Guy Fawkes Mask Explained

A signature characteristic of anonymous is the guy fawkes mask portrayed in the dystopian novel and film v for vendetta in which an anarchist anti hero wearing the mask fights against a fascist white supremacist government.

Guy fawkes mask explained. The popular guy fawkes mask image has reached thailand in a big way now as a protest symbol against the current government. But here s the true meaning behind the mask. Even beyond the internet sympathisers of the movement have sported the guy fawkes at rallies around the world. By mike o brien updated.

21 02 edt 7 november 2011. It s been nearly 15 years since v for vendetta was released in theaters and there is one element the guy fawkes mask which remains the key in understanding the movie s core themes and. The use of a mask on an effigy has long roots as part of guy fawkes night celebrations. But how many protesters know the story behind the mask.

Illustrator david lloyd stylised a smiling face with red cheeks a wide moustache upturned at both ends and a thin vertical pointed. Remember remember theatrically inclined teenagers will tell you the fifth of november over the last forty years guy fawkes and his grinning visage have occupied an ever growing corner of the societal hive mind. Or he may evoke hazy recollections of history lessons if british politics is your bag. The guy fawkes mask has become so incendiary that several middle.

The guy fawkes mask is a stylised depiction of guy fawkes the best known member of the gunpowder plot an attempt to blow up the house of lords in london on 5 november 1605. But in britain guy fawkes offers an opportunity to bundle up go outside and drink the mulled booze of your choice while remembering england s most infamous anarchist. The mask also played a role in the arab spring movements of 2011 and photos of masked protesters in egypt also emerged this fall.