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V For Vendetta Rhetorical Analysis

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In V for Vendetta, James McTeigue uses artworks in an intertextual way to portray his character’s emotional development. Today I will be talking about the artworks The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, Puberty and The Burning of the Houses of Parliament. The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is symbolic of the political dominance present in V’s society. The term martyrdom refers to killing a person due to their devotion to a religious faith or cause. Saint Sebastian is depicted being tied to the stake and shot at by several archers after being discovered to be Christian. However, he doesn’t die from being shot by the arrows. This is a parallel to when V gets shot at and doesn’t die, suggesting the notion that ideas are bulletproof. Saint Sebastian …show more content…

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