Ms. Marvel Is Using Real History To Build Its Story
The following article contains minor spoilers for Episode 2 of Ms. Marvel.
The second episode of Ms. Marvel has arrived, and it was another dose of cultural representation for many fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. From conversations about Bollywood, the Indian film industry, to praying at the mosque, the episode covers the titular character’s South Asian and Muslim identity without any fuss. But, one particular dinner table conversation that the Khan family has sticks out in the episode for several reasons.
In the second episode of Ms. Marvel, Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan explores her powers further, while trying to find out the history behind the magical bracelet she found in a package sent by her grandmother. During this journey, she becomes a part of a conversation about the partition of India back in 1947, and it seems like that particular moment in history has a lot to do with how Kamala got her powers. It is interesting to note how Marvel Studios has decided to go with a real-life event to build Kamala’s story in the MCU.
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The topic of the India-Pakistan partition is an extremely political one, and for the studio to include it in an episode about a Pakistani-American teenager exploring her superpowers is a bold step. During the conversation about the partition, Saagar Shaikh’s Aamir Khan reveals that “every Pakistani family has a partition story, and none of them are good.” That statement stands true for many South Asian families. Considering the partition occurred only 75 years ago, many families have stories about an immediate member of their family, not an ancestor, struggling through that period. And it seems like Kamala’s family, though
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