Examples Of Archetypes In Batman Nightwalker

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When reading this novel, there are several pieces of text that could be missed without a deeper meaning. It takes deep thought and context clues to break them down for a more clear picture. One of the examples from the novel, Batman Nightwalker while focusing on the main ideas and archetypes, the reader will figure out that for loss to be required there needs to be an impact of losing something that affects the character. Throughout the novel, it’s full of archetypes expressing loss and one important character archetype being The Explorer. The Explorer is to search for a better life; To find new adventures.
The novel DC Icons Batman Nightwalker was written by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Marie Lu. Batman Nightwalker was published on …show more content…

The biggest idea from the novel is how Bruce struggles to take on his parent’s death and being given Wayne Enterprises in such short notice. In Batman Nightwalkers, Marie Lu uses both situational and character archetype the explorer to give us the readers an idea of a lost character trying to find a path. Throughout the novel, it’s full of archetypes expressing loss and sense of purpose and one important archetype being The Explorer. The Explorer is “to search for a better life; To find new adventures.” Ultimately, “to be true to your deeper self” which Bruce does in fact struggles …show more content…

“Bruce took a detour from the route that would have taken him back toward Wayne Manor, and instead headed in the direction of the sirens. As he rounded another bend, the wails suddenly turned deafening, and a mass of flashing red and blue lights blinked against the buildings near the end of the street. White barricades and yellow police tape completely blocked the intersection. Even from here, Bruce could see fire engines and black SWAT trucks clustered together, the silhouettes of police running back and forth in front of the headlights. Right as the unmistakable pop-pop-pop of gunfire rang out in the night air. He remembered that sound all too well. The memory of his parents’ deaths sent a wave of dizziness through him” (Lu 23). In this part of the novel it gives us the reader a real sense of loss as it was a reminder of the worst night for the main

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