In “What is Privilege?”, Allan Johnson brings up the issue of people society giving certain groups an unearned advantage over others. He defines privilege as something people who belong to a certain race, gender, or sexual orientation benefits from, as opposed to those outside of it. According to Johnson, privilege does not dictate whether a person succeeds or fails at something they’re trying to pursue, but it does often impact it in some way. The complicati0n about this is how people may be very unaware of what is happening because of how it has become almost part of the norm. And focusing more on this subtle problem may offend those who are affected positively by privilege.
Niall Richardson’s “The Gospel According to Spider-man” compares the Christian ideology of feeling shame of one’s sin, putting guilt into action, then moving beyond these human feelings to what transpires in Spider-man’s life during the film. When he first came out as a superhero, Richardson says it was about atonement his contribution to his uncle’s death—much like humans’ urge to do good because of our sins. We are born broken sinners, and through our actions we make up for our flawed beings. However, the Word is supposed take over because it is stronger than our will to do what’s right to make up for our wrongs. Spider-man successfully defeats Green Goblin but not through his acquired powers alone but through “spiritual transcendence”. In the same way, people also surpass the conscience-stricken way of living when the Word is made more prominent, as a result affecting and empowering our limited physical capabilities.
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