Mutant Analysis in X-Men: First Class
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC 135
Start Date
17-5-2012
End Date
17-5-2012
Abstract
The standards set forth by society and around the world are characteristics that we demarcate as acceptable. Any deviation that exists from this conventional definition is rejected or marginalized to exclude the individuals that do not fit this template. The X-Men movies are a prime example of the marginalization that takes place in our society. Differences among individuals are the main contribution to diversity; however, when these variances are tested by the judgmental nature of others, marginalization occurs. Although not always apparent, marginalization takes place in many forms including racial, ethnic and gender-based discrimination. In X-Men: First Class, the mutants are victims of this insensitivity. With the daily struggles they face to find acceptance in a cold society, the characters represent the historic battle of discrimination that was once faced in the United States through the battle for civil rights and the gender based discrimination that occurs to this day. As society had once highlighted individual differences, they continue to do so and therefore hinder diversification.
Recommended Citation
Mazhar, Asra, "Mutant Analysis in X-Men: First Class" (2012). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 148.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2012/oralpresentations/148
Additional Mentoring Department
English
Mutant Analysis in X-Men: First Class
SURC 135
The standards set forth by society and around the world are characteristics that we demarcate as acceptable. Any deviation that exists from this conventional definition is rejected or marginalized to exclude the individuals that do not fit this template. The X-Men movies are a prime example of the marginalization that takes place in our society. Differences among individuals are the main contribution to diversity; however, when these variances are tested by the judgmental nature of others, marginalization occurs. Although not always apparent, marginalization takes place in many forms including racial, ethnic and gender-based discrimination. In X-Men: First Class, the mutants are victims of this insensitivity. With the daily struggles they face to find acceptance in a cold society, the characters represent the historic battle of discrimination that was once faced in the United States through the battle for civil rights and the gender based discrimination that occurs to this day. As society had once highlighted individual differences, they continue to do so and therefore hinder diversification.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Melissa Johnson