The first impression we have of Batman in The Dark Knight comes not by actually seeing Batman, but by hearing what people think about him. A dealer on the street refuses to make a deal because he sees the batsignal in the sky. A mob leader brings a pack of dogs and armed men with him to make a simple drug trade. A group of renegade “copycats” tries to bring justice to the streets by imitating Batman’s work. This all goes to show that in a span of one year, Batman has already become a symbol. As a Gotham citizen said in his final moments, Batman is “a symbol that we don’t have to be afraid of scum like [the Joker]”
The Dark Knight - Character Analysis
The first impression we have of Batman in The Dark Knight comes not by actually seeing Batman, but by hearing what people think about him. A dealer on the street refuses to make a deal because he sees the batsignal in the sky. A mob leader brings a pack of dogs and armed men with him to make a simple drug trade. A group of renegade “copycats” tries to bring justice to the streets by imitating Batman’s work. This all goes to show that in a span of one year, Batman has already become a symbol. As a Gotham citizen said in his final moments, Batman is “a symbol that we don’t have to be afraid of scum like [the Joker]”