Hero. A person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character. Many people in the world have heroes to look up to. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Amelia Earhart, Anne Frank, Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, are all influential people kids learn about or know. But what about the ones we see in comic books, such as Captain America or Iron Man? They aren’t real people that saved the day. They only saved the day in comic books, TV shows, and movies. Common Sense Media states, “From chiseled-chest action stars to scorched-earth video game heroes to tough-talking TV guys, the media’s images, characters, and messages are loud and clear: to be a man, you must be intimidating, stoic, and domineering.” Is this the only way to be a man? Superheroes are heroes, especially in children's comic books and
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Perhaps that is true, but just because they aren’t real doesn’t mean their actions and words can save us one day. Let’s take a look at Spider Man. Peter Parker (Spider Man) is only a teenage boy attending high school. He lost both his parents in a plane crash and his uncle to a criminal. Parker is a boy with a broken family. He has every right to think he needs to get revenge on others because of his situation. But does the teenage boy really become like a criminal as expected? No, instead of coming up with a villainess plan to destroy all of New York, Peter chose to become a hero. As the Washington Post states, “a transformational moment that instills within Spider Man not only a sense of obligation to use his powers to protect people but also a tragic understanding of what can happen when those who have the ability to stand up do not.” Spider Man may have lost almost everyone he loved, but it doesn’t stop him for standing up for others and saving lives. Heroes like Spider Man can teach us to stand and let us know there is always a second
Perhaps that is true, but just because they aren’t real doesn’t mean their actions and words can save us one day. Let’s take a look at Spider Man. Peter Parker (Spider Man) is only a teenage boy attending high school. He lost both his parents in a plane crash and his uncle to a criminal. Parker is a boy with a broken family. He has every right to think he needs to get revenge on others because of his situation. But does the teenage boy really become like a criminal as expected? No, instead of coming up with a villainess plan to destroy all of New York, Peter chose to become a hero. As the Washington Post states, “a transformational moment that instills within Spider Man not only a sense of obligation to use his powers to protect people but also a tragic understanding of what can happen when those who have the ability to stand up do not.” Spider Man may have lost almost everyone he loved, but it doesn’t stop him for standing up for others and saving lives. Heroes like Spider Man can teach us to stand and let us know there is always a second