Vaertta
Zachary Clarence
November 20th, 2010
V for Vendetta’s Truth
Alan Moore’s V for Vendetta tells the harrowing tale of a world where England is one of the few remaining countries existing in a convoluted dystopian world. An England completely monopolized by its government, where its people have no say in any aspect of society. The story follows an extremist terrorist codenamed V, who embarks on a journey with the female protagonist Eve with the goal of returning England to its former glory. Moore uses the characters and plot of this story to convey his perspective on controlling governments. He exposes the belief that people need to be in control of their governments. That people need to stand up for what they think is right or wrong and not let anyone tell them otherwise. That anything but this leads to the destruction of civilization.
Towards the beginning of the novel, the reader gains an inside perspective into the life of Dr. Delia Surridge and her days at the Lark Hill Camp. At the camp she experiments with many human test subjects and eventually finds herself, “hating them [because] they do not fight or struggle against death. They just stare at [her] with weak eyes. They make [her] want to be sick, physically” (Moore 80). She feels this way about these test subjects because she has been programmed by the government to believe that she is superior to them. That she is more of a human. The government at England rounded up these test subjects labeling them as untouchables for her to use as guinea pigs to further science. In this manner, the leaders of England are working similarly to how Hitler attempted to purify his country. Specifically in V for Vendetta they are referring to the, “nigger boys on the estates; and men naked in bed rubbing” or in other words the black and gay communities (232). Essentially the government is taking inhuman actions in exterminating minorities who may not have the means to support their existence. Through the
November 20th, 2010
V for Vendetta’s Truth
Alan Moore’s V for Vendetta tells the harrowing tale of a world where England is one of the few remaining countries existing in a convoluted dystopian world. An England completely monopolized by its government, where its people have no say in any aspect of society. The story follows an extremist terrorist codenamed V, who embarks on a journey with the female protagonist Eve with the goal of returning England to its former glory. Moore uses the characters and plot of this story to convey his perspective on controlling governments. He exposes the belief that people need to be in control of their governments. That people need to stand up for what they think is right or wrong and not let anyone tell them otherwise. That anything but this leads to the destruction of civilization.
Towards the beginning of the novel, the reader gains an inside perspective into the life of Dr. Delia Surridge and her days at the Lark Hill Camp. At the camp she experiments with many human test subjects and eventually finds herself, “hating them [because] they do not fight or struggle against death. They just stare at [her] with weak eyes. They make [her] want to be sick, physically” (Moore 80). She feels this way about these test subjects because she has been programmed by the government to believe that she is superior to them. That she is more of a human. The government at England rounded up these test subjects labeling them as untouchables for her to use as guinea pigs to further science. In this manner, the leaders of England are working similarly to how Hitler attempted to purify his country. Specifically in V for Vendetta they are referring to the, “nigger boys on the estates; and men naked in bed rubbing” or in other words the black and gay communities (232). Essentially the government is taking inhuman actions in exterminating minorities who may not have the means to support their existence. Through the