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    V for Vendetta by Alan Moore-- a graphic novel with the man who was tortured from room number V at Larkhill-- the man who now goes by the name of “V” and is the main character in V for Vendetta. Initially, he comes off as having an unstable mind and debatably without any morals. Contrastly, throughout the story’s progression, his character becomes deeper and more profound, showing an underlying grand scheme to overthrow the dystopian and totalitarian government of Great Britain-- with an obvious

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    thematically genuine to real life. V for Vendetta again utilizes techniques to force the reader into the mind of the subject . From pages 148 to 167, the reader immerses completely in Evey’s perspective, even entering into her mind as she imagines her co-prisoner writing

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    Liana Montecino English 105 Baden October 7, 2016 Vervuiling In the graphic novel V for Vendetta written by David Lloyd and Alan Moore, there is a large dispute in regards to whether or not the protagonist of the novel is an actual terrorist, or if he is simply a freedom fighter. Many may believe that it varies according to one’s different experiences and their knowledge; however, the graphic novel reinforces the idea that a terrorist is someone who inflicts harm on innocent civilians and is determined

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    The man behind the mask, the father figure, and the killer is now gone but he never revealed a face of full heroism or villainy features. Being a hero, vigilante, or villain helps enhance the view on a specific character. In the comic book, “V for Vendetta”, the character V constructs events in the story that describe neither heroism or villainy features, which helps creates the thought of him becoming a vigilante. With the idea of V being a vigilante, it helps highlight the event of V holding Evey

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    Is Vengeance the only way to get closure? In the movie V for Vendetta the main character is trying to grab the government’s attention by destroying national places, and broadcast a video of him. V motived to get vengeance for what the government did to him, Valarie, and the people. The way V makes his vengeance symbolical is he makes everything set for November the fifth, second he leaves scarlet roses behind, thirdly the masks he sends out to all the people. The reason that V wants to get vengeance

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    1984/ V for Vendetta Literary analysis In 1984 written by George Orwell and V for Vendetta directed by James McTeigue. In both forms of government from the two there is language manipulated to control the human society's behavior. This goes especially for 1984… Such things as “Big brother is watching you” in 1984 this automatically tells you that the government controls you and all the people except you are a thought police. V is a masked man who run the streets killing leaders of Norsefire

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    Both Alan Moore in the novel ‘V for Vendetta’ and Arthur Miller in the play ‘The Crucible’ utilise stylistic and language features to explore the central themes of power, rebellion, and justice that consequently develop the idea of mass hysteria as a social construct. The portrayed power in both texts regards the exploitation an erroneous degradation of civilians rendered defenceless by the overwhelming hysteria of their counterparts. However, the context and depiction of power within both texts

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    that “Fear is the foundation of most governments” he felt that a monarchy or an aristocracy was the best form of government because by having people fear you, you are able to control the citizens minds by fear. The parties in both 1984 and V for Vendetta used this concept of fear to instill their power over that greater population. The party have one person that was consider the outsider or the enemy of the party that everyone hated, they both had a society in which there was only 1 leader that made

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    V for Vendetta is a great movie to watch in Civics class. It is a perfect film to discuss issues related to civics as it talks about citizen’s duty to overthrow corruption and more. As it is set against the ‘futuristic landscape of a totalitarian Britain’, this story focuses on a young working-class woman named Evey. In the event of being in a life-death situation, she meets V who rescues her. V makes her realize that she has the potential to do anything she desires and discovers the truth about

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    V For Vendetta is a 2009 dystopian film that takes place in London, year 2027. London is under the chancellors full control thanks to the total compliance of London’s citizens. The basis of the film depicts a country in which mass surveillance, and practically no basic freedoms offered to people in the real world are the new norm, this includes censorship, discrimination against religion and discrimination against homosexuality. V, the main protagonist, in a way represents everything a dystopian

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