1. The Dark Knight Returns (Pages #34-#55) Critical Thinking Response Pages #58-70
What do Gordon’s inner thoughts tell you about how he is dealing with life and prospective retirement (58)?
Analyze the use of “Batman Silhouettes”
On which pages do you find these?
What purpose do they serve?
Are they effective? Why or why not?
Evaluation: Frank Miller’s portrayal of “The Mayor”
What does the Mayor/Mayor’s behavior symbolize?
What statement might Miller be making about the role of politics in the criminal justice system?

2. The Dark Knight Returns (Pages #34-#55) Critical Thinking Response Page #69
Analyze and Evaluate this page.
What is happening?
How is it presented?
Judge its effectiveness.
Re-write this page as a poem with:
An appropriate, thematic title
Organized stanzas

3. The Dark Knight Returns (Pages #1-#34) BIG IDEAS
The use of the “News Media”
The use of “Onomatopoeia”
The “Psychology of a Vigilante”
Theme: The Bat
The use of “Multiple Panels to Compose ONE Image”
The use of “Silence”
The use of “Inner-Voice”
The use of “Water” throughout
The use of “Lightning”