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I hope I followed the rules correctly, but here it goes:

I didn't want to go political, so I stuck with an imaginary person: Spider-Man. Most people see segments of Spider-Man movies, or just fractions of his story in Comics, and don't understand what is really going on. Here is a person who represents the very term, "responsibility." His story line also does a good job of showing the very crisis of what it is to be and feel human. This guy has the power and skill to do so much for himself; to gain almost anything, use his power for so many potential person gains... yet doesn't. Its almost like if you won the lottery, and then donated it all to charity. Except with Spider-Man, this example would be multiplied times 10.

Throughout his life as a superhero, mutant, (whatever you want to call him), he puts himself in constant danger. Everywhere he turns, he's dealing with problems. Personal life problems, and superhero bad guy problems. Most of us barely struggle to deal with our personal problems. Money, social lives, relationships... are all difficulties for us. Spider-Man not only has to tackle these issues, but takes on a superhero role on top of it. I don't know about you, but I certainly couldn't manage to have the time and energy to work, go to school, have a love life, ANDDDDDD put my life at risk day after day toying with death.

Spider-Man even succumbs to human issues sometimes. In the 3rd movie, he gives in to hate and revenge, trying to downright kill, rather than the stereotypical superhero "do not kill" stuff. In the 3rd movie, (only using this as an example), he ruins lives, attempts to kill, takes on a cocky, arrogant, "i'm so much better than you" personality, and much more. The point I'm trying to make here is that he may have super powers, but he still has to deal with being a human. So to conclude, Spider-Man is my hero. Not because of his super powers, but because of his humanity.