I read the book “Miles Morales: Spider Man” by Brian Bendis. This book is about an abnormal teenager whose family has money problems. This teenager is Miles Morales who is also a very smart teen who attends a private school on a scholarship. The book follows Miles who is often accompanied by his best friend and roommate Ganke. Throughout the book Miles fights with believing that because his father and brother were criminals at one point Miles will turn to crime as well. Despite trying his best Miles often makes mistakes that enforce the idea that he really does have “bad blood” which will cause him to become a criminal and use his powers for worse. While he battles with his internal battle he also butts heads with his history teacher who seems to know all about Miles. Throughout the book will he comes to terms and solve his internal and external problems? When I picked up “Miles Morales: Spider Man” I chose it simply because I figured since a superhero was the main character it would be an easy and fast read. Once I got into the book I realized that it wasn’t the stereotypical superhero book that was about a hero going around saving the world. Instead it was about a teenager who is trying to figure out who he is while doing his best to make his parents proud and not be a burden. The book goes through struggles with teachers and girls instead of troubles with villains and criminals. While the book does have a criminal and villain here and there it is much more realistic with real hardships. One of the major hardships is the financial status of Miles’ family. I have never had to worry about some of the problems that Miles has because fortunately my family doesn’t struggle financially. I never thought about some of the things that some people have to do just to ease their burdens. Miles had to get perfect grades in order to keep his schooling free so he wouldn’t be a burden to his family. He also has to worry about his mistakes which could result in his family losing their home. Throughout the book Miles overcomes these challenges and succeeds. This book has showed me that the future is yours and you can be who you want to be. In the beginning of the book Miles believed that he was doomed to become a criminal. Throughout the book he slowly realizes that he decides what happens to his life. Before this book I had never really given the topic much thought but now I realize even more than before that I write my life story and decide what happens. It has also taught me to be grateful for what I have because there are many other people in the world who have to worry about things such as keeping a roof over their head which has never been a worry for me.
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