Superman as Christ Figure?

€uroMeinke · 06-13-2006, 07:23 PM

The Christian Interpretation:

Superman is an image of Christ’s return, bringing strength justice, and the American way

The Marxist Interpretation:

Superman is a symbol of the dictatorship of the proletariat, fighting figures of crime, decadence and petty bourgeois greed.

The Freudian Interpretation:

Superman is a phallic symbol, representing the projected wishes of supreme virility. His ability to fly mirrors flying dreams which merely are a sublimation of sexual desire.

Didn't you folks ever play this game in English class?

BTW - Nietzche's uberman was nothing like the comicbook super hero, but the concept was also corrupted by the Nazi's in justifying their eugenic policies.

06-13-2006, 07:23 PM	#8
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	The Christian Interpretation: Superman is an image of Christ’s return, bringing strength justice, and the American way The Marxist Interpretation: Superman is a symbol of the dictatorship of the proletariat, fighting figures of crime, decadence and petty bourgeois greed. The Freudian Interpretation: Superman is a phallic symbol, representing the projected wishes of supreme virility. His ability to fly mirrors flying dreams which merely are a sublimation of sexual desire. Didn't you folks ever play this game in English class? BTW - Nietzche's uberman was nothing like the comicbook super hero, but the concept was also corrupted by the Nazi's in justifying their eugenic policies. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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