Thursday, March 5, 2015
Superhero PTSD
One thing I have noticed in Watchmen so far that interests me is how the various heroes consider their past. It reminds me of how soldiers have been portrayed thinking back to their time in war. Some of the heroes, like the two Nite Owls, think back with almost nostalgia. Others try to profit from their experience, selling relics and "prostituting" out their experiences, like Ozymandias. Dr. Manhattan seems unaffected, but I imagine that is just a facade. Keeping in line with this analogy, then, Rorschach would display signs of having extreme PTSD. Do you think it works like this with these superheroes, or do you think that they are not affected by their experiences in the same way that normal people are?
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Interesting point Luke. I think that because these heroes are just average people given he job to protect the rest of the population. On the other hand heroes like Superman may be able to handle the stress better because he is superhuman. I think that the characters in this book do suffer with PTSD and are different from other superheroes in other stories.
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