...Since Perry’s plays share with his film production a similar thematic focus on Christian morality, Keith Corson’s contribution to this collection charts the rise of regional theatre and the translation of the financial, aesthetic, and political model of “gospel theatre’s” urban circuit...

..., and morality in which Superman often appears. Superman jokes can be found online and in oral tradition, both of which provide material for analysis. These jokes explore the potential for abusing super powers and simultaneously provide a critique of the notion of perfection. Also considered is the critique...

...Building from the foundation of Hans Vaihinger’s philosophy of “as if”, this chapter examines how several Superman fans and writers use the character as a moral exemplar. It provides several personal experience narratives that demonstrate how Superman has influenced choices these men have made...

... promoting the salubrious effects of a “natural diet.” Employing arguments resonating today, Shelley adamantly opposed killing and eating animals on grounds of health and morality, but also in criticism of wealth, power, and commercial interests. He marshalled evidence defending his vision of a world...

...This chapter examines a trend in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) where disability is used as a frequent narrative device in origin stories to imbue heroes-to-be with the expected heroic morality needed for them to “truly” become heroes. However, this disability is then often cured, made...

... and the cartoon figure complement one another, complete one another, and distract from one another in ways that reinforce the moral authority of the entrepreneur as an agent of progress, and thus as the incarnation of morality in the context of Mexico’s national striving for modernity. González Torres Victor Las...

...This chapter offers a reading of Larry Brown’s 1996 novel Father and Son within the context of a literary and cinematic tradition in Mississippi. Father and Son is a story of honor, justice, violence, and “what it means to be a man,” a morality play set...

... individuals sometimes eat things that repulse others. Finally, it addresses what the moral correlates and social consequences of the emotion are, for disgust is about ideas of civility and propriety, distinction and class, and differentiating and segregating people. class social Darwin Charles disgust...

.... Later chapters delve into specific events, such as the Superman Celebration in Illinois, and other modes of expression such as humor, personal narrative, and myth. Superman in Myth and Folklore explores the idea that a fictional character can be foundationally important in morality...