(panel 5, page 11, chapter 11)One important piece of symbolism used in this novel is the symbolism of triangles. Scattered across the many panels that have preceded this one, triangles have been used to frame things, to decorate things, and hide things. In this panel, the control panel is inscribed with a triangle, and an V, which as similar annotations. Triangles have been used as important symbols throughout history, for example, the Nazi's used triangles to distinguish between the backgrounds of prisoners at their concentration camps. Triangles have been known to represent masculinity, the three holy entities of the church, strength, and man kind itself. In this panel, Moore is using it to represent the power Adrian has over all of humanity.
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I agree -- and can you go even further -- you identify several purposes here -- do those same purposes apply in Watchmen? is there a 'trinity' in this book? does the triangle represent Nazis or intolerance? genocide? You've hit on a major idea here
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