FALCON, JOHN WALKER AND SHANG CHI AS THE REMEDY OF RACE ISSUE IN THE UNITED STATES

Dwi Saptanto, Deswandito (2022) FALCON, JOHN WALKER AND SHANG CHI AS THE REMEDY OF RACE ISSUE IN THE UNITED STATES. PROCEEDINGS LINGUISTICS, LITERATURE, CULTURE, ARTS INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR (LITERATES) 2022.

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Abstract

Superhero is the creation from a dream of an author, and also based on the expectation of every single person in this world. Superpowers above the human’s capability are the main pivotal point, and then the origins of the characters are other main important factors. This research is a literature study that uses comparative literature approach focuses on the concept of adaptation of a work from the comic book to the movie and sociology of literature approach to analyze the main important purpose of the occurrence of the superheroes in order to conciliate the political tension related to racism toward African-American people and Asian people recently happening in the United States of America. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method by explaining the concept of adaptation from the comic to the movie and emphasizes the existence of superheroes that actually symbolizes the representation of common American people, African-American people and Asian people in the United States of America. This study takes and divides three different hero characters from the Marvel Universe to be the sample of the symbols from three different races, Falcon represents African-American people, John Walker represents common American people, and Shang Chi represents Asian people. Their existence appears to boost up the patriotic and heroic story; moreover it reduces the tension of racism in all over United States of America these days.

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