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Or “Kara, you ignorant slut” (Thanks, SNL)
I was contemplating the potential ways to tell the story of rebellious teen that might have worked better. And then I read this, and it got me thinking…
Kara is a teen from another culture. And I am thinking (mind you, I am going from the assumption that DC management says: Give us a rebellious Super G) it might have worked to have Kara entering the world, and being sucked in by the allure of all this “new”. She isn’t even consciously trying to be rebellious, but simply is excited by all this “new” that surrounds her. When “family” (Superman, the Kents, etc) try and explain that maybe she should rein it in, and try to nudge her towards the path of hero again.
That’s where she gets annoyed with the adults trying to tell her what to do. And she starts to take an attitude of “I’ll show you!” She wants to show them she can do the hero thing without help-and without changing her attitude and ways. This is not an unheard of phenomenon. I’ve known families who watched their teen get pulled into the culture of their adopted country, because it seemed to different and exciting and fresh.
As people learn in life, sometimes you do have to sacrifice what you want to help people around you. Kara starts to realize that maybe the Kents are not trying to ruin her fun, they just want to see her be the hero they believe she can be and deep down is. She starts to pay attention to the adult heroes and sees that maybe she does wantto emulate her cousin a bit moer. Heck, maybe she even spends a few months living with Clark and Lois.
It might have worked to have Kara going this route, to lead her back to the heroic path. Let her become the hero people want her to be. Let her “lift the veil” of this exciting new world to see that she is needed as something more than just another teen having fun. And that she needs to stand for something. And that maybe her cousin is on to something. Maybe her icons are fighting for something that is worth joining the fight for. I don’t know…I am kind of wandering in my thoughts here.
And maybe Kara should not have an extended torso.
