The Comic Book As Symbolic Environment: The Man Of Metal
Chris Nguyen
English 2-2B
Mrs.Thompson
4/28/15
The Man of Metal
Everyday our society is evolving to be more and more dependent on technology. Electronics have become a key necessity in peoples lives, our generation thrives off of cell phones, computers, and television. It’s like the technology is becoming a part of who we are. Iron Man is a comic embodiment of the idea of technology allowing people to flourish and become a contributing factor in the world. Iron Man was created by writers Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, and artist Jack Kirby under the company Marvel Comics. This man of metal is a symbolic figure of, “The relation between humanity and technology,” who showed the world that technology is helping our community strive toward a better future (Hogan, The Comic Book as Symbolic Environment: The Case of Iron Man). Iron Man displays the message of power brings us life and without it our world would be full of terrorism and communism. …show more content…
He was, “determined to protect Americans and defend the world from the threat of the communist menace,” by using his indestructible suit he cleans up the world (Fellman, Iron Man: America’s Cold War Champion and Charm Against The Communist Menace). Through his comic books, Iron Man inspired millions to believe that knowledge is power,
Iron Man flew into the spotlight around the 1960’s. At the time when Iron Man was created, “the threat of communism from the USSR was huge. Not only did Iron Man fight communists… he sent a message that great things could be achieved through thrift, risk, and hard work” (Iron Man, ComicVine). He was such a big symbol of justice and patriotism. When Iron Man made his first debut in the 1960’s, he actively fought real world terrorist and comic book bad guys. He became an iconic hero that everyone strived to be, but thats not all he has
English 2-2B
Mrs.Thompson
4/28/15
The Man of Metal
Everyday our society is evolving to be more and more dependent on technology. Electronics have become a key necessity in peoples lives, our generation thrives off of cell phones, computers, and television. It’s like the technology is becoming a part of who we are. Iron Man is a comic embodiment of the idea of technology allowing people to flourish and become a contributing factor in the world. Iron Man was created by writers Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, and artist Jack Kirby under the company Marvel Comics. This man of metal is a symbolic figure of, “The relation between humanity and technology,” who showed the world that technology is helping our community strive toward a better future (Hogan, The Comic Book as Symbolic Environment: The Case of Iron Man). Iron Man displays the message of power brings us life and without it our world would be full of terrorism and communism. …show more content…
He was, “determined to protect Americans and defend the world from the threat of the communist menace,” by using his indestructible suit he cleans up the world (Fellman, Iron Man: America’s Cold War Champion and Charm Against The Communist Menace). Through his comic books, Iron Man inspired millions to believe that knowledge is power,
Iron Man flew into the spotlight around the 1960’s. At the time when Iron Man was created, “the threat of communism from the USSR was huge. Not only did Iron Man fight communists… he sent a message that great things could be achieved through thrift, risk, and hard work” (Iron Man, ComicVine). He was such a big symbol of justice and patriotism. When Iron Man made his first debut in the 1960’s, he actively fought real world terrorist and comic book bad guys. He became an iconic hero that everyone strived to be, but thats not all he has