Arrow And The Flash Character Analysis

Barry was eleven year old when his mother was murder in front of his by a supervillain call’s the reverse flash. But his father unreasonably was arrested for the crime. Barry Allen was taken by the detective Joe West and his family. Barry Alien grow up to be a scientist who works for Central City Police Department he also helps solve

Superheroes such as Miles Morales, Kenan Kong, and Jaime Reyes taking the title of Spiderman, Super-Man, and Blue Beetle all have one thing in common; they epitomize an underrepresented ethnic and racial community. Axel Alonso, the creator of the half-Hispanic, half-black Spider-Man (Miles Morales), explains, “Miles is but one face in a diverse landscape of heroes that includes Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel), Sam Wilson (Captain America) and Amadeus Cho (the Hulk), and offers readers of all creeds and colors a chance to see their own reflection” (Moreno, 2016, para. 10). Just like the creation of Batwoman, Miles Morales’ creation is due to the fact that creators wanted to be able to reach every member of their audience. However, “often lost in the intersection between superheroes and science fiction is the place race occupies in the genre, and when it is addressed, the discussion frequently turns to framing the genre as racially biased,” (Nama, 2008, p. 134). For these reasons, many comic book creators refrain from addressing these issues, since it may lead to them being accused of conforming to a stereotype. Even so, “the audience for comics is a truly multicultural one; in fact, it is more ethnically diverse than are the heroes the young people read about” (Brown, 1999, p.

During the process of producing a television series, the demand for the producers to introduce their characters with only their highlighted traits make it impossible for viewers to gain a deep understanding of the community that the characters represent. One of the stereotypic traits that is usually seen on movies and television shows is societal difference that each race is placed into. Michael Omi in his article In Living Color: Race and American Culture stated that “in contemporary television and film, there is a tendency to present and equate racial minority groups and individuals with specific social problems” (546). There are many films and television shows found today that ground racial minorities into a specific social problems that are related to the color of their skin. It can be inferred from the current popular culture that this stereotype still persists.

Stereotype is the most common issue that people get effect from superheroes. Due to the fact that superheroes are men, boys are the most effective group in the real world. Boys think that they should be “superheroes,” and they should be as strong and powerful as superheroes. In the article “Today's Superheroes Send Wrong Image to Boys, Say Researchers,” Psychologist Sharon Lamb, PhD, distinguished professor of mental health at University of Massachusetts-Boston told the American Psychological Association (APA) news interviewer about the influence of superheroes in boy basic on her survey, “She and her co-authors found that marketers take advantage of boys’ need to forge their identity in adolescence and sell them a narrow version of masculinity.”

The first act of protection comes from Flash the main character. Flash, also known as Barry Allen, cares for and protects his fiancé, Iris West, and his city, Central City. Barry will do anything to protect Iris and Central City. At the end of season three, a giant speed force threatens to suck up Central City. Barry realizes if he lets the speed force suck him up instead of the city, he will save the city. Barry lets the speed force take him away and he saves the city and, more specifically Iris. At the beginning of the first episode in season four of “The Flash Reborn,” the speed forces secures Barry in its clutches. Ever since Barry sacrificed himself to save the city and her, Iris stays in deep dismay. She reminds herself of the words Barry told her before he left, stay

Ever since the integration of television and movies there has been a problem with the whitewashing of American entertainment. From cartoons to live action features, producers and casting staff seem to have trouble creating a feature that is diverse and culturally appropriate enough to accurately portray America. The diversity of film and television is not important just because it gives all actors equal worth, but because it also shows the world how we view Americans who are people of color. Diversity on television is important for breaking stereotypes and typecasting, great representation of America and viewers want to see television that they can relate to. America is one of the most diverse countries in the world yet, its citizens still struggle with stereotypes.

The lack of female input and opportunity is part of the problem when trying to create gender equality in television. Even in television programs that are primarily viewed by women, there are still fewer female characters, speaking roles for women. The women are often portrayed in stereotypical ways as well as put in traditional female occupations (Ni). These stereotypes become reinforced in the audience and make the change towards gender equality more

Although modern media has made great strides in terms of female representation, we still have a long way to go. While women show up more often in movies, literature, and the like, their portrayals are steeped in the stereotyped idea that “sex sells”. As a result, the female characters, whatever their capabilities or likability, are undermined by the ridiculous standards given to them.

Take a moment to think of a superhero. What comes to mind? Superman, with his iconic pairing of a red cape and a blue suit, or perhaps Batman’s dark and mysterious bat costume? Now choose a female superhero, such as Wonder Woman. Revealing “armor” that barely protects anything besides her torso and wrists, and a focus on beauty and stereotypical femininity instead of functionality and her primary role as a strong, respected heroine. This same trend of sexualizing and looking down upon women is as rampant in current media as it is throughout Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s appraised graphic novel Watchman through the story’s negative and humiliating depictions of female superhero characters and their relationships. Watchmen reinforces these

The molds of gender norms have softened in the last couple decades with the acceptance of formerly radical identities such as cross dressing, drag, but these norms are difficult to break because genders are assigned to individuals at birth and complying to the norms associated with that sex is deemed as socially acceptable. Another reason these norms may be hard to break is that they provide comfort towards those who already been accepted into society. This provides a little insight as to why there is a restriction of genderqueer identities in television. Especially when accustomed to writing for an audience that has grown up with only the female/ male binaries, expanding past and between is a frightful risk for the television market (Killermann 51-52).

In a society dominated by male superheroes, it is not that often that a female character is able to step forward and defend the world. There have been quite a few female superheroes throughout the ages of popular culture, including the Canadian Marvel super-heroine, Aurora ("Marvel"), and DC Comic's character, Black Canary (Kanigher, and Infantino). Yet for every one female superhero that is encountered, there are at least a dozen more male superheroes to stand around—and often in front of—her. Even more frustratingly, the female superheroes are often merely there to be the gendered counterpart to the much more powerful, dominant male superheroes. There have been few women who have stood out as being independent, admirable sources of

In the world of the Flash, the protagonist is Barry Allen, who moreover is white in both the comics and the show and is aided in his mission to protect his city with the aid of his friends. One is a white, female scientist who holds multiple doctorates named Caitlin while the other is a latino, genius engineer

Children always looking for a positive role model to have, and many end up choosing superheroes they see in their favorite comic books or ones they have seen in the media. Since children are so easily affected by things they see in their childhood, having discriminatory elements in these influential characters may be problematic. “The Wonder Woman Precedent: Female (Super) Heroism on Trial” written by Julie D. O’Reilly, was published in the Journal of American Culture in 2005. O’Reilly is a professor of communication and women and gender at Heidelberg University. In “The Wonder Woman Precedent”, she writes about the hardships that female superheroes in the media must face that male superheroes do not go

Iris’s heartache over Barry’s departure will likely prompt her to become harder as she takes her place up on the podium that is leadership. Cisco and Barry faced a lot of obstacles in Season 3 when Barry changed the timeline to save his mother, unwittingly creating Flashpoint. When he returned, Cisco was in a state of mourning when it was revealed that the timeline had changed and that Cisco’s older brother, Dante had been hit and killed by a drunk

The comic book universe delights nerds, geeks and normal people for a long time. Most portray as adventures of a particular group or person. Superheroes have a greater attention and more comic illustrations. A science fiction is so spectacular that people feel incredibly well at being represented on the colorful pages with balloon speech. It is certain, however, that people are not usual as well as introduced from the beginning of the century. The standard followed for main characters were middle-class heterosexual white men and American or European traits. When the characters became black, at the same time Green Lantern, it was a big impact. When Latino characters were raised the same happened. People are increasingly crazy to see similar