Batman An Archetypal Analysis

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The authors/producers demonstrate the hero/ villain archetype in a variety of films and books. Heroes are people who are highly admired for their contribution to their community; they are viewed as idols that will continuously save the day and rescue people. But a hero will never come into existence without a villain that causes damage to others and destroys many obstacles in their path. The role each villain contributes is necessary because it gives the hero a purpose to fulfill. Both archetypal figures are necessary to each other, each one contributes a role that cannot be exist without the other figure. The balance between good and evil, light vs dark will seize to exist without these archetypal figures.
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During their journey, the hero will abandon the world they were familiar with and enter a new world. The new role the hero accepts will be different compared to the life they used to live that any skills the hero used before will not be enough for their new responsibilities. The hero will have to become strong enough to battle enemies that will try to cause harm to others. The hero is also a mysterious person, keeping his other life a secret from other people; especially those they desire to keep safe from their enemies. These heroes need to be alone, it is the only possible way that they will be able to fulfill their goals of defeating the villain. In many of the films of Batman, batman is portrayed as the mysterious hero that remains a secret from everyone he is acquainted with. The heroes will always represent the good in a battle, they will willingly risk their lives for others. Time and time again the hero will risk their life without contemplating the consequences that can be caused to them. The hero will repeatedly struggle to maintain peace and harmony but will eventually be victorious in his battle against evil. The hero symbolizes …show more content…

A villain’s morals will not drastically change throughout any story, they desire power, money and anything they can obtain. Typical villains are pure evil and act without remorse, they quench power, and are only interested in fulfilling their own personal goals, and unfortunately others will be affected during the process the villain planned out to fulfill their goals. Villains have no limit or conscience to what extent they will damage others, they will eradicate numerous lives. The villain in multiple books and films is represented as a person or a being who has stripped every emotion that will prevent them from fulfilling their darkest desires. Throughout a variety of stories, the villain will have negative effects on the other characters. The villain or the antagonist of the story will mostly affect the protagonist or the hero. This character will mostly be affected due to their constant battle between good and evil, the clash of rivalry. The villain will attempt to eradicate all hope and pursue to fulfill their own self pleasure of tormenting their foe, people or anything that decides to rival them. The villain will continuously afflict the emotions by causing them harm in any possible method they can figure out. The common method a villain may resort to is harming those the hero deeply cares for. For instance, in the animated film, Batman the Killing joke, the joker