Grief driven superheroes

Superheroes have a tendency to be victims before they became superheroes. Sometimes it is their victimization, or loss of loved ones, that cause them to fight evil and injustice. Comparing three superheroes; Superman, Batman, and Spiderman, all have factors in common. Superman was sent to Earth because his planet was going to be destroyed. Upon his arrival to earth (and becoming an adult), he became a superhero. It can be interpreted that he fights crime to avenge the death of his family and people on his home planet. Superman has this “peace maker” like characteristic that even drives him to help fight the Nazis during World War two. Batman is a very unique superhero (and by far my favorite). Batman’s parents died in front of him at a young age, both robbed and shot in cold blood. When you read the original comics it shows a young Bruce Wayne (aka Batman) vowing to fight evil to avenge his parents death. Bruce then trains himself in Martial Arts and becomes a scientist in which he then uses in becoming a superhero. It also helps that Bruce is a Billionaire, which comes in handy with all the state of the art gadgets he uses to fight crime. Spiderman is also a unique character. When Peter Parker first became Spiderman he used his powers to show off and to win money. It wasn’t until a thug shot and killed his uncle did Spiderman turn superhero. Again, Spiderman turns superhero to avenge his uncles death. So, what does this all say about the origins of three popular superheroes? It seems to me that grief plays an ultimate factor in the actions of these superheroes. Reflecting on this grief idea, I think I would do the same thing if I was in the shoes of one of these superheroes. People need superheroes, and I think that is also a motivating factor to why these superheroes fight crime as well; they don’t want what happened to them to happen to someone else.