Shannon Ashford
English 113B
December 3, 2013
Jeffery Keppler
The
Symbol V in V for Vendetta
In
the Comic book V for Vendetta by Alan
Moore, there are characters, objects, and events in which are symbolic and
related to different things in both the movie and the comic. Allan Moore
creates unique symbols in this comic to keep his audience on their feet.
Small objects such a domino, a rose,
and a room number is brought out to be a
huge deal in the plot. The letter V is one of the most important symbols in
this comic because its symbolic to characters, objects, and events
An
oddly identified, mask man named V is the center of why this letter is
symbolic. V is one of the main characters who is out to seek revenge to the
harsh government that he lives in. V is a very mysterious man who lives in room
5 and uniquely fights hard for to tear down people who are apart of the
horrible government. He hosts a terrorist attack to end the lives of the hated
ones. Because a good number of people were killed from V’s attack, some of the
audience who reads this comic portrays V as a bad guy. However, it is the
government to blame the hatred they receive from their citizen, especially
V. Jason Del Gandio, the author of Rhetoric for Radicals argues in his
novel that, “our rhetorical crisis with, and unintentionally influenced by, our
evolving and anti-authoritarianism” (Page 31).
In this comic, V plays a major role because he sets the plot.
A
young beautiful woman who is put into a life or death situation is saved by the
grace of V during a tragic moment in the beginning of the comic. Evey, who is
surprisingly, the main character in this comic. Evey is symbolic to the letter
V because of the connection that is made between her and V. And her name just
so happen to have a V emphasized in it. We see a transformation in her
character throughout the comic. She started off as a little soft prostitute
alone in this hatful world and felt judged for who she was and what she did.
Until she met V, who changed her perspective on love and life. V inspired her
to defend herself and help others. She became more of an independent young
woman instead of a girl. She didn’t follow the rules of the world but the rules
of what she believed in. “Society assumes that women should pursue their own
endeavors as long as those endeavors don’t interfere with the ‘female
responsibility” (page 105). Evey changes
her values of society expectations.
V
performed fatal attacks to the government. Some were minor and some were major.
Whenever V terrorized the government, he would always leave some sort of
signature to “celebrate the destruction of a building that represents
the heart of democracy in the world.” (Vincent mall). On November 5th,
V had a big plan to destroy the highly praised Parliament by setting off bombs
and fireworks and ending his destruction with the letter V lit up in the sky,
formed by the works of the fire. This was a tragic event for the brutal, fascist
government but was important for V, Evey, and the rest of the innocent citizens
within the community.
The
letter V plays every role of symbolism. It might be looked at a small symbol
but its importance helps tell the story. It identifies and analyzes the
characters and actions that were plotted in the comic. The letter V tells us a
story. A story that had it’s ending but never stopped. V for Vendetta is a good
example of unique symbols bought into one story.
Work Cited
Vincent, Mal V
for VENDETTA: VP - the Virginian-Pilot Edition." Virginian - Pilot,
(2006): E.1.
Jason Gel Gandio. Rhetoric
for Radicals-“A Call for Communicative Action.” 2007
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