V For Vendetta Research Paper

“V For Vendetta”, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, definitely a great successful graphic novel about anarchy and liberty. The story was happening in Britain on November, 1997 that you can see the evidence from page 9. The voice of fate broadcast the date “It is the fifth of the eleventh, nineteen-ninety-seven.” which told us this year is 1997s. Then some cities name like “ London, Birmingham” also implied that country was Britain. Next, here came our protagonist “V” who always wears a mask with exaggerated smile. He was a slender man and always in black with a cloak which emphasized on his mystery. As a victim of human experiment, he used his own rebellious way to revenge the government. In order to achieve his freedom and anarchy, he dedicated himself into …show more content…
Similarly, the system in Britain was another kind of banning information. People could only listen to the voice of fate and receive the prepared information from the government. The connection between the story and real life is the power of government. In this world, we use information and knowledge collected from all over the world to form the perception of the world. However, what if the information is with bias? Could you imagine that all information we received might only be beneficial for one political group? Could you imagine that people are being used to protect one’s authority but nobody suspects about it? In a word, whether government should control our own opinions and only show the information that the government need? Nowadays, we need the ability of critical thinking in a mature way in case being used by one’s group. Also, when people have been used and deceived, they need to learn to announce their own rights and freedom. Let government know civilians should not serve their government but government should serve its civilians. After finish reading, I have several questions about the plots and