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Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof.
— V · V for Vendetta
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
V says the mask isn't hiding just a person. It stands for an idea. Flesh can be harmed, he argues to Creedy, but an idea can't be shot, so whoever wears the mask matters less than what it carries.
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