ENGL 02200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Security Dilemma, Banned Books Week, Evey Hammond
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Thesis: one of the major themes in v for vendetta is freedom and its relationship with anarchy. Dc comics, 1988: the two main characters in the novel, v for vendetta, are evey hammond and v. The story begins on november 5, 1997 in london, england: the anonymous anarchist v wears a guy fawkes mask to hide his identity. The detective branch is called the nose. this symbolism hints at the fact that detectives sniff-out their suspects like dogs hunting for bones: the state-controlled media is known as the mouth, spreading propaganda through society. Evey"s story of hope, desperation and evolution allows the reader to relate to her as a scared, confused, and malleable individual. Through these three viewpoints, the reader is able to confront their stance on anarchy, rebellion and v"s ideologies. The reader is never shown v"s true identity. By accenting his ambiguity; moore wants his readers to decide whether this character is right or wrong sane or mad.
