Ms. Marvel Episode 2 Features An Important Conversation About Third Culture Children
Marvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel is immersing audiences in the world of Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old Pakistani-American teenager exploring her newfound superpowers. While it could just be a coming-of-age story about a teen hero, Kamala’s world is shrouded in bits and pieces of her culture and religion. Her best friend, Nakia Bahadir, is dealing with a similar scenario, and one conversation between the two friends in episode 2 stands out as describing their struggles in simple terms.
The two best friends in Ms. Marvel may be growing up in New Jersey, but they are culturally different. Iman Vellani’s Kamala has Pakistani roots, whereas Yasmeen Fletcher’s Nakia comes from a Turkish family, as confirmed in the comics. The two characters are what many would refer to as third culture children or kids, which as Merriam-Webster defines, is «a child who grows up in a culture different from the one in which his or her parents grew up in.» They often struggle to fit in due to their cultural or religious beliefs, and Nakia manages to voice the situation effortlessly.
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During the second episode of Ms. Marvel, the two friends are seen having a heart-to-heart about life and the struggles of being a teenager. Kamala has just learned that she can shoot cosmic beams from her hands, and is unable to control her power. When her nose begins to glow in class, she runs to the washroom to hide. Nakia follows her there, and even though her assumption about why Kamala is hiding is off the mark, the two friends are seen bonding over their personal struggles.
The conversation begins with Kamala revealing that “everything is changing really fast.” That is a concern that most teenagers have in high
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