For Friday: Wilson, Ms. Marvel, Issues #3 and 4

The "A" or "SF" group should answer TWO of the following:

Q1: How does the comic explore the experience of women in Islamic society? What challenges does Kamala face as an American teenager in a society that largely sees itself as a different culture? On the same hand, how does it challenge many of our stereotypes about Islamic-American society?

Q2: In our last class, I suggested that becoming a superhero is also a metaphor for the transition between childhood to adulthood. How might many of her 'changes' be symbolic of accepting a new life and identity? Discuss a passage that seems to illustrate this metaphor.

Q3: Remember that a comic isn't just about the story--it's about how the story is told/drawn. Discuss a single frame that you feel really helps tell the story in a way you wouldn't get from the words alone. What does the style or the fine details help you understand about the characters or the themes of the story?

Q4: Why does Kamala decide to abandon the Ms. Marvel identity and make her own--complete with her own, homemade, costume? What specifically made her stop hiding behind the 'mask' of a superhero? (don't just say--she wanted to be herself; what MADE her want to be herself?)