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Batman
and Penguin are similar in that they are unsure of their identities; Penguin
because he was born of humans but raised by penguins, and Batman because he is
a man and a shadow. Both characters are alienated, living away from society in
underground lairs. They both lost their parents at a young age. Their
difference is that a street thug took Bruce’s parents away from him, causing
him to react negatively toward all crime in Gotham. Penguin on the other hand,
was abandoned by his parents, which caused him to be bitter towards all people
in society and take revenge on Gotham itself.
This
is how Penguin became a danger to Gotham. Because his parents of all people,
who are supposed to love him, abused Penguin, he develops a mistrust of all
seemingly good people. By kidnapping the children of Gotham while their parents
are at a party, in a way he is getting revenge on his own parents while also on
the city which allowed such a thing to happen to him.
While
Penguin became a threat to the city, Batman became its protector. As a child,
Bruce Wayne knew love. His parents did not willingly abandon him; they were
taken away from him. As an adult, he was dissatisfied with the amount of crooks
out there that might be taking other children’s parents away, and so his
motives were much different than those of Penguin.
Batman
was the first to suspect that Penguin was not a good guy, possibly because he
was able to see past the heartbreaking abandonment story, having also been
raised without his parents. The rest of Gotham may have been enchanted by his
sad story, but they became blinded by it and failed to see that he had other
motives. This also has a lot to do with how the media portrayed Penguin,
highlighting his sad Penguin story and leaving out the real story.
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