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Shadows of the Bat | 97www.jrfm.eu 2017, 3/1, 75–104 despairs of the cruel arbitrariness of human existence. this shift is symbolized by his lucky coin. At the beginning, the coin had two identical sides, thus negat- ing the possibility of loss and highlighting his full control over life: “i make my own luck.”48 In the explosion that kills his fiancée, Rachel (Maggie Gyllenhaal), the coin, like he himself is burned on one side. incapable of accepting the ten- 48 The Dark Knight (2008), 00:13:50–00:13:51.