Rorschach Analysis

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I don’t usually read that many “super hero” comics, other than maybe all of my brother’s Spiderman comic collection, making Watchmen somewhat unknown territory to me. So far I am enjoying the overall grittiness of the writing, pared with the older styled comic colors. I enjoy the contrast in the comic’s colors and vibrancy, compared to the actual subject matter. The more intense scenes stick to mostly red, oranges and purples as the panel’s main colors, letting other objects pop with more intensity. Even though we won’t be using color, seeing how it affects the emotions of the story and the way we read situations is fascinating, and causes me to wonder about the possibilities of a final comic. Dark story line is integrated throughout, while …show more content…
Although Rorschach isn’t painted to be a likeable character, he poses as a chaotic good and I am interested in knowing more about his character’s past and what he holds in the comic’s future. He also plays the story’s wild card: even to his friends, his actions appear unpredictable. His presence is always an unexpected shock to the people around him, including to Daniel, who he pays multiple visits to. Rorschach’s actions, for the most part, show complete disregard for pleasantries and social norms, as if he is out of touch and no longer cares: he lives strongly on instinct. This I feel is most visible in the bar scene (chapter 1, pg. 16) when the man insults him, Rorschach goes straight to breaking his fingers and feels it’s a good idea to continue, in hopes to gather information. It’s very much a shoot first, ask questions later attitude. His unconventional approach can also be scene on chapter 2 (pg.20), when he uses jumping out of the fridge as a way to greet Moloch, the Comedian’s old foe. Yet later in the scene, he shows Moloch almost a kindness by letting him keep his illegal medication. This makes me think that perhaps that is more to Rorschach than we know and maybe there really is person hidden underneath all the