"'Uh, nothing...just a shiver. Must be gettin' a cold'" (Moore and Gibbons, page 4, third row third column).If the reader just glances at at the picture, they would not notice that the homeless man appears to be wearing a gold watch. This is surprising, considering that homeless men usually do not own gold watches. Moore and Gibbons are hinting to the reader that there is something more to this mystery then meets the eye, and to pay attention so that important details are not missed. It is also interesting that this homeless men is wearing a watch considering that the story is titled Watchmen. Could this be the character that the book is named after?
interesting.. huh.. I hadn't thought about that before
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