The Dark Knight Rises Bruce Wayne Symbolism

In The Movie The Dark Knight Rises Bruce Wayne Does Not Want To Reveal That He Is Batman. Because He Feels Like He would be treated differently. Batman Is Just. A Symbol, Not a person. John Blake knows Bruce Wayne is batman. Even though Bruce Wayne were two different people he managed a dual life. Batman is just a symbol, not a person. Bruce Wayne wants keep batman a secret. People will treat him differently if they knew he was batman. They would take advantage of him. But most super heroes want to keep their super power or super abilities a secret. Bruce Wayne wants to get all of the attention off him. People would be all over him if they knew he was batman. He also wants to leave the batman symbol in his honor. John Blake knows Bruce Wayne is batman. In his first …show more content…
He told Bruce, "You got to learn to hide the anger--practice smiling in the mirror--It's like putting on a mask." Blake recounts a visit Bruce made to the orphanage where Blake grew up. Blake tells Bruce, "We were so excited. Bruce Wayne --billionaire orphan! I mean, we use to make up stories about you, man. Legends. And to the other kids, you know, it's was all that was --just stories, but. . ." So, since he was "Bruce Wayne, billionaire orphan", the awed orphans thought Bruce was Batman and made up stories and legends about it (i.e. Bruce Wayne is Batman because he is rich, Bruce Wayne is Batman because he is out to avenge his parents, etc.) The orphans liked Batman, since they are, after all, kids--shown by