![]() The Avengers and Philosophy (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #46) (Paperback): The Big Bang Theory and Philosophy (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #44) (Paperback):īig Lebowski Philosophy (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #45) (Paperback): Superman and Philosophy: What Would the Man of Steel Do? (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #41) (Paperback): The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy: Everything Is Fire (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #40) (Paperback): Ultimate Lost and Philosophy: Think Together, Die Alone (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #35) (Paperback): True Blood and Philosophy (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #27) (Paperback): Spider-Man and Philosophy: The Web of Inquiry (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #23) (Paperback): Green Lantern and Philosophy: No Evil Shall Escape This Book (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #21) (Paperback): Twilight and Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #15) (Paperback):Īrrested Development and Philosophy (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #18) (Paperback):ģ0 Rock and Philosophy: We Want to Go to There (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #19) (Paperback):Īlice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser and Curiouser (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #20) (Paperback): Iron Man and Philosophy: Facing the Stark Reality (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #14) (Paperback): Terminator and Philosophy: I'll Be Back, Therefore I Am (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #13) (Paperback): X-Men and Philosophy: Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #11) (Paperback):įinal Fantasy Philosophy (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #12) (Paperback): The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy: Hogwarts for Muggles (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #7) (Paperback): Metallica and Philosophy: A Crash Course in Brain Surgery (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #5) (Paperback): Heroes and Philosophy: Buy the Book, Save the World (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #4) (Paperback): House and Philosophy (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #3) (Paperback): Although his costume and identity consist of trench coat, gloves, and a fedora as well, the thing that truly makes him Rorschach rather than Walter Kovacs is his mask.This is book number 6 in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series.īatman and Philosophy: The Dark Knight of the Soul (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #2) (Paperback): Rorschach calls his mask his “face” and remarks that he only feels like himself when he wears it. Rorschach’s mask also represents his constructed identity as a whole, which he assumes as his true identity in order to gain a sense of control over the world. ![]() He hates evil people, for instance, yet commits torture and murder and still sees himself as a good person. However, the fact that the shapes on his mask constantly move and morph symbolize how Rorschach’s judgments of what is good and what is evil are inconsistent, constantly changing. This reflects Rorschach’s view of reality, since he believes that the world divides clearly and easily into good and evil people he leaves no room for moral ambiguity or gray areas. The shapes are either completely white or completely black there is no gray. ![]() Rorschach’s mask is white with shifting black shapes on it, resembling a moving Rorschach blot test (a tool once used in psychology to assess a person’s thoughts and emotions). Rorschach’s mask symbolizes his view of ethics and morality, as well as his use of a constructed identity to hide his vulnerable true self, Walter Kovacs. ![]()
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