Many of you have no doubt heard of the cult classic movie, "V for Vendetta." I'd just like to take this momentous November the Fifth to talk about Guy Fawkes, the movie, and how it relates to what we're doing today, in case there are some remain unaware.
Guy Fawkes was a man who in 1605 attempted to blow up the House of Parliament in England. England at the time was ruled by a Protestant aristocracy that was discriminating harshly against Catholics. So, he took a wagon filled with gun powder beneath the chamber of parliament, where he was discovered, arrested, and hanged for treason. However, November the Fifth has been forever marked by the memory of a man who tried and failed to overthrow an abusive aristocratic autocracy.
Much more recently, there was a comic book series and eventually a movie called "V for Vendetta." I'll try not to reveal too much about the plot. Basically, the protagonist is an anonymous character named V, who essentially emulates Guy Fawkes by wearing a mask designed to look like Fawkes. He goes around attempting to spark a revolution against the totalitarian state in Britain. The central theme to the story is revealed through the quote, "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."
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