Differences Between Watchmen And Rorschach

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Watchmen is one of the greatest graphic novel of all time for the simple reason it makes you question morality on a scale rarely seen in fiction indeed. When considering the characters in the book it’s hard to say that their Good or evil they are simply people who are convinced that they are right.Rorschach is a good ex he follows the law with conviction, but doesn’t see the problems with the law, he is violent very violent his unique way of doing vigilante justice is a reflection of law’s order he works outside the law to enforce the law weird. On the other side of the spectrum, the character Ozymandias unlike his opposite Rorschach he looks at the big picture and tackles larger issues like world peace, alternative fuels, crime. He sees the

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