Thinking back to class on Wednesday and about our discussion of Magneto, I have to say that I agree with the person who stated that Magneto seems to be going against everything he believes in. In the article on the X-Men that we read for class it states that Magneto is obsessed with replacing humans with a mutant race like himself. This seems a lot like what the Nazis were trying to do only instead of a mutant race it's an aryan race. Magneto wants to stop discrimination from happening but yet he is actually creating more discrimination. It says in the article that he is afraid of humans but yet he makes a statement in one of the comics that he doesn't want to live to see another people destroy what they don't understand and fear and here Magneto is destroying the human race because he is afraid of them.
Even though Magneto feels like he doesn't fit in and that he's an outcast he seems to be acting more like a Nazi. In my opinion Dr. X seems to be a more Jewish figure in this story even though he wasn't actually in the concentration camp. He just want a world where everyone can live together in peace. He isn't discriminating against anyone and he is trying to teach the mutants how to use their powers to do good things and help people instead of hurt them. Dr. X seems to be the more Jewish figure simply because he isn't trying to change the people who are different.
I am really glad that I am not the only one who thought that a parallel could be drawn between Magneto and the Nazis. But I think a stronger parallel could be drawn between Magneto and the early founders of Israel. Both were strong in their belief in "Never Again." They would never again be a victim and would let nothing stand in their way to making sure they would always be safe.
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