Wonder Woman By Gloria Steinem Analysis

“Wonder Woman” by Gloria Steinem is an essay about comic books having power in everyday life. Comics book tend to only be about super-heroes that save the day—but those super-heroes are men. Wonder Woman is the first female super-hero to be published continually since comic books began. Steinem mentions that Wonder Woman is a gateway for young girls to believe that they do not need to rely on men to save them—but they themselves can save the day. “Comic books have power because they are not part of the ‘serious’ grown-up world.” Steinem says this in the beginning of her essay to fully explain why she is speaking of Wonder Woman. She then goes on to explain that Wonder Woman is not like every other super-hero. Unlike Superman, who killed …show more content…
We need to learn to die to ourselves and allow a man (our future husband) to be the spiritual leader and guide of our relationship and life. This does not mean that we will not have a say, but that this man will have the final say. I personally do not like making decisions on my own, and would rather my boyfriend help me and eventually make the decision for me. Though I do understand that there are woman that are very independent, as my best friend is, I find that these woman have it much harder to be in a relationship with a man because they are not the “leader.” I do believe that woman should be paid equally than men if they are in the same position, but I do not believe that woman should be superior to men, or leave behind their obligations at home with the children they held in their whom. Although Steinem believes that comic books hold great power, I believe that this is not true. Comic books are merely made up stories that children can read, it has no relevance to the real world. Comic books allow for children to step outside of their reality and step into a “new world.” But this does not help them in dealing