Walt Disney Superheroic Qualities

Please watch three segments from the documentary film The Making of Mary Poppins.

(Each segment is about 6-9 minutes long.)

Then please write a response (300-word total) to the following:

In past EN 225 classes, students established a working definition of what it means to be “superheroic” from a literary point of view.

Past EN 225 students have said that an author/creator who is superheroic: innovates, invents, inspires, influences, has imagination, and is introspective (i.e. sees the complexity in humanity and presents it in their characters and stories). Based upon the information in The Making of Mary Poppins, how does Walt Disney fit our definition of a “superheroic” author/creator? If so, which of the attributes we listed are the most applicable to Walt Disney?

Past EN 225 students have said that a superheroic character exhibits charisma, personality, emotionality, courage, bravery, selflessness, a moral code, an interest in growing/learning/transformation, ambition, perserverance in the face of hardship, and a commitment to using their special gifts and abilities positively and especially to help others. Which information in The Making of Mary Poppins might fit Walt Disney into this category as well?
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