V for vandetta

In this paper I would like to focus on the masses and Evey in `V for Vendetta' since they seem to me a close correlation to what is occurring today.

We shall also take a look at the similarities and differences between Evey and masses in regard to their feelings and reactions to V and to the existing government.

In order to properly understand the reactions from Evey and the masses of Britain, we must first analyze how they came to be where they currently are and their mindset in regard to the existing government. The population Britain have survived the annihilation of the world that they once knew, leaving them scared and confused with no central voice to help them though this crisis. This clears the way for a fascist regime to install itself, by the name of `Norsefire'. They quickly quell any uprising and bring order back to the streets before instating their real objectives. This new government rounds up all of those that they deem "undesirable", (gays, gypsies, blacks, ect.) and forbids any old culture that they don't approve of. Such an environment makes it much easier for the officials to instill their ideology onto their new subjects. Evey was a child as all of this occurred, making her one of the many indoctrinated youths of the time. However, her parents were of the socialist opinion and were taken away during her childhood, leaving her with a deep seated grudge against Norsefire.

This brings us to the beginning of the novel. As the story opens, Evey is of a similar mindset as the rest of the masses, in the sense that she does not agree with their ideals or methods, but lacks the will and ability to do anything to change it. Between the years of repression ...