Isolation In V For Vendetta

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In the graphic novel V for Vendetta, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, V’s time in “Larkhill Resettlement Camp” makes him comfortable giving up his human existence by showing him horrible treatment and isolation. In the novel, England is ruled by a fascist government after an apocalypse, and Codename V rebels against the government by assassinating its officials. Before he immerses himself into V’s persona, he went to Larkhill Resettlement Camp, which tortured himself and others. There, his personality is seen as “schizophrenic… [and] totally magnetic,” while his behavioral patterns are “utterly irrational, but seem to have a certain deranged logic underscoring them.” V’s isolation and experiences make him a bit mentally disturbed, allowing the

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