If you approach the character from a cultural perspective, you will see that he is a couple of thousand years old. In essence, the Joker is a trickster, not unlike the folkloric Loki and Mephistopheles, a vicious and insidious creature who mocks what people revere, the embodiment of pure nihilism. Its predecessors can be found in almost every culture and time, whether it is a forest spirit with a peculiar sense of humour or a fairground Harlequin, mocking poor Pierrot. Maybe that’s why the Joker has stuck around: he’s always…
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