Version of Che

Some men suffer the fate of becoming the symbols of generations which misunderstand them. “Che” Guevara is a case in point. Suddenly, after his death he has become a folk hero of some young radicals in America and elsewhere. Guevara apparently brings to life the romantic hero, the type liberal historians have called obsolete. The hero who fails in his task but whose mere act of revolt achieves liberation—this is how el Che is viewed by many people.

The Guevara my...