Superman And America

What makes superman so darned American

Summary

Gary Engle says that superman is a great American hero. He compares him to another one of his personal heroes

when he was youngerÐ'....JOHN WAYNEÐ'.....he says

THE ONLY TWO AMERICANS WHO NEVER STARTED ANYTHING, WHO ALWAYS FOUGHT ONLY TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS AND THE AMERICAN WAY."

The core of the American myth in superman

A Immigrant

An orphan taken in by the Kents

Raised in a middle class ethic home

Protects metropolis, Earth, then the universe

Has a love triangle

Clark, louis, Superman

Do you think that it is possible for superman to be as popular if he wasn't a immigrant/ orphan?

Gary says, " From this nations beginnings Americans have looked for ways of coming to terms with the immigrant experience."

Is superman on of those ways to coop?

Great American heroes

have always been on the moveÐ'.....the fact that superman can fly at will fits this perfectly.

HE FITS THE AMERICAN DREAM PERFECTLYÐ'.....

But without Clark Kent superman would not beÐ'...Ð'....

Superman uses clark to express his views on the human race

Where he is strong we are weak, superman Is mobile we are not.

SAYS WHILE WESTERNS WHERE A GOOD WAY TO DEPICT LIFE IN THE 19TH CENTURY IT HAS NO RELEVANCE IN THE 20TH CENTURY AND THAT IS ANOTHER REASON SUPERMAN TAKES OVER

As you know, l'm quite keen on comic books. Especially the ones about superheroes. I find the whole mythology surrounding superheroes fascinating. Take my favorite superhero, Superman. Not a great comic book. Not particularly well-drawn. But the mythology... The mythology is not only great, it's unique. Now,