In the film, “Batman Begins” we see the events that led a young Bruce Wayne to become Batman, as well as his first challenges as the Caped Crusader. This essay attempts to apply the theories of Jung and Adler to the hero Bruce, in an attempt to determine which of these two theories applies best to the character. One of Jung’s unique concepts is that of a complex. He defined it as a “pattern of emotions, memories, perceptions, and wishes in the personal unconscious organized around a common theme”
Introduction What is supervision? According to the Supervision Framework for the Social Work Profession in South Africa. 2012. Social work supervision is an interactional and interminable process within the context of a positive, anti-discriminatory relationship, based on distinct theories, models and perspectives on supervision whereby a social work supervisor supervises a social work practitioner by performing educational, supportive and administrative functions in order to promote efficient
During high school and college, whenever I was assigned to write a research paper, my professors always emphasize, “Do not use Wikipedia as your source.” I followed this rule pretty well, but I have never thought deeply into the reasons behind why shouldn’t Wikipedia be cited as a source in research papers. After today’s reading, I gained a sense about what Wikipedia is, how it operates, and more importantly why it is an invalid citation for research papers. Wikipedia’s lack of defined authorship
considering giving up my dream of leading my high school team in a captain’s armband and just quitting soccer altogether. Right after that freshman season, I spotted a movie at the local movie store that caught my eye. The movie was called Goal: The Dream Begins. It originally caught
environment of living. The complicated living environment always can bring diverse feelings and memories. In the same way, this environment can give them various opinions and help them toward the world and society. “Lost In Time And Word, A Child Begin Anew” is written by Oscar Hijuelos, and he describe his real experience in the childhood and adolescence. The author claims that his family
Nolan’s films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight show the audience how complex the idea behind vigilante justice can be. With the use of extreme realism, Nolan shows how the idea of a vigilante could play out in our world. In Batman Begins a symbol is created in order to induce fear and conformity. However, in the Dark Knight, this symbol is torn down by fear. Both movies portray
that the man under the Red Hood is not who he claims to be. This causes Batman to begin his detective work by visiting the lazarus pits, occult experts, and members of the Justice League. Batman is trying to find out how the person under the red hood might be able to come back from the dead.. After visiting with members of the Justice League Batman returns to find the Red Hood and Onyx about to do battle and begins to battle
Dark Knight. Other than his intense physical and mental training al Ghul left him with an important phrase that forever lives in Bruce's memory: "...If you devote yourself to an idea, than you become something else entirely" (Ra's al Ghul, "Batman Begins"), meaning that he can achieve anything he sets his mind to if he is committed enough to do
Batman The Dark Knight rises is a Christopher Nolan film about Batman. Nolan draws multiple influences for this film including the source of the story DC comic books and many features of Charles Dicken's novel Tale of Two Cities. To begin, both stories contain letters meant as private confessions being revealed to the public. In Tale of Two Cities, the letter reveals the specifics of his encounter with Evrémonde and that Evrémonde had raped a girl and killed her brother. This letter causes Charles
Neither of the people on the boats will trigger the bomb and Batman on the search to find where the Joker is located so he can stop everything from happening. He finds where he is and this is where the big fight scene between the Joker and Batman begins, Before the Joker can blow up the boats himself, Batman stops him and The Joker laughs and further cements the notion that he and Batman are exactly alike. The two of them are cannot kill each other and thus will have a conflict forever. He now reveals
Bob Kane’s fictional vigilante, Batman, is Gotham City’s greatest hero, capable of overcoming difficult challenges and defeating intimidating opponents. However, does the resilient hero have what it takes to face the struggle of love? In “Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Night”, Travis Langley, the author, delves into the mind of Batman to offer readers his professional opinion regarding Batman’s mental health after experiencing the most unfortunate event of his life, the death of his parents
position. “Genesis Begins Again”, is a great book about overcoming a complicated family, racism on darker skin, and self-hatred. To begin with, Alicia D. Williams does a tremendous job exploring the concept of family in “Genesis Begins Again”. As eviction keeps occurring, Genesis is determined to address her complicated family issues. In fact, her father’s drinking and gambling addiction became an extensive part of her
In almost every piece of fiction there is a vilian who works to stop or hinder the heros motives. This vilian is usually extremely different than the hero. The hero usually ends up in a fight with the vilian that decides the outcome of the story and is usually the most exciting part to the story. The hero usually ends up becoming the victor of the fight and the vilian is defeated. My favorite vilian through out all fiction would have to be the joker. I picked the joker because the joker has a sertain
Comic books have served as a form of entertainment depicting the lives of dressed up individuals patrolling the streets and protecting society. Upon further inspection, one may realize that some of these so called superheroes have unreasonable morals and their attempts to take the law into their own hands could be detrimental not to just themselves but to the people they are trying to protect as well. There are many heroes, better referred to as vigilantes, that could be used to elaborate on the
What do Richard Nixon, the then Bruce Jenner, Malala Yousafzai, Jacqueline Kennedy, Hilary Clinton, and Gabrielle Giffords have in common? They were all at one time interviewed by Diane Sawyer on television. All of these people had interesting stories, but none as interesting as Diane herself. She started as a simple weather girl and became an anchorwomen who is trusted by the celebrities that she interviews and by the public who watch her. Diane Sawyer is famous for being a journalist who interviewed
Batman Nightwalker, by Marie Lu, follows the story of a young Bruce Wayne as he transitions from a troubled teen to a hero determined to rid Gotham City of its villains. The hero archetype is evident throughout the novel, as Bruce undergoes a transformation that embodies the coming of age theme. This essay will explore how the hero archetype is portrayed in Batman Nightwalker and how it represents the coming of age theme. The hero archetype is often characterized by an individual who faces adversity
Dora Selin Sarialp Ms. Rueda and Ms. Staniford 7th ELA Due: ??? Self-Love in “Genesis Begins Again” “Who do you think going to love you, look at you with your thick lips, big nose, nappy hair and blacker than black…”(Williams, 10) These are examples of the tauntings Genesis has received from her drunk father in the novel, Genesis Begins Again. Genesis has always felt insecure about the way she looked. Her father is partly to blame since he took his anger out on her while he was drunk, targeting
around the world. Alternatively, as many would say the bundle of joy Warner Bros. brought to the big screens. The movie features major actors such as Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, and more. The story’s plot begins with Batman gambling with his war against crime by eradicating the mob that wreaks havoc on the streets of Gotham City. The police lieutenant James Gordon and the newly elected district attorney Harvey Dent assist Batman in his war. However, the situation
The 2008 film directed by Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight” is a film of the well known comic book character Batman. The dark knight is the second movie of the trilogy starting with “Batman Begins” in which a young man by the name of Bruce Wayne witnesses his mother and father robbed and murdered by a thug in an alley way upon leaving a play in his home city of Gotham. Bruce would continue to grow into a man that decides to use fear to combat those criminals who utilize fear to prey on their victims
Batman v Superman The rivalry between the Gotham knight and the kryptonian has gone on for decades. Both are popular superheroes who do good for others, and fight for their city. Each have their own way of handling villains and the safety of the world but the argument always goes back to who is the better hero? Batman and Superman have fought alongside each other for years, yet they are always compared to one another. Through differences in abilities, adversity and goals, it is easy to compare and