difficult for capitalists to understand.” In his lifetime, Ernesto did many heroic and blunt things. This paper will explain who Ernesto “Che” Guevara was, what makes him an icon, and why he is a symbol for revolution.
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna was born on June 14 1928, in Rosario, Argentina. His parents moved closer to the mountain shortly after he was born, for better climate, due to Ernesto’s asthma. In 1947, Ernesto moved in with his grandmother in order to take of of her in Buenos Aires. He found his passion for medicine, and believed that a humans mind is just as great as the medicine the patient is given. In 1953, he eventually returned to his homeland and finished his degree in medicine, immediately leaving Argentina afterwards. Later on, he settled up in Central America where he met the Castro brothers, which was along the time when Ernesto got his nickname “Che”, which is latin slang for “hey there”. Ernesto and Fidel Castro had a profound connection from the start. Granado stated, “His great admiration towards Fidel and enormous empathy that existed between them. And I discovered that in 1960 when I first came to Cuba.” Che and Fidel …show more content…

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