William Wright answers “yes it is a great book but why does he do...”

Seth watenphul asked this question about V for Vendetta:

yes it is a great book but why does he do all of that?

William Wright I always thought of V as an anarchist and his philosophy drove him to do what he did. There is an oppressive government, and sometimes violence is the…moreI always thought of V as an anarchist and his philosophy drove him to do what he did. There is an oppressive government, and sometimes violence is the only way to overthrow it. For an example, the opening of the book shows how some of the men in the government were going to deal with Evey. You pretty quickly get a shapshot of how they do whatever they want, even murder. (less)

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