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===Duality=== <!-- Didn't check Crow's quote, but "duality" is a mathematical term; think the appropriate term here is "dualism". --> Critic David Crow called duality a major aspect of ''Batman Returns'', and Catwoman, Penguin, and Shreck represent warped, reflected aspects of Batman.<ref name="DOGBatmanRetro"/><ref name="ReviewWaPoKempley"/> Like Wayne (Batman), Selina (Catwoman) is driven by trauma and conflicted about her principles and desires; unlike Batman (who seeks justice), however, she seeks vengeance.<ref name="Vulture2017"/><ref name="ReviewTribuneKehr"/> Although Catwoman agrees with Batman's appeal that they are "the same, split right down the center", they still differ too much to be together.<ref name="DOGBatmanRetro"/> Critics Darren Mooney and Betsy Sharkey suggested that Penguin reflects Batman's origin; each lost their parents at an early age. Shreck says that if not for his abandonment, Cobblepot and Wayne might have traveled in the same social circles. Batman is content in his loneliness, however; the Penguin wants acceptance, love and respect, despite his quest for revenge.<ref name="Escapist2020"/><ref name="NYTimesWelch"/> To Mooney, ''Batman Returns'' hints that Batman's issues with Penguin are personal rather than moral; Batman is quietly proud of being a "freak" (unique), and resents Penguin for displaying his "freakishness".<ref name="Escapist2020"/> Shreck represents Wayne's public persona if it was driven by greed, vanity, and self-interest: a populist industrialist who wins favor with cheap presents tossed into a crowd.<ref name="DOGBatmanRetro"/>
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