Is the Joker responsible for his actions?

Deen Somally
Nov 3 · 4 min read
Credit: Warner Bros.

In short, I don’t think so.

*Spoiler Alert*

The darkest depiction of mental health we have ever seen.

Joker shows society’s dual effect on its people, providing a platform to rise above difficult life circumstances, or in the case of Arthur Fleck, a descent into deprivation from its removal.

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