An Inquiry On How Alan Moore Shows Heroism In The Watchmen

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An Inquiry on how Alan Moore shows heroism in the Watchmen
Introduction
Graphic novels of the current generation are common in schools and students have the super-heroic mindset in their learning environment. Most of the students have benefitted a lot from the cinematic X-men, Batman, Avengers and Spider-Man. However, students fail to identify a world of super-heroic in these graphic novels. Therefore, comedians and film makers especially for the graphic novels center themes on main characters especially the protagonists and villains to show heroism theme in an entertaining way (Ryder 1).
“Watchmen” by Alan Moore is an influential graphic novel that centers on a superhero genre giving detailed literary value of graphic novels. The novel is entertaining with numerous quotes in an attempt to locate the places of superheroes. Comedian dies at the beginning of the story and the investigation on his death commences. The Keene Act of 1977 is a challenge to the masked superheroes that have no government approval. Therefore, people like Rorschach are working illegally since they are yet to get sanction from the government. The unclear circumstance of work and collaboration between Daniel Dreiberg and Rorschach is difficult to comprehend even though they were heroes at the Nite Owl. The Graphic novel “Watchmen” gives complexity in locating heroes hence the current research purposes to examine the different ways that Alan Moore uses to show superheroes in the novel (Moore 10).
Statement Problem
When reading “Watchmen” by Alan Moore, the different characters portray unique aspects and behaviors that challenge readers to specifically identify real heroes. For example, the novel reveals some characters such as Rorschach to be hypocritical and talks about the need for commitment and yet he is reluctant for the government to sanction his duty. Other characters reveal their perspectives especially to their individual situations and beh...