>>104742915>>104743432>No, that's when you put the character in different situations. What you're describing is a cheap, unimaginative rip-off of a good idea. Miles is pretty much the zenith of this, "What is good is not original, what is original is not good".But that's the same character then, the whole point is that different people can undergo different developments but arrive at the same or similar place. Because it's a story about other people in other times and situations who embody the same core message and ideals.
If you just keep putting Peter into different situations, you're either rebooting him or having an already developed Peter Parker going through the same situations. That's a point that the movie literally brings up in the middle-aged Peter Parker, that his inability to change and grow is what caused issues with him and MJ.
However, when you give other characters the opportunity to grow into the Spiderman mantle, then you show that there's not special about Peter's particular circumstances that destined him to become a super hero. Which is what Spiderman is literally all about, he's just one of the people who happened to get powers and decides that he should use them for the benefit of everyone. That's a message that a nerdy kid from Queens or an artistic kid from Brooklyn can learn and embody.
>He's a character. They shouldn't "represent" anything, any more than you or I do. If you really want to go down that route, pretty much every single hero character represents "Truth, Justice, and the American Way".He's a character IN A STORY.
In nearly every novel, characters often represent more than just a single flesh Popsicle. They have nuance and issues but they still embody a particular perspective and experience and set of morals and motivations.
>pretty much every single hero character represents "Truth, Justice, and the American Way".So you admit you've never critically read a book or even read a comic book ever
