Batman Moral

Has Batman’s character gotten morally darker over time? Batman is one of the most poplar superhero’s that has had his comics turned into very successful films. He smashes any and everything in his way while pursuing his ends. Interestingly, it is the same vigilante justice that Batman supplies that endears the Caped Crusader to so many readers (and viewers). So why must Batman endure constant hounding from the authorities? And what does it mean that fans of Batman are so quick to vehemently defend his actions when the authorities label him as a criminal? Over time we have seen many different Batman’s. He has evolved in comic books as well as in movies. 21st century Batman is very different from the first batman that appeared in Detective Comics in 1939. Batman is portrayed …show more content…
As Bruce Wayne finds out what Batman can do for the city of Gotham, the citizens begin to accept him as a powerful crime stopper. This is where batman’s morality comes into question. It is shown throughout Batman comics and series, where Batman will have flashbacks to that dreadful night as a child that changed his life forever. It has been suggested by numerous people that Bruce Wayne shows signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. As stated by psychology professor Travis Langley, “Childhood loss of a parent commonly lead to surges in grief years after the loss, this causes the individual to feel absence sharply at points peers can share with their own parents” (Langley 39). Some symptoms of PTSD include agitation, irritability, and hostility. Langley points out how Bruce Wayne distances himself from society while growing up, he says, “while his friends finish high school, [Bruce Wayne] studies martial arts” (Langley 40). Bruce Wayne spends more than a decade away from Gotham, acquiring skills that would eventually combine to create Batman. Therefore, these sources propose that Bruce Wayne may be suffering