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Sunday, April 5, 2015

Rorschach's Life and Views

It is obvious that Rorschach is a very dark and twisted character but as odd as it might seem, I can see why he has grown to hold the beliefs he does and why he acts the way he does. If you have read chapter VI, where Rorschach is interviewed in the prison by Mal and goes on to tell the story of his life, it's obvious that his life has never been easy. From the start he had no father, since his dad left before he,Walter, was born. Then his mother was a prostitute who hated and cursed him. Following that he was left in a foster home and throughout this whole time he was never loved, instead insulted and made fun of all the time. Walter did not like to let out his feelings and would fight when he got angry. I believe he was so fed up with his life and everyone around him that the case of Kitty Genovese was the tipping point for him, it made him loose faith. It seems that he felt there were no good people left, and if there was any good ones they weren't going to do anything to make a change. So he felt obligated to make a difference and do the right thing. Doing this seemed to help him get over this past and make a new outlook on life. Going back to interviews Walter goes through, it's easy to see that he is not insane, he gives the answers he knows Mal, and everyone else wants to hear but that is not the way he really sees the world. The events throughout his life made him twisted and that's how he is now. What do you guys think? Also if anyone read the New York Police Department report psychiatric summaries at the end of six, about Rorschach, I thought they were really interesting?

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