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Freud Compared To Batman
Freud and the psychodynamic theory have been around for many of years. Many people in fear to bridge the gap between the unconscious and its grip on reality, as Freud attempted to accomplish. The Freudian concepts and credibility started to fall in the 1980s, when many began to question Freud's concepts. No one wanted to believe, their foundation for life is based on sex and aggression, but if we dive into one of America's favorite superhero, Batman, we might just find a creation that could have been taken straight from Freud’s own mind. Patterns will begin to unfold as we see the parallels between Freud’s psychoanalytic theory and Batman.
Our mind is controlled by three fighting forces the id, ego, and superego. All three in a constant battle
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By concealing the truth and reality of the actions he has done. Therefore, Batman can live with the crimes he has committed. He convinces himself that he is the true form of justice, as he is in constant war with the police. Also undoing, another defense mechanism we find present in batman. Undoing involves rituals that symbolically negate a previous act or thought that causes feelings of guilt. Bruce’s ritual is suiting up as Batman and fighting crime every night. This nightly crime fighting is his ritual used to remove the thought of his parent’s …show more content…
As Batman, he is focused on simply seeking an out to justify and fill the hole from the loss of his parents. Bruce’s parents needed to die in order for Batman to be born. Although he might play on the rough side, he does know there is a line, and that line he doesn't cross we see an example, as Batman is on a balcony with a couple of robbers. Batman is holding one off the edge of the balcony. With the man dangling, Batman realizes he is no killer had pulled the man up to safety. Batman is also not in fear to show superiority as he interrupts a dinner at the mayor's mansion as he cuts the power, and there's a smoke bomb into the room. As the smoke begins to clear he makes himself known that no one is

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