The Comedy of Nothingness: Nihilism of the Comedian in Watchmen
In Alan Moore and Gave Gibbons’ 1986 comic Watchmen, a recurring theme throughout the novel is the use of Nihilism. I will be doing a close reading/literary analysis of how nihilism is reflected and used in the comic Watchmen. I will argue that doing a close reading of the character The Comedian in Watchmen, I can show how the philosophy of Nihilism is reflected not only in the comic but how that connection is represented in present day politics. Why is the Comedian a more accurate representation of the American military compared to Captain America? How does nihilism in Watchmen reflect today’s current political society? I will answer the first question on how The Comedian is
In Alan Moore and Gave Gibbons’ 1986 comic Watchmen, a recurring theme throughout the novel is the use of Nihilism. I will be doing a close reading/literary analysis of how nihilism is reflected and used in the comic Watchmen. I will argue that doing a close reading of the character The Comedian in Watchmen, I can show how the philosophy of Nihilism is reflected not only in the comic but how that connection is represented in present day politics. Why is the Comedian a more accurate representation of the American military compared to Captain America? How does nihilism in Watchmen reflect today’s current political society? I will answer the first question on how The Comedian is