We
all have families. Some of us come from big huge families. I myself have a
brother and two sisters so we tend to take up a bit of space wherever we go.
Now while the four of us all love each other, we do get on each other’s nerves
at times. It’s just human nature to have a bit of sibling rivalry from time to
time. One of us will do better in school, or have some sort of sports
achievement, or just generally feel that one or both parents is paying more
attention to someone other than us. So it is understandable why so many
super-heroes are from single children households.
I
mean, if a child gets extra attention for scoring the winning game point (not a
sports guy) then just imagine the praise a child would receive if he or she
saved the world. A sibling would have no way to compete. Not only would that
child have no way to compete but he or she would constantly have a lower sense
of self worth compared to their sibling. Clark Kent is both Superman AND a
Pulitzer prize winning journalist. Kind of hard to compete with that.
Even
the few super-heroes that do have siblings can’t compare because their siblings
are usually super-heroes as well. Scott Summers is Cyclops and his brother Alex
is Havok. The Wonder Twins can’t even use their powers without each other.
There doesn’t seem to be any super heroes with non-powered siblings. And with
good reason. It would just be awkward.
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