I`ve always enjoyed Superman stories. Either played by Mr. Reeves, Brandon Routh opposite Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor (a truly inspired casting decision), comic form or even the critically panned Superman Returns videogame. It occured to me recently though that Superman`s characters share an interesting characteristic. Maybe it`s because the names roll off the tongue so easily but it seems that the letter `L` is tossed around the cast list like glitter on a craft project. Por examplo: Superman`s parents, Lara and Jor-El; Supe`s real name, Kal-El; his high school sweetheart, Lana Lang; adult love, Lois Lane; fellow reporter, Jimmy Olsen (that one is kind of weak but wait...); his follicly challenged nemesis, Lex Luthor.
I don`t understand. I can think of no symbolism in the writer`s penchant for `L` and it seems sporadically used. Lara and Kal-El are his Kryptonian parents but, Martha and Pa Kent are his Earth parents. Lex Luthor a purely human enemy but Zod an exiled alien General. Krypton?
Now Bruce Wayne had an origin in narcissism: a play on the creator Bob Kane. Maybe then it`s tied to the writers Jerry SiegeL and Joe Schuster- not likely. Eh, a nerd`s querry.
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