For a person to be considered a hero, I personally believe it should be because he did something with his will that helped or benefited a large number of people. For a historical figure to be called a hero, it should be a decision made by the people who were affected by the events that happened because of the historical figure. Historical figures should be judged on their beliefs, morals, and goals to improve, or perhaps even worsen, a certain situation and also about people before being classified as heroes or villains. This will make it easier to classify them because if their goals, beliefs and morals are good it will reflect a hero image, but if they are bad it will reflect a villain image. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay Fidel Castro was a communist revolutionary who overthrew Fulgencio Batista in hopes of giving Cuba a better government and lifestyle. One of the positive actions carried out by Fidel Castro was to make all of Cuba learn to read and write. Another positive action carried out by Fidel Castro was to support African countries in their attempt to obtain their independence. One of his negative actions was to say that he regretted the legalization of homosexuality in Cuba. Another negative action was to give unfair trials to members of the previous government. I personally believe that Fidel Castro should be considered a villain because he went in a different direction than he initially took. He wanted to desegregate Cuba and treat everyone equally, but he ended up judging homosexuals, not giving people a chance for fair trials, etc. Students should be able to make their own judgments about historical figures because they also have their own beliefs and experiences with certain situations that could have been faced by a historical figure. While I would like to say that I feel free to speak my mind even if it goes against a popular belief, the truth is that it is intimidating to let other people know how you feel about a belief. This is because you never know how a person might react and what they might do to you. But putting that aside, you never know what impact your thought will have until you express yourself.