V for Vendetta analysis

Evey and V meet each other at this time, when he rescues her from being sexually abused by Fingermen, whose final plan was to murder her after the act. First he takes her to a roof, and he detonates a bomb that destroys the Palace of Westminster. He later takes her to his underground lair (Shadow Gallery) where she shares with him about her father and how he was arrested for being a political protester, after which V decides to recruit her as his student and assistant. In the beginning of all this Evey considers V a very charming person and she feel a great sense of gratitude to him for the fact that he saved her life. This initial view of V is however ruined when Evey comes across the disturbing knowledge that V is a murderer and he actually kills people for achievement of his plans and there is actually a long list of the people she has killed.

It is then that V and Evey’s relationship begins to progress and at a certain point she is convinced about the fact that V is her father, which turns out to be a mistake. The relationship between V and Evey, is depicted as more of a lover’s relationship that a father-daughter relationship. However, V’s morality is not something the Evey appreciates and after the two gets into a fight about it, Evey is left abandoned in the street alone, where she starts a relationship with Gordon Dietrich, but who unfortunately gets murdered by Harper. Evey tries to get revenge for Gordon’s murder but ends up being accused of murder, captured and put in a dark cell. She undergoes a great deal of torture as she is being interrogated.

According to V, the desire for happiness is not as important as the desire for freedom. This is what defined Evey, and V felt it was his responsibility to show Evey that tyranny and oppression are more important things to deal with. The fact that V saves Evey from the policemen who would have raped and killed her, makes V Evey’s mentor. Saving her as well as taking her in convinces Evey to put her complete trust in him. V’s reasons for doing this are s that he may be able to gain Evey’s approval for his course, which he intends to make her a part of. This could have either taught her the importance of freedom or simply brainwashed her. V intends to teach Evey his way of life and make her another version of himself.

Evey on the other hand is determined to help V accomplish his goal. This is portrayed especially when Evey is led by V through his lair as he shows her and explains to her the tools and weapons that she can use. The fact that V is portrayed as an apathetic individual is damaging to the relationship with Evey as he lacks any intimate desire or emotional pain. She is even ready to sacrifice her life for the course and at the end of the book, its Evey who ends the mission for V after he dies. This can be seen as something that needed to happen in order to save her from the fascist regime and society free from imprisonment. However, it also displays a slight element the Stockholm Syndrome theme where Evey after being exposed to V’s thinking and reasoning turns out like him.

Works cited Bernard, Mark and James Bucky Carter. “Alan Moore and the Graphic Novel: Confronting the Fourth Dimension.