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V for Vendetta can be viewed as very controversial to any American. Essentially, it is a promotion of homeland terrorism. In light of America’s recent history, the idea of terrorism is one that strikes anger and spite in the heart of American’s. American’s cannot be expected to be very accepting of this novel when it centralizes and encourages such violent acts. Although anarchy is a central theme to the novel, its purpose is to attain freedom from a communist like government, which may be considered a good cause. American’s think of otherworld countries with problems like that of England’s in the novel. Freedom is taken for granted here and we cannot understand why anyone would need to overthrow the government. It almost seems like something you would read in a history book about how all people unite to overcome a controlling and imposing government. It doesn’t strike Americans with a feeling of reality, it just seems radical. America is also totally ignored in the novel and it focuses on England as the only place that matters in the world. This is definitely not in accordance with how American’s feel because we think we are the most important country in the world. No one likes to be ignored so why would anyone want to read something that pushes them to the side. Finally, America is currently risking the lives of its youth to preserve the freedom from the threat of terrorism. To read something that makes terrorism seem successful and meaningful is equivalent to spitting in the face of America and no one enjoys that; which makes this a very controversial novel.