EvelynHernandez

9/18/14
LitAnalysis
IsVaherotoallortonone?VforVendettaisaboutV,amanwhoseeksrevenge.Ittakes
placein1997inEnglandinaworldwherearecentwaranddiseasehadimpactedthem.Everythingand
everyonechangedincludingthegovernment.Vrescuesawoman,Evey,andtheyquicklybefriendeach
other.VseeksrevengeonthosewhohaveworkedatLarkhillcampbykillingthem.Visverymucha
villaintothegovernment,buttoEvey,heisahero.

Evey,thefemaleleadcharacter,istheonlyoneVhassavedandhealsohelpedhercomeoutof
hershell.Beforetheymet,shewasworkingasaLadyofthenight.Anattemptedrapeoccurswhena
groupofmenwhoworkforthegovernmentcatchupwithher.Vsavesherandtakesherunderhis
wing.Gradually,VtellsEveywhatheisabout.Yourescuedme!Likeinastory!WhoWhoareyou?
(Moore,13).ThisiswhereEveyandVfirstmeet.ThisisalsowhereVkillshisfirstvictimandbecomes
atargettothecorruptedgovernment.HeblowsuptheMadameJusticestatue.Simplytosenda
messagethathewillsoondismantlethegovernmentandletthepeopleofEnglandbecome
free.YuhYoudidthistomeandyoucutoffmyhair..Itwasjustyouallthistime..(167)BecauseI
loveyou,BecauseIwanttosetyoufree.(167)Thisisinbook2towardstheendwhenEveyis
realisedandfindsoutthatVwasbehindallthetorturingandgettingherhaircutoff.ItisbadofVto
tortureEveythewayhedid.HediditbecauseVhasfeltthatEveyhasbeenimprisonedallherlife.So
hekindofhelpsherrealiseanybuiltupangerandfrustrationbygivingherarealitycheck.Hetellsher
howhappinessisaprisonandaboutwhathappenedtoGordon.Notonlyisheaherobyrescuingher
buthealsorescuesherbygettingheroutofthismessshewasin.

HemaybeaherotoEveyformanyreasonsbuthewasandwillneverbeaherointheeyesof
thegovernmentandthepeoplehehastargeted.Someonedidtheunthinkable.Someonehurtus..And
youallowedthemtodoit.Iwantthiscreatureandhisassociatesfound,Mr.Almond.Iwanthis
head.(16).Mr.FinchfindsoutthatVhasteargassedandkilledoneofhismen.Thisisprettymuch
thestartofeverything.AlittlebackstoryonVsmotives,hewasheldcaptiveatLarkhillcamp,
Tortured.Butnotallhistargetshavebeenvictimisedtoavengehimself.Somehavebeentoavengehis
familyorhisoldlover,Valerie.Becauseifimgoingtocrackthiscase...AndIam..Imgoingtohaveto
getrightinhisheadandthatscaresme.(23)Mr.FinchseesVasathreatandnotonlybecauseheis
killinghispeople.

Visavillaintothegovernment,butinEveyseyeshewasaherotoher.Hesalsoaheroto
Englandhehelpssetthemfree,apartofthereasonhewentafterthepeoplewhoworkedinthepolitical
field.VintheeyesofEnglandisaherobecausealthoughVisdeadnow.Hisideasarestillalive.AsV
hassaidPeopleshouldntbeafraidoftheirgovernment.Governmentsshouldbeafraidoftheir
people.