The Underdogs In The Dark Knight Rises

Why do we tend to root for the one that doesn’t stand a chance in a fight? Why is it that they become victorious when battling a giant foe? Do we all have a Goliath somewhere and we are like David waiting to defeat it? The underdog in a story is always the one that does not stand a chance and overcomes the impossible. We tend to root for them even though we figure they might lose the fight or give up. Is it because human beings are inherently flawed; therefore, they tend to root for the imperfect underdog in movies or in stories. The underdog has been, a person or a group in history for many centuries. They are in our media all around us and we see them everywhere. Most movies and television shows have an underdog and a giant battle between

The story of the Dark Knight Rises goes through many fights between Batman and Bane. Through 3 of the fights, Bane is victorious and he has broken Batman’s spine. In the last fight, Batman wins by using more of his brain than brawns to overcome this powerful person. The question to ask is why when Batman doesn’t even stand a chance and we all know Bane has the upper hand do we still root for Batman to win? Is it because people can relate more to Batman in their life and does he represent justice and accomplishments. Many people can relate to it and see it has a guy being bullied by another guy. A person that uses his brains and he is being pushed around by a bigger guy that uses his muscles more than brains. Pathos is used throughout the story to appeal to more emotional problems and relate to people in another way. Batman is rooted for because somewhere deep down we feel badly to what he is going through and want justice for all the wrong actions done against

Goliath is a man that is the leader of an army of men. He is very tall, muscular, arrogant, and no one throughout the land can defeat him. He goes through many fights and is victorious through them all. Then, there is a boy named David who is a sheep herder, short, skinny, and has no experience fighting at all. The king of the time asks every one throughout his land who will step up and defeat the tyrant Goliath. No man stood up to fight Goliath because they were all afraid of him. When David heard the news, he took on the task to defeat Goliath. On the battlefield of war there was Goliath on one side and David on the other. Goliath mocked David and asks, “Is this the best you can do.” David did not have a sword and a shield; instead he had a sling and a bag of smooth stones. As Goliath began to run to David and kill him, David reached into his bag and pulled out 1 smooth stone. He slung the stone at Goliath and the stone simply hit him in the forehead. Goliath then fell down on his back and died from the smooth stone. The underdog is victorious and the giant