Although Steve is generally a good guy, he has no problems telling people to shut up, especially if he finds them rude or disrespectful. Part of the reason why he was beaten up so much is because he always called out people that were disrespectful. If he regards someone as a bully, Steve does become confrontational towards them, like how he acted towards Tony Stark (probably didn’t help that Steve was also disappointed how Tony didn’t meet his initial expectations, being the son of someone he once knew). He doesn’t want to keep quiet if injustice is happening. He’s extremely idealistic and finds cynicism especially grating. In a sense, he can be a bit naïve in certain ways, but he’s still a young man who grew up during the Great Depression.
Since he wants to protect people, Steve is also quick to blame himself if he cannot save someone. While he knows that soldiers die during battles, he still takes it hard if he had a chance to save them. When Bucky Barnes fell off the train right in front of his eyes, Steve isolated himself in a broken bar and tried to get drunk, even though he can’t due to the serum. It was only after Peggy’s encouragement that he snapped out of it, but at that point, he wanted to avenge his friend’s death. While Steve dislikes unnecessary killing, he will kill others if the situation absolutely calls for it. Most of World War II forced him to kill some of the soldiers attacking him.
Despite growing up in the early 20th century, Steve was liberal in comparison to others during this time. The Howling Commandos consisted of people from various racial groups, and he didn’t mind taking orders from Peggy Carter. He also wasn’t bothered by the fact that Dr. Erskine came from Germany, and he is always willing to listen to others. He’s non-judgmental over these type of things. Overall, Steve retained his good heart even after being injected with the super soldier serum, which is what Dr. Erskine wanted.
With the Avengers movie, however, Steve has become more withdrawn and lonely due to losing everyone and his own era. He’s shown to be quieter and doesn’t understand a lot of references and terms that people now use. The world has become unfamiliar to him and he hasn’t adapted to it that well, although he can figure out how to use the new technology. Because of losing everyone and his frozen captivity in the Arctic, Steve also holds a lot of anger inside him and displays PTSD, which is mainly seen when he punches the punching bag in his introduction sequence. However, Steve doesn’t want to burden others with this and often keeps his anger and sadness to himself. Or he just has a hard time talking about it with people. Additionally, he probably wonders what his place in this strange new world is, making him feel lost. Because of this, Steve is happy to find things familiar to him, like when he got that movie reference to the Wizard of Oz.
Well luckily for him, Loki wants to rule the world and thus he’s recruited into the Avengers, pushing back his own pain for the safety of Earth. He takes on the role of Captain America rather fluently and leads without much hesitation. It’s something familiar to him, after all, even in the new world. He probably doesn’t want to disappoint anyone either, since he figures that people have many expectations of him. With the Avengers, Steve sorta finds his place in the world. He probably feels useful and not just an old-fashioned relic anymore.
Steve still isn’t quite friends with the members of the Avengers, but he definitely trusts and respects them at the very least. And more than likely, he would want to become friends with them eventually. Even though he still hasn’t fully integrated with the 21st century still, he’s doing better and wants to see more of the United States, which is shown when he’s driving off on his motorcycle in the end.
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Since he wants to protect people, Steve is also quick to blame himself if he cannot save someone. While he knows that soldiers die during battles, he still takes it hard if he had a chance to save them. When Bucky Barnes fell off the train right in front of his eyes, Steve isolated himself in a broken bar and tried to get drunk, even though he can’t due to the serum. It was only after Peggy’s encouragement that he snapped out of it, but at that point, he wanted to avenge his friend’s death. While Steve dislikes unnecessary killing, he will kill others if the situation absolutely calls for it. Most of World War II forced him to kill some of the soldiers attacking him.
Despite growing up in the early 20th century, Steve was liberal in comparison to others during this time. The Howling Commandos consisted of people from various racial groups, and he didn’t mind taking orders from Peggy Carter. He also wasn’t bothered by the fact that Dr. Erskine came from Germany, and he is always willing to listen to others. He’s non-judgmental over these type of things. Overall, Steve retained his good heart even after being injected with the super soldier serum, which is what Dr. Erskine wanted.
With the Avengers movie, however, Steve has become more withdrawn and lonely due to losing everyone and his own era. He’s shown to be quieter and doesn’t understand a lot of references and terms that people now use. The world has become unfamiliar to him and he hasn’t adapted to it that well, although he can figure out how to use the new technology. Because of losing everyone and his frozen captivity in the Arctic, Steve also holds a lot of anger inside him and displays PTSD, which is mainly seen when he punches the punching bag in his introduction sequence. However, Steve doesn’t want to burden others with this and often keeps his anger and sadness to himself. Or he just has a hard time talking about it with people. Additionally, he probably wonders what his place in this strange new world is, making him feel lost. Because of this, Steve is happy to find things familiar to him, like when he got that movie reference to the Wizard of Oz.
Well luckily for him, Loki wants to rule the world and thus he’s recruited into the Avengers, pushing back his own pain for the safety of Earth. He takes on the role of Captain America rather fluently and leads without much hesitation. It’s something familiar to him, after all, even in the new world. He probably doesn’t want to disappoint anyone either, since he figures that people have many expectations of him. With the Avengers, Steve sorta finds his place in the world. He probably feels useful and not just an old-fashioned relic anymore.
Steve still isn’t quite friends with the members of the Avengers, but he definitely trusts and respects them at the very least. And more than likely, he would want to become friends with them eventually. Even though he still hasn’t fully integrated with the 21st century still, he’s doing better and wants to see more of the United States, which is shown when he’s driving off on his motorcycle in the end.