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| + | Miles Morales: Spider-Man, written by Jason Reynolds, is a book about is a fictional superhero, Miles Gonzalo Morales, showing up in publications by the American publisher Marvel Comics, and is one of the characters known as Spider-Man. The character was made in 2011 by Sara Pichelli, an Italian artist, and written by Brian Michael Bendis, with a contribution by Marvel's then-editor-in-chief Axel Alonso. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Morales Miles Morales]. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 1 2021.</ref> | ||
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| + | == Plot == | ||
| + | Miles Morales is living just like another teenager, having dinner with his parents, playing video games with his friends, and having a crush on his school friend, Alicia. He’s even got a scholarship spot at the prestigious Brooklyn Visions Academy and a Spider-Man. | ||
| + | Unexpectedly, Miles’s spidey-sense has been acting up. When he got suspended from his school because of a misunderstanding Miles starts questioning his abilities. He thinks that, after all, his father and uncle have criminal records. Maybe kids like him aren't meant to be superheroes. Maybe Miles should accept his father's recommendation and only giving attention to save himself. | ||
| + | As Miles attempts to get his school life back on track, he can’t stop thinking of the clear nightmare that's been haunting him, he can't also avoid the never-stop buzz of his spidey-sense each day in history class, in the middle of his teacher’s lectures on the historical "benefits" of slavery and the modern-day prison system. But after his grant is in danger, Miles reveals a frightening plot that puts his neighborhood, his friends, and himself in danger. <ref>[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32793053-miles-morales Miles Morales: Spider-Man]. Goodreads. Retrieved February 1 2021</ref> | ||
== Controversy == | == Controversy == | ||
| − | + | This book has a teacher character that shows racism, Mr. CHamberlain. In class, he says something about discrimination, such as, ''“Slavery was the building block of our great country. We shouldn’t just blindly write off the argument for the Confederacy wanting to keep it.”'' and ''“We underestimate the bond between slave and master. So many slaves were comfortable with being enslaved. Happy even.”'' | |
| − | + | He romanticized the antebellum South, praised the prison system for keeping slavery alive, and actively worked to dehumanize two Black students under his charge. His goal, and the goal of the other Mr. Chamberlains that have made flooding the school-to-prison pipeline their game, is to bring back the slavery of Black people in the current century. There’s also a scene during the aforementioned Halloween party where Miles has an opportunity to spy on the Chamberlains and they’re all standing around crowing about how well they’re doing it to get back to what exactly was, for them, “a better time”. | |
| − | + | And when Alicia, a black girl character in this book, protested against what the teacher said, she got punished. <ref>[https://stitchmediamix.com/2017/08/13/book-review-miles-morales-a-spider-man-novel/ (Book Review) Miles Morales – A Spider-Man Novel]. Stitch's Media. 13 August 2017. Retrieved February 1 2021.</ref> | |
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| − | “Slavery was the building block of our great country. We shouldn’t just blindly write off the argument for the Confederacy wanting to keep it.” | ||
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| − | “We underestimate the bond between slave and master. So many slaves were comfortable with being enslaved. Happy even.” | ||
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| − | He romanticized the antebellum South, praised the prison system for keeping slavery alive, and actively worked to dehumanize two Black students under his charge. His goal, and the goal of the other Mr. Chamberlains that have made flooding the school-to-prison pipeline their game, is to | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | [[Category:Black-Targeted Racism in Children's Story Book]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:04, 15 March 2021
Miles Morales: Spider-Man, written by Jason Reynolds, is a book about is a fictional superhero, Miles Gonzalo Morales, showing up in publications by the American publisher Marvel Comics, and is one of the characters known as Spider-Man. The character was made in 2011 by Sara Pichelli, an Italian artist, and written by Brian Michael Bendis, with a contribution by Marvel's then-editor-in-chief Axel Alonso. [1]
Plot
Miles Morales is living just like another teenager, having dinner with his parents, playing video games with his friends, and having a crush on his school friend, Alicia. He’s even got a scholarship spot at the prestigious Brooklyn Visions Academy and a Spider-Man. Unexpectedly, Miles’s spidey-sense has been acting up. When he got suspended from his school because of a misunderstanding Miles starts questioning his abilities. He thinks that, after all, his father and uncle have criminal records. Maybe kids like him aren't meant to be superheroes. Maybe Miles should accept his father's recommendation and only giving attention to save himself. As Miles attempts to get his school life back on track, he can’t stop thinking of the clear nightmare that's been haunting him, he can't also avoid the never-stop buzz of his spidey-sense each day in history class, in the middle of his teacher’s lectures on the historical "benefits" of slavery and the modern-day prison system. But after his grant is in danger, Miles reveals a frightening plot that puts his neighborhood, his friends, and himself in danger. [2]
Controversy
This book has a teacher character that shows racism, Mr. CHamberlain. In class, he says something about discrimination, such as, “Slavery was the building block of our great country. We shouldn’t just blindly write off the argument for the Confederacy wanting to keep it.” and “We underestimate the bond between slave and master. So many slaves were comfortable with being enslaved. Happy even.” He romanticized the antebellum South, praised the prison system for keeping slavery alive, and actively worked to dehumanize two Black students under his charge. His goal, and the goal of the other Mr. Chamberlains that have made flooding the school-to-prison pipeline their game, is to bring back the slavery of Black people in the current century. There’s also a scene during the aforementioned Halloween party where Miles has an opportunity to spy on the Chamberlains and they’re all standing around crowing about how well they’re doing it to get back to what exactly was, for them, “a better time”. And when Alicia, a black girl character in this book, protested against what the teacher said, she got punished. [3]
References
- ↑ Miles Morales. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 1 2021.
- ↑ Miles Morales: Spider-Man. Goodreads. Retrieved February 1 2021
- ↑ (Book Review) Miles Morales – A Spider-Man Novel. Stitch's Media. 13 August 2017. Retrieved February 1 2021.
