"C" for Controversial

V for Vendetta is obviously a controversial book. Topics regarding homosexuality, racism, genocide, human experimentation, and nuclear warfare are all prevalent within. Even today, almost 20 years since V for Vendetta was published, these topics are still hotly debated. However, for me, the main reason this graphic novel is so controversial is the fact that Alan Moore wrote this negative utopian future almost as a warning to humanity. He is essentially calling out the British government to reform.
You can see Moore's viewpoint from the very beginning from his introduction. He calls England "cold and mean spirited" after citing many policies he disagrees with such as the government's stance to abolish homosexuality and an idea to create concentration camps for people with AIDS. His disappointment with his country is so great, he even says he may move his family somewhere else in the next couple of years. Moore writes V for Vendetta to illustrate his viewpoint that our personal freedoms are continuing to be taken away at an alarming rate. Although in V for Vendetta personal liberties are taken away to an extreme degree, Moore is trying to show that over time a totalitarian government can gain power and things could get worse. Moore is using a hypothetical situation as a warning to us all. It's because of this attack on the government that I find the book to be so controversial. Anybody affiliated with the government or who supports the government and thinks it is doing a good job would obviously disagree with Moore's opinions. However, whether you agree or disagree with Moore's opinion, it should make you think about the people you are electing into power, because their decisions will ultimately effect your life.