Should Batman Kill The Joker: Right Or Wrong?
Anna M Rodriguez
Professor Crawford
Essay #4
November 28, 2014
What is Right or Wrong?
In the essay “Should Batman Kill the Joker”? Written by Mark D. White, people have different ideas of what Batman thinks is the difference between right and wrong. Most people have wondered why Batman had never killed the Joker; even the Joker himself has wondered that at times.
Batman did not kill the Joker because of Batman’s morals and standards. Even though the Joker was the villain, Batman did not believe that killing him could be justified.
In this world, many people are faced with challenges like racism, terrorism, robbers and murderers, so is it right that anyone could take actions in their own hands? No one should have to take action into their own hands and in reality, it is illegal to kill anyone. However, whether it be at war, by law enforcement or by the hands of a killer, the sad thing is that people are killed every day and lives are taken needlessly.
In the essay "Should Batman kill the Joker ?”, Batman did not want to kill the Joker because he does not want to become a killer like the person which he despises the most(547). Batman is a good example of how people in the real world should be treating their fellow …show more content…
As Mark D. White said in his essay, “Does Batman want to be the kind of person that takes his enemies’ lives? If Batman killed the Joker, would he be able to stop there, or would every two-bit thug get the same treatment” (547)? White felt it would not be the right thing for Batman to do by killing the Joker or any other villain. White thought that if Batman were to kill the villains that would make Batman become a killer also. Even though Batman would be killing the villains for the safety of the people of the community, it would not make him any better than the villains
Professor Crawford
Essay #4
November 28, 2014
What is Right or Wrong?
In the essay “Should Batman Kill the Joker”? Written by Mark D. White, people have different ideas of what Batman thinks is the difference between right and wrong. Most people have wondered why Batman had never killed the Joker; even the Joker himself has wondered that at times.
Batman did not kill the Joker because of Batman’s morals and standards. Even though the Joker was the villain, Batman did not believe that killing him could be justified.
In this world, many people are faced with challenges like racism, terrorism, robbers and murderers, so is it right that anyone could take actions in their own hands? No one should have to take action into their own hands and in reality, it is illegal to kill anyone. However, whether it be at war, by law enforcement or by the hands of a killer, the sad thing is that people are killed every day and lives are taken needlessly.
In the essay "Should Batman kill the Joker ?”, Batman did not want to kill the Joker because he does not want to become a killer like the person which he despises the most(547). Batman is a good example of how people in the real world should be treating their fellow …show more content…
As Mark D. White said in his essay, “Does Batman want to be the kind of person that takes his enemies’ lives? If Batman killed the Joker, would he be able to stop there, or would every two-bit thug get the same treatment” (547)? White felt it would not be the right thing for Batman to do by killing the Joker or any other villain. White thought that if Batman were to kill the villains that would make Batman become a killer also. Even though Batman would be killing the villains for the safety of the people of the community, it would not make him any better than the villains