In my lifetime, I’ve had several favorite superheroes. In my childhood, Spider-man and Batman took my fancy. In my angst filled Junior High days, my attention turned to darker anti-heroes, such as Spawn and The Punisher. Today, however, I only have one favorite superhero; Captain America. Captain America represents all the good things about America, without the corruption and pandering. He serves no single administration, but the ideals this country was founded on; Truth, Justice, and the Common good. To me, this is true patriotism. Captain America’s world view can be summed up with this quote from an issue of The New Avengers.
“Doesn’t matter what the press says. Doesn’t matter what the politicians or the mobs say. Doesn’t matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is something right. This nation was founded on one principle above all else: the requirement that we stand up for what we believe, no matter the odds or the consequences. When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world — No, you move.“
I’ve throughly enjoyed reading Beowulf. So much, so actually, that over winter break I purchased an unabridged copy written in Anglo-Saxon and English. I have very little trouble with the fantastical names and archaic phrasing. I’ve read myths and legends most of my life, so reading material of this nature gives me very little difficulty.
