Peter Parker Anti Hero

It is common to think of superheroes at the mention of a hero, but a hero does not have to have powers or special abilities to be a hero. Part of being human is that we feel pain and emotion, how these feelings are shaped is how we may define the person as either a hero or an anti-hero. Peter Parker comes to my mind, when his uncle was shot in cold blood and how he had to use his spider powers for the greater good. However, I would name Peter/Spider-Man as an anti-hero because his path to heroism began with his intent of vengeance. In this instance the suffering helped to create empathy and I believe that empathy is necessary for heroic action. Peter originally used his suffering to seek out vengeance on his uncle’s killer, and if he didn’t …show more content…
After 3 months of mental destruction Gilman decided to “cast the specialist’s advice to the winds and go back to work.” (Gilman) Gilman did not to intend to drive people crazy by writing ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ however to keep people from being driven crazy. She states that the best result from writing this piece, is when she learns that the specialist that drove her crazy by sentencing her to bed rest, used her works to reform his treatments for future …show more content…
Christie states, “One is that the real ache or hunger that Ulysses suffers is for the aching or hungering itself; whatever the desired 'home' - place or person, a life or 'knowledge' - its infinite displacement or postponement is vital to sustain his 'heroic' enterprise.” (Christie) He is trying to capture the suffering that Ulysses went through as he missed his home and his wife. However, the ‘knowledge’ and ‘strength’ that he had was to sustain his ‘heroic’ enterprise. It was a give or a take, if he wanted to continue being the hero that he was, he was going to have to sacrifice being at home with his