Characters of Watchmen

individual, the society, the god The Watchmen is an extremely interesting comic that shows a pessimistic view on society. I think it plays on what of the most interesting topics of morality, which is if morality is subjective, or if there is an absolute morality. One side sees the world as a black and white, his absolute code is unflattering and will never change. Rorschach is the character of extreme moral rigidness. Even when he is confronted with the world returning to war he decides that it doesn’t matter, it is better to stick to his moral principles than to compromise. Ozymandias sees the world threw the mantra ‘the ends justify the means,’ seeing the end product of what he has done more important than the action they got them there. What I think makes Watchmen so interesting is the third point of view, something much less used than the first two. I’ll call it the ‘passive observer’ for lack of a batter term. Dr. Manhattan is the passive observer, looking at the world threw the macro scale. He is similar to how the reader might be seeing the fictional world. He is distant from the concerns of humanity because he has become a being that has transcended humanity. By transcending even time he is able to see the world as a reader reflecting…

Each and every one of the masked adventurers in Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, are very different. Each character grew up differently and is motivated by something different that leads their perceptions on right and wrong. For example, Rorscharch, Walter Kovacs, and the Comedian, Edward Blake, seem like polar opposites, yet they are very similar. Neither character was well liked by the other masked adventurers/vigilantes. Both characters remained focused on what they perceived as…

The Two Defining Categories of Characters Everyone has a different way of reacting and dealing with death. Some people buckle and fall to their knees, while others fight through the fear and grief. This difference separates characters into two categories: tough characters and soft characters. Soft characters are not weaker than their tough counterparts, but they have less experience with death and the darkness of the world. The characters in the tough group have become unfazed by death because…

Watchmen Motif Analysis The graphic novel Watchmen explores the meaning of human existence, individual identity and responsibility, and moral uncertainty. Written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, Watchmen is twelve chapters, but was originally released as twelve separate books, then all collected and sold as a trade paperback later on. The story is set in 1985, and starts out with the murder of Edward Blake, who is revealed to the The Comedian, a superhero employed by the US…

satisfied. When she is done with him, she moves on to Dan and becomes sexually active with him. In Watchmen, America won the Vietnam War. In this alternative reality, women’s liberation did not happen. Laurie is representative of this. She is being used as a sexual object and it is okay. In our reality, women fought to change this. Also, in the novel, Laurie has some sort of crack pipe. After the Vietnam War, drugs were focused on. Laurie is out in the open smoking like it is perfectly legal.…

Without images…how could a graphic novel like “Watchmen” exist? Images allow the reader to be taken on a crazy ride through the lives, and stories of the characters all while using both words and images to create a new type of language for the reader to learn. Images, like stated in McCloud matter. In the novel, images are what make the material being read so appealing. Immediately on Page 1, the reader is exposed to a non-sensory image of a blood stained sidewalk which grasps attention right…

The Long Halloween, and Watchmen, are very similar in some areas, and very different in some areas. Both books describe the hardships with being a super heroes, such as dealing with death of innocents, betrayed, misconceptions on some people. The Long Halloween still kept the superhero tradition of solving a mystery, beating the bad guy in a unique way, but at the same time, still following the typical tradition. Watchmen has a hero(es) that is trying to solve a mystery of the killings of mask…

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…

Makenzie Smith White Graphic Novels October 18, 2015 The Portrayal of Women in Watchmen In Alan Moore’s epic graphic novel, Watchmen, we are presented with only a few female characters. A disproportionate number of characters in the novel are men; even in the background, men dominate the story. Though they are few and far between, the female characters in the novel are varied, complex individuals, with their own personalities, who play pivotal roles in the plot of the story. However, Moore’s…

profound but believable effect on its world. With such a heavy inspiration from the real world, it is not surprising that the world of comic books has similar social issues to that of the real world. These sentiment holds true for both, Watchmen and Blacksad as they portrait social issues such as wealth inequality, social acceptance, and social rejection. This essay will examine one of such issues which is gender role with the focus on Laurie Juspeczyk…