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In this paper I argue that Alan Moore's Watchmen uses its dystopia to critique the selfish nature of humanity that abandons morals to achieve one’s goals and a society that trusts superheroes without legal and moral authority to oversee their power. By depicting each superhero’s violent actions and their moral decisions, it criticizes the consequentialist’s argument that “the end justifies the means” . Watchmen features superheroes that are normal humans who don’t possess super powers except Dr. Manhattan and struggling for their moral standings from their past. After Adrian Veidt destroys the half of New York, he asks, “I did the right thing, didn't I?”. Although other characters do not directly ask, we can see that they all ask the question

He has these visions of the sky being lit up from bombs and explosives dropping down on New York City, pummeling it to the ground. The city was destroyed by fires from the skies of weapons of unbelievable horror and poisonous mist that chewed up everything it touched.

In “The Possibility Of Evil” by Shirley Jackson and “The Fall of the City” by Alden Nowlan, Miss Strangeworth and Teddy experience the loss of their town as a secret is discovered. The protagonist, Miss Strangeworth, in “The Possibility of Evil” portrays herself as a sweet and caring old lady, though her exterior does not mimic her interior. Miss Strangeworth 's one duty and job is to rid her town of any possible evil. She believes she has power and status in her town. However, once her secret duty is revealed, the town sees Miss Strangeworth as the possibility of evil and destroy

Third, scholars have studied the grassroots community activism that has developed in response to the exposure to toxins. These studies have emphasized the direct confrontational tactics used that are reminiscent of the civil rights and other social justice movements, such as protest marches and picketing. Particularly identity politics have played a significant role in uniting communities and raising awareness about the disparities in vulnerability to public health threats. In her book, Noxious New York, Julie Sze argues that environmental justice protests were racialized in reaction to historical and political processes. Those processes include the privatization and deregulation of public health and environmental services, and their continually

In The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, it is argued weather that Willy Loman is a tragic hero. There are cases for both classifications of Willy. By definition, a tragic hero is a person born into nobility, is responsible for their own fate, endowed with a tragic flaw, and doomed to make a serious error in judgment. The tragic hero eventually falls from great esteem. They realize they have made an irreversible mistake, faces death with honor, and dies tragically. The audience also has to be affected by pity or fear for the tragic hero. In order for Willy Loman to be a tragic hero, he has to fulfill all of these descriptions. Willy Loman fits into some of

“Raped. Tortured. Killed. Here. In New York. Outside her own apartment building. Almost forty neighbors heard screams. Nobody did anything. Nobody called cops. Some of them even watched. Do you understand? Some of them even watched. I knew what people were, then, behind all the evasions, all the self-deception. Ashamed for humanity, I went home.” (Watchmen, pg. 188)

To what extent can Willy Loman be considered a tragic hero according to Aristotle’s rules?

have been many fallen heroes who have been key subjects to be known in essence as

In many, a tragedy do the tragic heroes have flaws that lead themselves to their own demise. The main character always acts exactly on his or her own emotions; thus aiding their tragic flaw and leading to their own demise without giving them the time to stop the repercussions of their emotion driven actions. In the play “Antigone” by Sophocles many of the characters are simply too headstrong and passionate about their beliefs to realize that they would greatly regret the decisions they are making. All of the characters share this characteristic; it is alluded to in the play that this is caused by their blood relation to Oedipus and how they are too cursed.

  Willy Loman, the title character of the play, Death of Salesman, exhibits all the characteristics of a modern tragic hero. This essay will support this thesis by drawing on examples from Medea by Euripedes, Poetics by Aristotle, Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, and Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, while comments by Moss, Gordon, and Nourse reinforce the thesis.

According to Aristotle’s theory of tragedy, tragedies are best equipped to be based on a protagonist that is renowned and prosperous, so his good fortune can be dramatically changed. In contrast, Arthur Miller’s essay “Tragedy and the Common Man” states “that the common man is as apt a subject for tragedy in its highest sense as kings ever were.” He proves in his modern essay that the characteristics and emotions of the common man and the highly placed are entitled to be similar. Miller even identifies emotions of a average person and how they result in a better tragedy than those who are highly ranked. In his play “Death of Salesman” he demonstrates that the normal life of a sales man can still make for a great tragedy and that his protagonist, Willy Loman, is worthy of a tragedy.

Willy Loman, the troubled father and husband in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, can be classified as a tragic hero, as defined by Aristotle in his work, Poetics.

The Webster dictionary defines tragedy as, “a serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that excites pity or terror.” (Webster Dictionary) So a tragic hero is a character who goes through a conflict and suffers catastrophically as a direct result of his choices. You will see throughout this story that the character Hamlet is a clear example of Shakespeare’s tragic hero.

Watchmen by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons utilizes the literary tool of symbols. Symbols such as the smiley pin, clocks, and the haunting “who watches the watchmen” graffiti all come up several times in the graphic novel, thus alluding to a deeper meaning. Time is a major theme throughout the comic and plays a significant part in the structure and outcome of the story. This theme is successfully coupled to the theme of destiny by the use of the clock and other symbols that are present throughout the comic. Symbols such as clocks, the smiley pin, and the graffiti are utilized to efficiently connect the themes of time, justice and loss of innocence throughout Watchmen.

Watchmen by Alan Moore and David Gibbons makes many comments on the good and evil of humanity. The heroes in the book are very human and thus are very flawed. Most of the time, it is hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys. Quite frankly, the heroes themselves are relatively bad people and show the inner darkness that humans possess. However, there still seems to be a representation of the good in people. In this panel, there are many aspects that draw on the idea of the evil and good of humanity. This panel is able to capture so much of the story at once and it also presents the reality of what Veidt did. Even more so than the destruction caused, it is the images of the two Bernies, the “Black Freight” magazine, and representation