Tuesday, March 8, 2011

V for Vendetta


           In V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd England is ruled by a fascist government where there are no freedoms. The main character, which calls himself V, is starting to rebel against the government in very violent ways. The novel presents this type of violent rebellion as something that is good and maybe the only way to change the government. V is killing all of the people that were involved in a concentration camp where he was an experiment. In the beginning of the novel V rescues a young girl that was about to be killed for trying to prostitute herself. This gives us the impression that V is a good person, looking out for the weak. V is acting as a terrorist but we sympathize with him. As the back-story comes out about his life, it makes us cheer him on in killing all the people that did so many wrongs at the concentration camp. It is like he is getting revenge, and as far as we know he has not killed any innocent people. V’s actions are causing chaos in the government as the important people are being killed. It seems that this is the only way to change the government. All of V’s actions so far seem to be justified, but he is not done. Depending on whom he kills next will determine if he is getting out of control or still working towards the goal of bringing down the government.
            The passage that made me slow down and appreciate the pictures is on pages 39-42. It is the scene when V is talking to the statue of Lady Justice, telling her that he is ending their relationship. It is a very symbolic scene when V is saying that justice has cheated on him with the government. V has a new mistress as well though, and it is anarchy. This scene really shows what V’s motive is, to take down the fascist government. The pictures during this scene just highlight the ideas that V is stating, going back and forth between the statue and V, as if they are really holding a conversation. The explosion of the statue is a good finish to the scene and really highlights the end of Lady Justice and the beginning of V representing anarchy.

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