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Batman As Superheros

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For many, a superhero must have certain qualities. People want a superhero that is loyal, selfless, smart and strong. These characteristics are what many superheroes in comic books have; and in the early twentieth century, many teen boys were turning to for guidance. Batman was created for the kids who did not have it very easy. Batman saw both of his parents murdered and became a vigilante to fight off crime. Bruce Wayne changes into Batman for the better and portrays the better qualities of a hero as opposed to Dr. Jekyll in the book, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Dr. Jekyll changes himself from a good man to an evil man. Much like many other superheroes, Batman is the alter-ego of Bruce Wayne. Some heroes may not have an alter ego like mythological heroes. Heroes are able to have all different sorts of characteristics; it just depends on their story. In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde, Dorian Gray has used his portrait to be eternally young and learns to see evil as beautiful (150). Unlike Dorian, Batman is everything but selfish and risks everything for the better of man-kind. Batman will always be the superhero that kids can look up to and know is going to give everything he has to better this world. When it comes to super human powers, that is where Batman lacks. He has no powers to his human self that make him who he is. Batman is the alter-ego of Bruce Wayne who is a very intelligent businessman of Gotham City, this

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