V For Vendetta Character Analysis Essay

One of the main characters in “V for Vendetta” is V. He is a mysterious, vigilante, freedom fighter, and a terrorist who is easily recognized by his Guy Fawkes mask, long hair, and dark clothing. He is a person permeated by an idea that the country they are living in is sick and that it is his duty to save the country and fulfill the idea. He was permeated by this idea after his experience at Larkhill where he underwent medical testing and saw that his country was up to. The costume V is wearing is mainly black and could possibly symbolize his dark site because V is no ordinary hero and the dark outfit underlines these two sites of him. Furthermore, V also wears a bright and white mask, which could symbolize that he also has some good in him. Additionally, the mask V is wearing is a Guy Fawkes mask, which underlines the idea he is permeated by. The mask shows us that he has the same idea as Guy Fawkes, which is to take the government down.
V does blow up buildings and he does kill police officers when they attack him but he is not a typical terrorist. He is using terror against the government who also themselves are using
Evey compared to V seems a bit more humane, she has a face which he has not. V is the idea and she is the human fulfilling the idea. In the start of the movie, we see Evey and V looking into a mirror where we get the feeling that they are looking at each other. This points out that they are the same or at least nearly the same. Furthermore, Evey and V is making the same pose in the movie. Evey is doing the pose while standing in the rain and V while houses are burning around him this shows the contrast between Evey and V. The rain is symbolizing sorrow while the fire is symbolizing aggression. In addition, both fire and water can kill, fire is the “fastest” way but a lot of water can also kill. This is also showing the differences in the two characters, Evey and