Batma Batman Begins: The Eight Stages Of Human Development

It is a fact that there are several stages in a man’s life and human development shows the growth process in every individual. In this case study, personality development will be explained in Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of moral development and in Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, human growth is shown in eight stages throughout the life span. Using the character of ‘Bruce Wayne’ from the movie ‘Batman Begins’, it shows that the character of Bruce Wayne as a child as he developed fear provide additional insight in the person he will become in the end. By understanding character development, other influencing factors such as environment and social circumstances will prepare anyone to face issues with regards to growing older.
Bruce Wayne grew up to adopt the guise of Batman, brooding over Gotham City as the implacable nemesis of the underworld. The preteen Bruce is out at night (circa 1924) with his parents when an armed mugger kills both of them. The orphaned lad, swears to avenge their deaths by spending the rest of his life warring on all criminals. He becomes a master scientist and trains his body to physical perfection and because criminals are a superstitious cowardly lot, chooses to become a creature of the night, black, terrible, a bat, the Batman. Bruce Wayne’s progress from troubled youth to confident adult, drew us into the mind of a troubled leading character. In preparation to his being a Batman, Bruce journeyed to the east where his attempts to understand the criminal mind have led to his imprisonment in a Chinese jail. From this place, he is picked up