So the final question I have about Batman actually takes place in the movie The Dark Knight. At the
very end of the movie, Harvey Dent has already turned evil and become "two face" and he ends up
dying. Sorry for any spoilers for anyone who hasnt seen the movie. But anyway, Batman doesnt want
Gotham to lose faith in their one person who they thought wouldnt fall to evil temptation; Harvey Dent.
Batman decides to take the blame for Harvey's death even though it wasnt his fault so that Gotham didn't
lose hope in the good left in the world.
So the question is, why did Batman choose to take the blame for Harvey Dent's death? Was it to
keep hope alive? Or was it because Bruce Wayne sees his parent's death as his fault for wanting to
leave the theatre early the night that they left and this is his way of redeeming himself. Of course the
answer wont be revieled until the next movie is released but I personally believe it was an attempt to
cope with the pain that he bears from his parent's death believing that the reason they are dead is
because of him. I believe he is spending his life dedicated to fighting crime so that he can find a way to
forgive himself and make his parent's forgive him.
Not the best reason to spend your life fighting crime, I would say.
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