Originally posted by Starscream MIt isn't what makes a hero because heroes know how to take a loss, he did it for himself because he didn't want to face reality.
that IS the point. parker wasn't doing it to gain some accolade...he did it knowing no one would even know the sacrifice he made.That is what MAKES a true hero. The person does something despite knowing that others may not even give him any credit.
I think the way we view this incident may be due to cultural differences. I come from a culture that puts family above all else. Your mom (his aunt) is the person who raised you from the day you were a baby, fed you, clothed you, sheltered you, loved you...you don't dump her just because you get to nail some hot ass.
And furthermore how in the hell is your wife not your family, it's pretty much known that wife and child is *your* family unit (you created/made) and that is what you take care of first and support. Your brother, sister, parent, etc. are important but you treat your wife as one flesh, no wonder people divorce so much nowadays.
Also he didn't "dump his aunt" he did everything he could to help and she was dying. Tell me how letting nature run its course is the same as dumping someone?
Your spouse is the person you should know above all else. And if people actually *married* before they had kids they would come to realize that the spouse was there first. Your parents were together before you were born making you a family unit. Did you miss what the loss of uncle Ben did to the family? Do you think Aunt May would have said Ben wasn't family? Your spouse is who you share your secrets to and share health, finances, spiritual, and emotional sides with. Like I said if Mary Jane was in the hospital while they were married, Parker would have first say on what is done with her before even her parents or their child (if they had any).
It would have made a lot more sense if they did what they could (which in the MU she should have been easily healed anyways) and then if she passed he should have moved on. This type of writing is what drove most Spider-Man fans away. You don't ditch your parents or any family (to nail some hot ass) but you don't throw your wife away by warping reality to save a woman who was old and dying and was doing what everyone will do anyways, including her AGAIN. Pointless, she could die the next day from old age.