Captain America may wear the colors of his country on his costume and shield, it is not for his homeland that he is fighting.
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In the comics Captain America #25Steve Rogers publicly declares that he is not fighting for the US government or for patriotic reasons. More modern than ever, the superhero instead evokes essential values unfortunately often flouted.
“I am fighting for a dream. “, he declares to the funeral of his friend Sung Jin Jeong. The latter was a Chinese immigrant who succeeded in making a career as an immigration lawyer. Jeong and Rogers first met right after the superhero came out of the ice. Both therefore fought to tame a new world in which they experienced success, but sometimes also disappointments.
In order to honor his memory, Captain America therefore wanted to recall what has always motivated his friend and what he is also fighting for alongside the Avengers. “I am not fighting for a country or for a president or for a flag. “, he says. Rogers goes on to mention principles which are more than ever at the heart of the news in the United States. “The Founding Fathers were flawed men in flawed times, but the ideals they established, the idea of an America and all that it can be, is worth fighting for. “. Steve Rogers is also flawed, and has made multiple mistakes in the MCU. His speech is therefore completely in line with his superhero journey.
Captain America is fighting for the American dream
In the same issue, Captain America illustrates well the values he defends by participating in a demonstration of the Black Lives Matter movement. Steve Rogers brings together all the qualities to unite the old and the new generation. After having fought the Nazis in 1941, he is today a superhero open to the world, defending equality and promoting diversity. He even becomes the adoptive father of a supervillain’s child in a parallel dimension. Captain America still believes in this dream of an America where everyone can achieve their goals and succeed in life. But after all his years of facing evil, Rogers knows that the obstacles are many, and that it will still be necessary to continue to fight, with his shield or in the street.
Marvel: Captain America’s true story is different from the MCU’s
Source : SCREEN RANT
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