Who Is Laurie A Superhero

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The lesson to be learned in Watchmen and figuring out who the superhero and villain are in the novel can be interpreted many different ways by readers, because the story of Watchmen consists of many valuable characters. One of the most important figures in the story is the second Silk Spectre, otherwise most referred to as Laurie Juspeczyk. Laurie can be viewed as the strong, woman protagonist in Watchmen. She is proud of her Polish heritage, vocal in her feminist and humanitarian concerns, and is a fighter. Because of these characteristics and her experiences throughout the book, readers are drawn to emphasize with her character the most. Laurie expresses the most human-like emotions throughout the story, creating a role model for readers …show more content…

Reminiscing on the crime-busters meeting in the sixties where Jon, The Comedian, Rorschach, and every other hero attended, Laurie told Jon that when she was leaving, The Comedian started a conversation with her. Her mother showed up and yells at The Comedian, “You take your hands off her.” (9.15.9). The Comedian defends himself by saying, “We were just talking! Can’t a guy talk to his, y’know, his old friend’s daughter?” (9.16.2). Laurie’s mom responded by forcing her into the car, and while driving away Laurie states, “I looked back and he just stood there, watching us go. He looked so sad. I felt sorry for him.” (9.16.6). This is the first time in the book that Laurie admits any feeling besides negativity towards The Comedian, however, soon after this moment Laurie’s mom explains what The Comedian had done to her and Laurie’s emotions soon switched to anger. However, Jon pushes Laurie to view the world through his perspective and to quit shutting things out; she replays the past memories her and Jon have discussed in her head and comes to the realization that The Comedian is her father. Jon and Laurie, amazed at the miracle of Laurie being alive and the value of life, realize that many other humans in the world can be just the same. “If me, my birth, if that’s a thermodynamic miracle…I mean you could say that about anybody in the world,” Laurie states to Jon. (9.27.2). Jon …show more content…

Laurie, disgusted and terrified by what she had seen, wanted nothing more than to kill Veidt for what he had done. However, Jon reacted how he did in the beginning of the story, when he did not care about human life or understand it. Even after the thermo-dynamic miracle discovery on Mars with Laurie, once back on Earth he lost interest, this is why Jon portrays the villain in Watchmen. After Laurie left him earlier in the novel, Jon fled to Mars leaving humankind to fend for themselves; after seeing what was done on Earth was done and he could not fix it, he decides to leave for Mars again. From the beginning of the story to the end, Jon remains selfish and uninterested in humankind; he shows no growth as a person, reflecting the villain in this story. Although Jon has been through catastrophic events in his life, the most important being his transformation from human to a blue, immortal being, he does not mature or change his feelings throughout the story. From the beginning, Jon was left wondering about humanity and wondering if there was a greater power than him. On Mars, and with Laurie’s help, he finds the answers he was looking for. “Perhaps the world is not made. Perhaps nothing is made. Perhaps it simply is, has been, will always be there…a clock without a craftsman.” (4.28.1). Jon suggests there is a plan for the world, but there is no greater

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