With all the powers, he owns he vowed to keep the globe protected. Wonder Woman's real name is Diana, and she is a woman equipped with capabilities that are very similar to Superman's. Virginia Postrel explains that the worship of superheroes doesn't come from fantasizing about the physical appearance of the figure or marveling at their outstanding abilities but that people idolize the glamour of these super beings. Postrel explains, “Glamour is an imaginative process that creates a particular, emotional response: a sharp mixture of projection, longing, admiration, and aspiration.” (Postrel 2006) She is saying that glamour is what keeps the audience interested and almost believing that it is true but with enough distance to be able not to drift to far from reality. The reason why society has continued to follow the superheroes is that of the glamour, all the success of the films and comic books comes …show more content…
With scrutiny comes the feeling of the need to fill in the details of the mysterious life, and that itself can ruin the glamour of the story. It is only human nature to want all the answers to questions that have not been asked yet which debunks the whole reason of following the stories of the supers. This is the reason why writers have started to let the audience in through an insider’s view with trade-offs between a professional and personal life. The superheroes are looked at as targeted subjects for the nation to dissect into through the media publicizing the actions of their every move. This is a genius move by the writers because it gives the heroes innocence as being attacked for trying to do what is best for the world. Their glamour grows even that much more, to take on the life as protector of the greater good, realizing that it takes much sacrifice of your time, and having to evaluate what is best then living with that decision as