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Rorschach's Perception In Ozymandias 'Watchmen'

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What is worse: seeing the world how it is or seeing it how you want it to be? Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons explore this with the use of their characters in the graphic novel Watchmen. Both Moore and Gibbons bring a non-American perspective as each of them grew up in a different country. Amidst an impending nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the United States, people are taking different actions to fight for a good outcome for the world. Rorschach is a crimefighter who wants to protect innocent bystanders and punish those who are evil. Ozymandias is an isolated ex-crimefighter who has changed perspectives and believes that destroying half the population of New York city will create peace for the world. Rorschach is the character who sees the world how it really is because of his rough life and Ozymandias is the …show more content…

On the other hand, Rorschach’s actions are justified because he faces reality and maintains a checks and balance system. Ozymandias’ actions are not justified because he believes that killing a massive number of people in New York city will bring peace and unity to the world. There is no one who will stop him because he is isolated from reality. He just clings to his own beliefs and insists that what he is doing for the world makes him, ‘King of Kings” (Ozymandias, Shelley). Ozymandias also believes that everyone will praise him for saving the world, which is why he is constantly bragging about his work. But little does he know that the world will soon forget about his plan. Rorschach, on the other hand, is a part of the Watchmen. The other crimefighters make sure he does not gain too much power and therefore protect him from going crazy like Ozymandias. Even though Rorschach has seen horrible things throughout his life, he does not want to take it out on the entire world. Instead, he wants to protect innocent individuals from

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