Monday, October 12, 2009
Batman as Ignatius's Role Model
I think that Ignatius's admiration of Batman explains a lot about his actions and reasoning behind them. Batman is a costumed vigilante who keeps himself separate from society and who no one really understands, but it is understood by readers that he is a true hero. Ignatius sees himself this way, and so has convinced himself that his ideas of saving humanity and changing the world do not need to be appreciated by all at this time, so the criticism of others does not faze him. His connection with Batman, however, shows the immaturity of his actions and reasoning more than anything else. He is not truly like Batman, as Batman lives the way he does because of the murder of his parents, and is forced to live in seclusion because he has so many enemies. Ignatius, on the other hand, has had no tragedy that has caused him to live the way he does, he is simply antisocial. Also, I believe he does not truly care about the welfare of others, but immaturely does it for his own enjoyment and as a way to impress Myrna Minkoff. Comparing himself to Batman emphasizes how blind he is to his true impact on society (basically how worthless he is) and shows that no matter how much he is ridiculed and beaten down, he will never feel the need to change, as he sees himself as an unappreciated hero.
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Evie's perception of this topic is really insightful and I really the ending part in her post, because I completely agree that Ignatius sees himself as this unappreciated hero and therefore he will never change. Ignatius victimizes himself quite often and even though it is very obvious with Ignatius, this theme of making oneself a victim of society is apparent in other characters as well. Other characters that display this personality trait are Mrs. Levy, Mrs. Reilly, and even Lana Lee because she acts like she is always having bad luck and bad things are happening to her, when really she is just an evil person. Actually, if you look at any of the characters, you can find parts of the book where they victimize themselves.
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