>>98773365>working-class BritWhat exactly does that mean? Because he was a militant and not James Bond?
>stories with no real messageCare to give an example? The tangerine story was to express to Bruce that in life, some people can't be reasoned with or stopped through logical means. He told the story because he knew that Joker was going to be someone Bruce can't beat conventionally or read.
>pathologically hates BatmanHe fears it, because he saw what it was doing to Bruce. He saw Bruce coming home with scars and burn marks constantly, never allowing himself to be happy. He was scared that Batman would kill Bruce.
>And quits out of pure spiteNo, he didn't. He quit because he knew that whatever he did to try and quell Bruce's antics, he was essentially front row to the descent and probable death of Bruce, his "son." As a parent, he was watching his son, out of practice and injured, run head first into a showdown with a villain whose reputation was being a vicious fighter and terrorist. He couldn't bare to watch as he helped Bruce kill himself.
