10-23-2010, 12:00 AM
Wei Shan Yang wrote:Gonzo, the Joker, yikes! That character represented one who was totally imbalanced and had self-serving dreams of grandeur. I would say he pitied himself, felt the world was against him which made him enjoy seeing others suffer. Their suffering was his reward for his inner pain and resentment towards them (feeling unloved), which he hid behind his smile.
Imo, that's engaging in amateur psychoanalysis. I have no interest in The Joker's genesis. I DO have interest in his motivations and his utter freedom to live without rules, something the Blue Duck character shared. And I still maintain both present the essence of the place of no pity. For what it's worth, my teacher was of the opinion that being without empathy defined true evil.
No one seems to have considered what don Juan's motives were in forcing CC into that state. I don't recall that don Juan made any moral judgments about it, rather he wanted CC to taste it, to know what it was by experiencing it, not as a state to achieve, but one to understand.
Here's an interesting analysis of The Joker character. (http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Joker-as-a- ... -Character)
I thought the following was particularly relevant:
The Joker’s alluded worldview is that good behavior and civilization are the joke, and that just below the surface everyone is as brutal and vicious as himself.
Imo, that's engaging in amateur psychoanalysis. I have no interest in The Joker's genesis. I DO have interest in his motivations and his utter freedom to live without rules, something the Blue Duck character shared. And I still maintain both present the essence of the place of no pity. For what it's worth, my teacher was of the opinion that being without empathy defined true evil.
No one seems to have considered what don Juan's motives were in forcing CC into that state. I don't recall that don Juan made any moral judgments about it, rather he wanted CC to taste it, to know what it was by experiencing it, not as a state to achieve, but one to understand.
Here's an interesting analysis of The Joker character. (http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Joker-as-a- ... -Character)
I thought the following was particularly relevant:
The Joker’s alluded worldview is that good behavior and civilization are the joke, and that just below the surface everyone is as brutal and vicious as himself.