Guy Fawkes In V For Vendetta

Guy Fawkes, along with other English Catholics, planned to murder King James I. At the time, England was not ruled by a religious leader, which clearly was not accepted by Fawkes and his peers. The Gunpowder Plot specifically targeted the House of Lords and was led pri. by Fawkes. Soon after he gathered up the gunpowder under the English Parliament, he was captured by the Kingś men. Fawkes was then tortured and finally admitted to his crime before his death. Thus, Guy Fawkes, has since been involved with the face and spirit of rebellion. The character V, in V for Vendetta, ofcourse embodies the face of Fawkes. He, an outcast of society, contemplates and plots to overthrow the corrupt government. The youthful and innocent Evey soon befriends V, only to learn that he is just as sinister and violent as the Adam Susan government. Susan of

Afterwards, V tortures Evey so she can overcome her fears and be inspired to rebel against the fascist government. Before his death in Eveyś arms, V removes his mask at the order of the police, specifically Finch. Evey afterwards dons the Fawkes mask herself and continues to attempt Vś goal of changing society.

Adam Susan represents the fascist form of government while V portrays the anarchist philosophy. Alan Moore, the author of V for Vendetta,Watchmen and other writings, has contantly described himself as an anarchist. The common public argues that anarchism will never be fruitful for the largest gang would take control of all significant resources. Moore rebuttals by stating that our current form of government already behaves in that fashion. In this crony capitalist form of society, the elite posses and control all our resources. We basically have a system of corporate fascism, where corporations and government mingle together to promote consumerism and nationalism. Moore further argues that the natural world is