In reading the second half of Watchmen, the chapter that drew my attention most was chapter 6. I had seen the Watchmen movie around 5 or 6 years ago and remembered only very little of it: a few fighting scenes, the bright colors and dark nature of Rorschach. However, the movie did not stick with me for some reason, possibly because I was young and cared little about politics and the 'larger picture'. However, as I grow into my twenties, my attention towards things I never blinked an eye toward began to broaden. When I started reading the book, I was already hooked from the type of commentary it was making on society and humanity as a whole. An unexpected turn in the book was the removal of Rorschach's mask, straying away from the mystery case and now into the psyche of Walter Kovacs. Kovacs represented the arguably good kid surrounded by darkness, with an obligation to fight against it because that is all he knew. Once one looked at the dark elements of life in its' full glory, it is impossible to turn away from the neverending battle. We see everyone in the comic have their own view of why they are quitting being masked heroes, and it is all great and at first I thought Dr. Manhattan was the most interesting, for he was the most poetically logical and mechanical character, but then we got to Rorschach and he is the the one who got me. His explanation was so real and tragic, he had no other choice. He had to let go of his old, innocent, human self and become Rorschach because nobody else in the world was being Rorschach and it was clear humanity needed one. Little girls being butchered and thrown to dogs and a girl being raped with nobody calling for help is a desperate call for strict disciplinary action. Rorschach has just became one of the most fascinating and personally influential characters in my historical comic journey.
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4/24/2015 10:04:06 am
I absolutely agree with you about the fascination of Rorschach's character. I argued in my post that I thought he was one of the few that was truly dedicated to being a vigilante, whether it was against the law or not. Did you feel the same about Rorschach's character by the end of the graphic novel? Was he still one of the more influential characters to you?
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4/26/2015 04:20:44 pm
Hi Calvin,
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