Role Of Government In V For Vendetta

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Up to what extent would the people accept the control of many personal liberties at the cost of injustice and tyranny? In the film V for Vendetta, the audience is taken to a world of a hypocritical monarchy and sets the question upon who should have more power in government. The main character by the name of V, sets out on a quest to destroy London’s totalitarian system through many types of symbols that creates friction between the government and its people. Along the way V meets Evey a beautiful young woman who brings purpose into V’s life. V goes on using the media to rally a revolution against the government which will begin on November the 5th the following year. Finally, the government’s main building is destroyed, leaving a new beginning for the people of London. I believe that government should be allowed to interfere with people’s rights as long as it does not touch upon reserved basic human rights, it is almost impossible to have democracy without the government infringing upon people’s rights. Through the media, the government can use the power of fear to slowly take more control over how the people think and cause people to act the way the government wants them to.
I believe that in a democracy it is essential for the government to infringe upon some of the public 's rights, freedoms and happiness. That is the reason the people gave their trust in parliament in the first …show more content…

It is very important to keep the governed at a satisfied state no matter what type of government rules. A monarchy can be just as good as anarchy as long as the people enjoy that way of life because the power rests among the

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