It is a sunny Sunday afternoon and twelve year old Jimmy is laying on his towel near by his pool. He puts down his comic Batman, closes his eyes and begins to day dream of nothing but that heroic being. What does Batman bring to Jimmy’s life that no one else could? Of all the things he could be thinking about, why does Jimmy choose Batman?
The purpose of creating these fantasy beings was so that children like Jimmy had something to think about during their lazy sundays, right? Well no, not exactly. If we take a deeper look into Jimmy’s life we would learn that his dad is an alcoholic who comes home every night yelling at his mother. Jimmy did not day dream about Batman saving the world, but instead of him eliminating all alcoholic beverages from Father Jimmy’s life. For Jimmy, that was the saving he needed. Superheroes symbolize hope, truth, justice and much more. Humans feel the need to create these fantasy beings to bring hope or truth, or whatever they need into their lives when it is missing. Reading or watching Superheroes allows for an escape out of reality into a world where essentially there is always a “happy ending.” When Jimmy was feeling completely helpless, he turned to Batman, hoping that one day he will receive the ending he is looking for. We feel the need to invent these fantasy beings to add more positivity into our lives.
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