"His responses to the Rorschach blot tests were surprisingly bright and positive and healthy. I really think he might be getting better." (Moore 1, Chapter 6, Panel 9).
The Rorschach Blot Test, where Rorschach takes his name and his face, is a test given to mental patients to test their mental well-being. Patients are given a randomly shaped blot of ink, with no particular pattern, and asked to find a picture in it. Their responses, whether deemed "normal" or not, judge their mental state. In this part of the book, Rorschach himself has to take the tests while he is in prison. The Rorschach Test, being a theme in the book, shows again Rorschach's existentialism and world view. He sees what he wants to in the world, in this world with no patterns, only chaos, he finds a picture and sticks to it. It is not what most would deem "normal," but it is his truth, his reality, and therefore the only way he can view the world.
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