How Does Superman Represent American Righteousness

In New York, a young boy wakes up on beautiful Sunday morning. He puts on his Sunday’s best- blue polo, freshly ironed khakis, new suede shoes- and heads to the neighborhood church to hear the daily sermon. He sits on the wooden bench and is quickly mesmerized as the pastor takes him on a religious journey. After taking his communion and hearing the choir, the young boy leaves church feeling morally rejuvenated. He recognizes he is leaving church motivated for his math test this week, feeling compassion for his friend who just lost his grandmother, and notices his clear moral compass. A young girl wakes up on this very same Sunday in California. She never inherited a religion and never stepped foot inside of a church. After she eats cereal and finishes homework, she finds herself confronted with boredom. She decides to read and picks up one of her dad’s old comic books. She goes through the stack and makes her choice based on the cover that looks the most appealing. She then jumps on her bed, kicks off her flip-flops, and dives into the story of Marvel’s Daredevil. At first she is intrigued with the colorful animations but then catches herself focusing on the story itself. Once she flips

Superman, specifically, represents American righteousness, while Moses represents moral righteousness. “He (Superman) was in the tradition of the mighty heroes who are legendary in every culture, from Samson and Hercules to Beowulf, and he fought against crime and tyranny and social injustice. An immigrant of sorts, he became a champion of the American way.” Superman, despite being an immigrant, is not only an ideal American citizen but to also an ideal human being, and this is also true with Moses. Both of these characters put others before themselves and would willingly do anything it takes to better the world they live