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RobbyAckles
WritingClassC
MollyKrauthoefer
September25,2014

TheMoralBridge
Revengeisthekeytotemporarysatisfaction,butitcantempttheboldintomuchdeeper,
darkerwaters.FromthetimehesavedEveytoleavingherinthebarrenstreetstotakingcontrol
ofBritishpower,Vhasbeenviewedinavarietyofwayssomegood,somebad.Hisdecisions
haveoftencloudedhispersona,andithasaffectedhisroleinsocietydramatically.WhileVhas
beenkindtomultiplecharactersinthenovel,hisnegligentchoices,contradictoryactions,and
undefinedimagehavecontributedtohisconstantidentitycrisis.
VhasmadesometroublingchoicesthroughoutthegraphicnovelVforVendetta,anda
lotoftheseweredecidedwithouttheinterestofothersinmind.
Yourfatherisdead.
V,thisisntfunny,thisishorrible!Iwantyoutotakemehome...(Moore100).IfV
hadbeenreallycaringandhadactuallylovedEvey,hewouldnothavepretendedtobehimself
bycreatingarobotandwouldnothaveabandonedherintheroad.Thisisdefinitelyaformof
neglect,andheultimatelytoreapartEveysalreadymiserablelife.Vsdecisionshavenotonly
impactedthosewhoareclosetohimbutthoselookingfromtheoutsidein.
Yourecheeringupabitthen?Gettingoverthatblokeyouwerelivingwith...(124).
ThisshowsthatVhasnotonlyleftasourtasteinEveysmouth,buthasalsoputupanegative

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lightonhimself.Vsmindsethasbeenoffandhasaffectedbothhismentalstateandvisible
choices.Whilehashasmostlyleftamarkonthosearoundhim,Vsactionshavespokenlouder
thananydecisionhehasmade.
Vsvarietyofactionshaveperplexedhisfriendsandenemies,andtheyhavenotgiven
himagoodreputationinEngland.AsstatedbyauthorAlanMooreandcharacterMr.Finch,
Whenareyougoingtostoptreating[V]asifhewashuman?Whenareyougoingtolearn?
(121).ThisquotefromthegraphicnoveldisplaysthefactthatVhasbeenviewedasmonstrous,
immoral,andvicious.AlthoughVshowedsignsofbetrayalandinhumanness,hehasbeena
positiveleaderinsomecases.AfterputtingEveythroughthetortureofprison,Visquotedas
saying,
Thenightisyours.Seizeit.Encircleitwithinyourarms.Buryitinyourheartuptothe
hilt.Becometransfixed.Becometransfigured...(172).Vmaybeanevilfigureinthemajority
ofthestory,buthestillhassomeheartfelt,inspirationalwordsforEveywhensheneedsthem
most.Hispathasacharacterhasbeenveryconfusing,whichhasmoresochangedthegeneral
perspectiveofhisidentity.Vhashadarollercoasterofareigninvillainousactivity,whichhas
madehispersonalityandappearancequiteunpredictable.
Vsunparalleledchoicesandactionsofdestructionhavecontributedtothelossofhistrue
self.Orperhaps...orperhapsImyourfather?(96).Eventhoughthisstatementisshort,itis
extremelyimportanttoVsinterpretationofwhohewantstobe.VhastrickedEveyinto
believingwhathewantsherto,andthereforehisidentityhasbeenmasked....BecauseIlove
you.BecauseIwanttosetyoufree...(167).DespiteVsabandonmentofEvey,hehastriedto
makeituptoher,whichhasmadehispersonalitythatmuchmorebewildering.Vwasperceived

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asavillainduringtheearlystagesofthebookandnowhesuddenlyhasasoftspot.Vhasbeen
strugglingonaconstantbasistofindhimselfinthewhirlwindofmoralcomplexities,andhis
desiretosetEveyfreehascausedachangeofheartandmind.
Vhasshownseveralcharactersrespectinthenovel,buthehashaddifficultiesdefining
hisimagethroughhisdecisionsandactions.Eventhoughhehascommittedmurder,trickery,and
injurytogethispointacross,Vhasstartedtofindwhohereallywantstobe.Vmayhave
struggledonhiswaytobreakingfreefromsocietysimperfections,buthehasgoodintentionsto
flipthescriptandmakeachange.