V for Vendetta Open Responses

3) What is the role of women in the Leader’s fascist society? What evidence exists to prove your point?

In the Leader’s fascist society women are treated more as objects than people. Valerie was used as a test subject because she was a lesbian. In the Leader’s fascist society homosexuals, people of color, and people of different religion were treated with spite. In Dr. Surridge’s diary she said one of the test subject women died and they found fingers growing in her leg. I think the woman was Valerie, further proving that she was used as a guinea pig. Mrs. Almond is another example of the harsh treatment of women in the fascist society. Once her husband died, and payment for his death was denied, she was forced into being a show girl. When V sings the “Vicious Cabaret” song he mentions that widows are forced into being show girls because its the only way to support themselves. Women that have these jobs are seen purely as entertainment, not as descent human beings. In the Leader’s fascist society women are treated with less respect and seen as objects.

4) Why does V subject Evey to mental and physical torment? Do you agree with his methods? Explain.

V subjected Evey to mental and physical torment by imprisoning her in a jail similar to the governments. V did it so Evey could truly be free and live without fear. Although the method was evil and terrible, it got the point across better than any other method could. Evey faced her own death, and was calm and collected. She was ready to die with integrity. No other method could have freed her mind as good as her imprisonment. I agree with his method because it was needed to free Evey. Evey’s body changed completely. Her head was shaved and she became very skinny. Once she was freed it sort of became her “new” skin or rebirth. The physical and mental torment was needed for Evey to achieve internal freedom and happiness.