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Che Guevara
“’Pioneers of Communism, we will be like Che’”(Caistor131). So begins each Cuban child’s day in school. Yet, before one can talk about Che, he or she must discuss Che’s significance on modern day Cuba. The man is Ernesto “Che” Guevara, the same Che that Cuban children talk about each day. Ernesto “Che” Guevara was the right hand man to the Fidel Castro whose plan changed Cuba. Che helped Fidel come to power and allow for a new communist nation to form. Che is considered a hero and a martyr by many across the globe for his strong passion for revolution. His face is used on countless objects from t-shirts to chairs and yet he does not deserve to be a hero. Che Guevara’s actions led to the creation of a new and terrible Cuba. He helped replace one bad dictator with another worse ruler and Che would kill whoever was against him in order to achieve his goal. Ernesto “Che” Guevara was an extraordinarily bad man.
Ernesto Guevara was born into one of the richest families in Argentina. His father was Ernesto Guevara Lynch. His father studied architecture and engineering, yet he greatly despised deskwork. Ernesto Guevara Lynch was from a very rich family as well. Che’s mother, Celia de la Serna, was described as reckless. She also graduated from a very good Catholic school. Overall, she was a good mother. Ernesto Guevara Lynch and Celia de la Serna had a son named Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (Che). In his early years, he was called Ernestito. Ernestito suffered from asthma that would plague him in school. Because of his asthma, Ernestito was bullied in school and to prove himself to his peers he would play very rough sports like rugby. Che had four more brothers and sisters and would love to play army games and would play them very

Rodriguez3 strategically. Ernestitio showed great leaderships skills from a very young age. In his young adult life, now known as Ernesto and not Ernestito, he became a doctor. It is believed that he became a doctor

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