The Incredible Hulk

Assignment 2-1 Weekly Analysis

The Incredible Hulk

I never really thought what the name meant “The Incredible Hulk”, have you? Webster dictionary incredible means, “too extraordinary and improbable to be believed”. What about “Hulk”? Webster’s Dictionary states the definition of Hulk as “one that is bulky or unwieldy”. I wasn’t quite sure what unwieldy meant so I looked this up as well. Unwieldy per Webster Dictionary means “not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness)”. Now, I understand why they called this massive creature “The Incredible Hulk”



Now that we understand his name where did he come from and why do we have fascination with The Incredible Hulk? Actually the Hulk was first a comic. The story began by him being a normal human named Robert Bruce Banner. He was son of Brian and Rebecca from Dayton, Ohio (Marvel, 2008). After his father murdered his mother Robert went to live with his aunt (Marbel, 2008). Later in life Robert became a Nuclear Physicist. During a test at a military facility he was trying to save a person and was infected by the gamma rays from the testing blast (Marvel, 2008). This mutated him into the Hulk. In the beginning he changed into the hulk at night, and then eventually the story changed his metamorphosis to just when he got angry (Marvel, 2008). So, why do we have the fascination with this big green monster? Could it be the interest in government experiments, or a conspiracy to cover up the truth by the government? Or, could it just be that he is 7’ tall, 1040 pound of pure muscle with unlimited strength, fighting evil as he destroys everything in his path (Super hero, 2008). Well, except the only Betty, the woman he loves and the only that can tames his wild antics (Marvel, 2008). He is a big beast with a heart. Maybe that is why the fascination, we all have our moments but there is nothing stronger that the love we have for the special someone to tame our own incredible hulk.

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Marvel (December 7, 2008) Incredible hulk history. Retrieved January 14, 2009, from: http://www.incredible-hulk-library.com/superhero-library/incredible-hulk/incredible-hulk-history.aspx

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Unwieldy. (2009). In Merriam-webster online dictionary.Retrieved January 18, 2009, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwieldy