Wonder Woman

In response to lack of strong female representation in Hollywood films, Jemina Lewis wrote a persuasive article on women being overlooked in Hollywood and how it is impacting kids-particularly young girls. Appearing in the Age on July the 4th, 2015, Lewis argues in a critical and sarcastic manner that Hollywood should dismissing the wants – even needs – of half its audience, and create more powerful female role models – particularly superheros. Adopting a challenging and scornful tone Lewis positions parents and superhero fans alike to accept her case against the Hollywood industry.

Even though women were attributed as weak and helpless, the comic seems to show that they recognize the unfairness towards women especially. In the story, Lois is portrayed as being independent and strong-willed. Even though she was strong for a woman, she couldn't escape when Butch and his friends kidnapped her. The

The article “Out of Character: Wonder Woman’s Strength is Her Compassion- What Happened”, by Stevie St. John takes a look at the various depictions of Wonder Woman’s character. As many know, Wonder Woman is shown to have compassion for people with the goal of fighting for “peace, justice and equality” (St. John, pg. 459). However, there was a time when Wonder Woman was depicted to be angry and heated when using her powers (St. John, pg 459). Regardless of the slight multiple shifts of Wonder Woman’s character, super heroes were simply present to fight evil and defend justice. However the methods have shifted and the article proposes that September 11th played an influence in the superhero industry. With this, there is an article by the Los Angeles Times named “Post- 9/11 world: What caused the rise of superhero movies” by Cassandra Hsiao, that takes a look at this new movement.

An origin story of Diana, an Amazon princess who later on becomes one of the greatest women superhero name “Wonder Woman”. As a young girl, Diana lives under the protection of the Amazons on an isolated island called Themyscira with no interference with the outside world of mankind. When a pilot name Captain Steve crash-lands on the island, Diana who was curious about his arrival saved him. Everything changes when Steve reveals the news of the destruction of World War 1 happening in the 1918 of London outside the peaceful island. Diana decided to leave the only life she’s ever known to go with Captain Steve in order to end the war she thinks is caused by the God of War Ares. There in the world of mankind, she discovers the dark secrets of her

For example, Superman coincided with the rise of the nazis and this made American parents concerned for the younger generation. Olivia sava says, “To help quell the anger of paranoid parents, Superman publisher M.C. Gaines reached out to Marston after reading a piece in Family Circle detailing how comics could be beneficial to kids, a piece written by Marston’s mistress, Olive Byrne (who also happened to be the niece of birth control activist Margaret Sanger). Marston suggested introducing a female hero, countering the violent masculinity of male superheroes with a kind, loving, beautiful woman.” This solved the social issue of the worries the parent had regarding comic books because Wonder Woman possessed good morals causing her to be loved and

Wonder Woman is progressive and the perfect example of a capable woman. In an interview, Carter defends Wonder Woman stating that she portrayed her as strong woman whose actions say “You have a problem with a strong woman? I am who I am, get over it.” (Williams). Gadot also makes a powerful statement in accordance with female liberation on and off of the set of Wonder Woman.

Wonder Woman was a feminist icon during World War II as she promoted a message of women empowerment and feminist ideas to the

Wonder Woman took over as the first female superhero in more than a decade on June 2, 2017. This was a big moment for representation of women in film as a main super hero character. The film was rated PG-13, and in genres of Action & Adventure, Drama, and Science Fiction & Fantasy. Wonder Woman was directed by Patty Jenkins, an American film director and screenwriter, first female director of a live-action and comic book superhero film. In Wonder Woman, the story of Diana is told; she is the daughter of Hippolyta and grows up on the Amazon island of Themyscira. Then an American pilot and spy, Steve Trevor, crashes into the ocean on the island and is rescued by Diana. He tells the Amazons about the ongoing conflict of the World War. Diana, an

In the article “The Wonder Woman Precedent: Female (Super)Heroism on Trial”, Julie O’Reilly makes a clear argument that females have to constantly prove themselves worthy while men just get to choose to be heroes, no questions asked. In the article “Two Way a Woman Can Get Hurt: Advertising and Violence”, Jean Kilbourne argues that there is violence in our culture, particularly sexualized violence controlled by the media. With the help of Kilbourne’s article, it emphasizes clearly that women are seen as a joke while men are taken seriously and presume authority.

Spider-Man and Wonder Woman are not similar to the stereotypical heroes at the time, but they still had the attributes of a true hero. In the past, Stan Lee had thought of a superhero that would be similar to teenagers. Stan Lee wanted to construct a hero that people could relate to, and in the end he created Spider-Man. Spider-Man simply had the same abilities as a spider. Then in 1941, Wonder Woman made her first appearance from the mind of William Moulton Marston. William supported women's rights since his college days, and he wanted to have equality for each gender in all human activities. In addition, people believed that comics were bad for kids, but William believed not. Wonder Woman’s set of skills is that she could fly, had immense speed, strength, and smarts. Additionally, Wonder Woman also wielded a lasso that could make anyone tell the truth if caught by it, and this lasso is inspired from William’s polygraph, which was able to detect lies. Three ways that Wonder Woman and Spiderman were different from other superheroes of the time is that people could relate to them, there purposes of being created, and

‘Wonder Woman’ And The Power of Watching A Woman Save The World, by Emma Gray is an article that argues the emotional impact of having a film about powerful women saving the world. There is a substantial lack of representation of strong, powerful women in Hollywood movies, until Wonder Woman was released into theaters.  Emma Gray discusses how Wonder Woman fills a hole that many women never realized they had.  She indicates how this film empowered many women and how it created this emotional outcry for more representation in superhero films.  Emma Gray uses personal story, repetition, and supporting details to effectively persuade women that Wonder Woman is a compelling example of how representation can make a large group of people feel strong, powerful, and beautiful all at once.

Golden Age Wonder Woman began in 1941 with the Amazon Princess Diana nursing American intelligence officer Steve Trevor back to health after he crashed on Themyscira Island. The Amazons decided that someone should go back to America with Steve to help with the battle in the outside world that was WWII. Wonder Woman won a contest which permitted her to leave Themyscira Island and head off to America with Steve Trevor. In America, Diana adopted the name "Diana Prince" and joined the army to help fight the Nazi's. Steve Trevor never knew that Diana Prince was also Princess Diana of Themyscira (kind of how Lois Lane never knew that Clark Kent was Superman). Soon after, she became secretary of the Justice Society of America reporting to Colonel

A woman cannot do anything without being judged and criticized. If she puts effort into her appearance, she is shallow and vain. If she prefers wearing comfortable clothes, she is obviously lazy and a slob. If she likes reading tabloid magazines, she is unintelligent and trivial. If she enjoys reading comic books, she is only doing it to attract male attention. These are just the judgements awarded to modern women. Women in myths, both Greek and Nordic, were reduced to property, someone to be married off in exchange for money or livestock. Any time a woman is associated with a typical male trait (intelligence, strength, wisdom, healing ability) she is either a monster or a witch. As seen in both the Greek and Nordic myths, a woman can be many things, but she can never be the hero; a

These depictions lead female adolescents and peoples of color to perceive themselves as useful but not important in society which causes them to interact and behave differently with others. While these characters have many positive qualities, they are shoved into stereotypical and archetypical boxes that reduces their worth to the viewers. The female characters provide strong examples of women towards young viewers but are followed up with a reason why the female character should be put in a corner. The characters of color have noble intentions and are respected but pushed to the sidelines when their cause gets show time by the male protagonists. Thus, while these characters do provide positive and influential examples to adolescent viewers, the characters have easily definable qualities that can negatively affect the viewers. As such, young viewers can follow either the vigilantism or heroism route since they are impressionable by huge media figures. This suggests that directors and creators of superhero television shows should diversify their cast with a purpose to express that women and minorities can break social barriers and are important to

In the long legacy of DC comics there are two female archetypes who couldn 't be more different: one is a paragon of virtue and one is a psychopath. One has an abusive relationship with an insane criminal that defines her identity; the other encourages women and girls to fight for their independence. One has decades of historical canon and an inception full of purpose; the other was meant to be a one-off and a short amusement in a kids ' cartoon, but exploded into a phenomenon. Despite their many differences, they are both beloved the world over. They hold constant interest for fans over the years and, for many women, both mark milestones of feminism. To understand this phenomenon more we will take a closer look at the characters of