Bruce Wayne was afraid of bats, it's a phobia he had as a child. He latter overcame his fear of bats in order to become BATMAN, turning the fear he had as a child as a weapon against his enemies. We all know this. But why does Batman chill in a Batcave surrounded by bats? Yes, he's no longer afraid of bats, but just because he's no longer afraid of them doesn't mean he should want to spend his time in their presence 24/7. I hate spiders (like most sane people) yet even if I had eliminated any lingering fear I had of spiders I wouldn't want to spend time in a cave riddled with spiders and covered in their webs. I may not fear them, but I still wouldn't like them.
Let's go even more basic and compare this to food, let's say someone really hated eating broccoli due to some childish views of vegetables. But, they later force themselves to eat broccoli enough such that it's no longer this "yucky" food they'd never touch, but something they can respect as a decent vegetable to eat. Broccoli is no longer a food they "fear," they'll eat it when its presented to them no problem. However, if someone were to ask that person what they would like to eat, do you think their first choice would be broccoli? Of course not.
Yet Batman, as proof that he's an insane person, chooses to make his base of operations a Batcave filled with bats; creatures he once dreadfully feared. The only way this makes sense to me is that Batman actually loves bats now, he realizes the fear he had was silly but actually enjoys them now and thinks they're cool. Otherwise, Batman is never at ease when in the Batcave as he's surrounded by creatures he doesn't particularly like, even if he no longer fears them.
Does Batman love bats now or is he just an insane masochist?
Let's go even more basic and compare this to food, let's say someone really hated eating broccoli due to some childish views of vegetables. But, they later force themselves to eat broccoli enough such that it's no longer this "yucky" food they'd never touch, but something they can respect as a decent vegetable to eat. Broccoli is no longer a food they "fear," they'll eat it when its presented to them no problem. However, if someone were to ask that person what they would like to eat, do you think their first choice would be broccoli? Of course not.
Yet Batman, as proof that he's an insane person, chooses to make his base of operations a Batcave filled with bats; creatures he once dreadfully feared. The only way this makes sense to me is that Batman actually loves bats now, he realizes the fear he had was silly but actually enjoys them now and thinks they're cool. Otherwise, Batman is never at ease when in the Batcave as he's surrounded by creatures he doesn't particularly like, even if he no longer fears them.
Does Batman love bats now or is he just an insane masochist?
