What's Batman without Robin? What's Superman without Supergirl? What's Sherlock Holmes without Watson? So what am I really talking about? I'm actually talking about sidekicks!
Who or what are sidekicks? They are actually side characters in a story except they appear time and again to aid the hero. Often, they are under-appreciated and overlooked as a tasty snippet to the grand design of the story. They tend to be compared against the main character and serves to accentuate the special abilities of the hero by having inferior abilities. However, it is almost imperative to have such a side-character, no matter how helpless he or she may be.
Sidekicks are fun really. They don't hog the limelight that often but the few occasions that they do, the storyline gets a little more entertaining. Applying to the real world, leaders are just like superheroes while the followers are just like the sidekicks. The leaders of the world need followers just like how superheroes need their sidekicks. Not everyone will be suited to being a leader. Sometimes, we can also contribute by being a sidekick. We speak our mind when we need to, point out things which the heroes may miss out, and we can also have our fun. I would like to be a sidekick sometimes. After all, nobody ever said that a sidekick cannot eventually graduate and become a superhero. Ask Robin if you don't believe me!
Till next time, may the recess week come sooner so that it can release me from the mental torture of attending lectures which I can't understand!
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