While certain decisions may seem to have a clearly moral, or clearly immoral bent, these novels demonstrate that society cannot always be counted on to properly define morality. , young adult novels reveal the truth about the complexities that people face when they are confronted with moral dilemmas. It would be nice if our society rewarded morally correct decisions, especially among adolescents whose moral values are being formed and tested, but often the moral position is difficult to identify, let alone follow through on. Morally correct decisions prevent individuals or groups from violating the rights of others, sometimes others who can not stand up for their own rights. In the world outside of comic books, too, freedom to choose one's actions truly does come with "great responsibility." The good of society rests on the individual's ability to make choices that benefit not only him/herself, but also society as a whole. But, as Peter Parker's (Spiderman) dying uncle Ben told him, "with great power also comes great responsibility," a fact any thirteen-year-old can tell you created Peter's alter-ego, a super-powered adolescent whose life's work was to fight for good. N 2004, in light of world events, the fact that modern societies greatly prize freedom of choice is starkly evident.
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