Compare And Contrast: The First Avenger And Man Of Steel

Zoe Janisse Z. Janisse

Mrs Jeannotte

ENG 3UI-01

23 October 2015

Compare and Contrast: The First Avenger and Man of Steel

A famous quote from Zeno of Citium reads, “Man conquers the world by conquering himself.” This statement emphasizes that in order for a hero to conquer evil he must find his inner self. This idea of a hero conquering evil is fundamental to the romantic archetype in romance because it relates to good conquering all. In the movie The First Avenger, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is injected with lethal serum to assist America in defeating Germany in WW2. Before Evan’s agrees to take on the role of Captain America,

The First Avenger corresponds with phase three of the romantic archetypes. Evan’s found himself alone in the modern world where he was not recognized as a mighty individual. Evan’s physical quest begins when he is called up as Captain America taking his strength, leadership skills, and positive attitude to battle against Germany and Red Skull. The physical quest sparked when he was injected with the serum and given the strength to defeat any enemy. Captain America's quest was promoted when he disobeys the orders of Chester Phillips and goes out to save the lives of the struggling soldiers, this is the end of innocence and the beginning of the quest. Captain America’s mission was to defeat Red Skull who was determined to get the lethal serum and take over the world. Towards the end of

Through their friendship Bucky learned about Rogers secret identity but promised to keep it a secret if he could be his sidekick. Evan’s and Bucky kept each other motivated throughout the quest to save the world. In Man of Steel, Jonathan Kent made a huge impact on the quest, Clark conquered. The death of Clark’s father assisted him throughout his journey because it allowed him to see the true meaning of sacrifice. The loss of his father also taught him the significance of his abilities. Clark became more protective over his powers and saved them for when they would be need most. Both quests follow the romantic archetype phase three but overall Man of Steel’s was more significant than Captain