Self-Perception In The Dark Knight

The Joker’s conflict between his own self-perception as an agent of chaos and society's perception of him as a criminal highlights the vital role that self-perception plays in determining how an individual acts and interacts with the outside world. The Dark Knight is a film starring the well-known superhero Batman, played by Christian Bale, and the infamous villain Joker, played by Heath Ledger, is directed by Christopher Nolan, who explores one man’s struggle to rid evil from Gotham. In this film, it is perceived as if the Joker is trying to wreak havoc across the city, but to him, he believes he’s doing society a favor by showing them how fragile people of high status can be. In the beginning, the Joker's goal is to cause chaos by any means

After this realization, the Joker breaks out of prison using yet another pre-planned scheme to go out and commit more atrocities, but with a new motivation for his previous goals. In his past plan, the Joker wanted to kill Dent, Gotham’s "White Knight", to see how society would function without him. Now, he has decided on traumatizing and manipulating Dent to test his real strength instead. Because of this, when the Joker set up the separate rooms with explosives rigged inside, he knew Batman would physically save Dent to mentally save Rachel’s, but it cost Rachel her life, which took a significant toll on Dent. In turn, Dent finds himself falling victim to his own words: "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain" With Dent now having gone rogue, Joker has a new toy to control. He continues to use and manipulate Dent to break through the invisible wall of hope that exists throughout Gotham, letting it come crumbling down with the trust of the people. At the end of Christopher Nolan’s film, The Dark Knight, it shows that Joker has no regrets for what he has done but instead feels confident in his