The Controversy Between Lex Luther And Superman

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The feud between Lex Luther and Superman is legendary. Lex Luther is from Suicide Slums in Metropolis and Superman lives in Smallville where the two first cross paths. When Lex was a teenager both of his parents were tragically killed in a car accident and he collected a large insurance policy and was placed in a foster home until he was old enough to collect the money. His foster parents were even worse than his biological father who would belittle his dreams and was short tempered and cruel. His foster parents wanted his money so they had his foster sister Lena seduce him. Then used his feelings for her to get money from him, they lead him to believe they were going to use the money to pay for her to go to college, which they never planned …show more content…

Due to the fire there was an explosion which caused Lex to permanently loose his hair. Lex accused Clark of being jealous of his brilliant mind therefore starting the fire and destroying the life form formula he had been experimenting with. He blames Clark for ruining his hard work and losing his hair, therefore igniting the epic feud between the two. Describe their personalities Lex Luther has a narcissistic, antisocial, sociopath personality. He strives on the constant praise received from others because of the “good” he’s doing in the community. When in reality he always has an anterior motive for instance he built a church to use a diversion, from his true intentions of doing experiments on individuals below the church. He presents himself in the best way possible. easily charming others. Anyone who questions him he wants to destroy. However Clark Kent/Superman is quite the opposite. Superman is heroic and selfless; he wants to save/ protect humanity and shows compassion. He has no alternate motive; he genuinely stands for and fights for the greater good. He was raised to believe that his powers were gifts and shouldn’t be abused, which instilled him with a sense of moral responsibility. Superman dislikes killing and vows to never take a

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