writer0327
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The truth is in Spider-man, Peter Parker is a jerk when he gets his powers. A total and complete jerk. Before he gets his powers, he's just a poor, bullied, nerdy teenager. He wasn't popular and never got the girl. Then he gets these powers, and the first thing he starts doing is striking back at those who tormented him. He's getting the revenge all nerdy kids would love to get on the jocks and bullies. That's part of his character arc. But along the way (and through tragedy) then he learns "with great power comes great responsibility", and that's the theme of his life from then on.