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Journal Entry #1
Chapter 1: I find the story starts on a good foot, setting the tone for the rest of the book. Starting with the death of a “Masked Hero”, sets the mood of danger, and how there is a conspiracy. Next, the main characters are introduced in a very fluent way, seamlessly moving from one to the next. They introduce Rorschach, a masked anti-hero whose true identity is not known to anyone at this current point in the book. He seems like a likable character, in a twisted sort of way.
Next is the second Nite Owl, Daniel Dreiberg, and Hollis Mason, who was the first Nite Owl. The Nite Owl persona seems to be a representation of batman, with less martial arts in the mix. Then you meet Ozymandias ( Adrian Veidt. ), a CEO of a company based on his hero self, selling figures. To me he seemed not trustworthy, he seemed to be sketchy in his confrontation with Rorschach. Next, is Dr. Manhattan, but they refer to him as Jon. He is essentially a walking Hydrogen Bomb, he can manipulate anything at the atomic level, they also meet his love interest, Laurie.
Chapter 2: They do a recap of the Comedians deeds as they watch over his grave and reflect. This showed me how he acted and his ideals, showing how much of a mean person he was, but he was sensible in a weird way, understanding something that isn't made clear to me.
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Journal Entry #2
Chapter 4: This is one of the deepest chapters in my opinion, but also one of the most confusing. If you don't re-read the chapter, you can most likely get lost. The concept of trying to understand Dr. Manhattan is jarring but appealing to me, seeing the world through his eyes feels intended to be confusing. A lot has to do with space and time, which interests me, so it got me to try and understand more.
Chapter 5: This chapter to me was one that has little meaning to the story, mostly due to its lack of major events next to Adrian Veidt's assassination attempt, which is thwarted easily. The only other major event is the framing of Rorschach murdering Moloch and him being captured. They bring back the comic in the comic, which still doesn't make much sense to me. Its jarring to me, switching back and forth makes it really difficult to understand whats happening half the time. Moloch, an ex-villain gone "legit" makes an appearance, and he provides nothing on the current situation, even if its intentional, it makes the story to me go a bit slower.
Chapter 6: This chapter is of Rorschach's mental state, which I find is interesting/twisted. It intrigues me so much in how Rorschach thinks and feels that it almost dismisses the horror. He is quite the twisted person, saying that he was Walter at one point, ( his true identity. ) then Rorschach the next, and all it took was 2 German Shepards and the death of a criminal to set him off. The psychiatrist adds alot to the chapter, showing how Rorschach can manipulate people easily. Rorschach does mention of he admired the Comedian, his senses for how society and the world are changing. This adds to the book, showing his relationship with the dead Comedian.
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Journal Entry #3
Chapter 7: This chapter is by far one of the most informative about Rorschach, it explains a lot of his mentality and personality. He explains how he is Rorschach and that Walter is a completely different person. This interests me a lot. The reason Rorschach came to be is an event where he changed, he said that before he was Walter, weak, let people live. The blot tests are very helpful in showing his past, how his mother treated him, how he was around other people, and what he thinks. It also shows his admiration for the Comedian, how he was realistic. This chapter intrigues me more in the way Rorschach thinks, and feels.
Chapter 8: This is one of the more romantic sections, this chapter is about Laurie and Daniel. They have a very long conversation about life and and the old days of being "masked heroes" and what fun it was at first. This goes on until they sit down, discussing the arrest of Rorschach. Then it ends of turning into a love scene, like a LOVE SCENE. This was kinda, meh, not really important to the plot, it kinda felt wrong, sure they love each other, but what about Jon? He seems irrelevant here. The dream the Dr. Drieberg has is just flat out trippy, as if he was on something and passed out on the ground. The following rescue scene as also followed up with a love scene, which just makes it a bit too much, it felt less awkward to me, but it wasn't that important. The whole chapter feels like it could have never happened and it would be fine.
Chapter 9: This chapter has more of an impact on the story to me, the chapter revolves around the escape of Rorschach. The escape was very well done in my opinion, there was tension, wondering what would happen and when, and would they even get to him in the first place. The chat that Hollis has with Sally feels kinda irrelevant, it just brings up how they were as kids and such, which is ironic because he gets ganged up on by gang members and killer, why? Because of his past. The springing of Rorschach leads to Dr. Manhattan coming to earth and taking Laurie to Mars, while Rorschach and Nite Owl escape the authorities. The death of hollis mason doesn't affect me much, but hints at how bad the situation is getting.
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Journal Entry #4
Chapter 10: In this chapter, the pieces start to fall into place. Rorschach and Nite-Owl are back and kicking some butt. The USA is on the brink of WW3, and Adrian is discovered to be the mask-killer. Although this book makes sense of certain events, it doesn't explain others, such as the ship ( supposedly pyramid shipping ind. ) with a bunch of random actors and producers that blows up for no real reason. I felt that the combination of Nite-Owl and Rorschach made the story feel more exciting, as if everything just got a whole lot more serious. The discovery of Adrian being the killer was not entirely surprising, it was predictable, but not predictable enough to say it wasn't a shock, even if there was an attempted assassination.
Chapter 11: This chapter reveals everything, the death of Blake, the events in the past, missing people, all a part in Adrians plan to bring Armageddon to New York.... to save the world. He tangles with Rorschach and Nite-Owl very easily, disabling them both. He then explains his master plan, like an idiot, thinking he has won. Not much else happens, he really spends most of the time explain his goal, and that of Alexander the Great, as well as the Egyptians. This is another chapter that may take another read through, considering the amount of information presented to you.
Chapter 12: The final chapter goes out with a bang, literally. Turns out Adrains plan involved a monster that he engineered, which at 12 0 clock in New York, it would kill millions upon millions of people. This sends the world into... peace. The resulting tragedy brings the world to peace, uniting the countys, and ending the conflict between the US and Russia. The peace does not come without a price, the heroes have to agree to not spill the plan, but Rorschach has a different idea, and at the cost of his life. Manhattan leave the the current galaxy to create his own, Laurie and Daniel hook up... again, and the world finally slows back down. This chapter has a really good ending in my opinion, very creative, and very original. I felt very resolved, nothing was left to solve, the rest of the book made sense, this is what makes this a very good book. ( Except for that comic paradox, still doesn't make sense. )
CAUTION, THIS PICTURE CONTAINS BLOOD AND GORE.
Do you think Rorschach acts a bit differently without his mask, because to me he seems like a much more inward person.
ReplyDeleteI do think he does, slightly, he seems more ominous and straight forward, while when hes in the mask its like hes brutally truthful.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he does too. For the “Tales of the Black Freighter” comic I do think it's paradox much
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