Superheroes In Quicksilver

How often do superheroes act out their duties in order to benefit themselves, instead of the community in which they serve? It may be hard to recall. This is because the common understanding of superheroes is that of unselfishness as they frequently risk their lives to “save the day”. Through analyzing this trait, it can be predicted that superheroes contain a common pairing of morals that become a conventional part of their characteristics. In the light of these claims, Quicksilver, a character in Joss Whedon’s movie Avengers: Age of Ultron, helps to depict the universal morals and sense of unselfishness within superheroes as his character evolves throughout the film. During the movie, Quicksilver experiences a drastic change of purpose.
Within this article is a passage that describes how superheroes act as advocates for unselfish attitudes to the general population. They state, “Superheroes can remind us of the importance of self-discipline, self-sacrifice, and expending ourselves for something good, noble, and important” (Loeb & Morris 16). The key message behind this quote is that the actions of superheroes influences civilians to display similar traits. Quicksilver displays these characteristics of self-discipline and self-sacrifice through forcing himself to give up the fruits of being on Ultron’s side to defend the human race. By analyzing Quicksilver’s actions, it can be said that his change to being unselfish not only represents his fellow superheroes, but it additionally impacts the lives that he saves as
This argument is true, but is quickly countered during the movie. Once Quicksilver realized Ultron’s true motives of destroying the world, he went against his authority and fought against Ultron’s power. Arendt furthermore represents Quicksilver’s rebellious acts against Ultron in her essay. She goes to explain, “To remain in authority requires respect for the person or office” (Arendt 7). It can be said that once Quicksilver understood Ultron’s plan, he lost all respect for him, therefore making him challenge his authority. This helps to explain how superheroes act towards any non-superhero. They could act under the authority of a human figure, such as the police or government, but if they ever lose respect for that entity, they will go against it. Morality plays a big part in this dilemma because it is shown that even if superheroes follow under the authority of someone, they will quickly go against it if their morals do not line up with the actions of the person in power. For this reason, it can be said that though superheroes can obey or serve other non-superheroes, if their core morals get in the way of that person’s authority, they will go against it without