Triangles

Triangles throughout the book. Buddha inside a triangle, page 7, Chapter 5, and first panel, next page.

The triangle shows up many times in the novel, on posters, trucks, and buildings. Veidt, for examples, owns Pyramid, a company that Rorschach and Dan investigate. The triangle is endless, never ending, going around and around on three sides forever. However, if it is made into a pyramid, or placed so that one point is up, there is a definite tip, something higher than the rest. It can be narrowed down until only one piece remains at the top, the highest piece. Veidt has probably chosen this for his symbol because he loves power, as well as the pyramid's associations with the pharaohs of Egypt. On page 7, a triangle is shown over an image of Buddha. Buddha is a type of God, although an uncontrolling one, like Dr. Manhattan. But, although he cannot change the world in any way, he still has power, can still be at the top of this pyramid of humans.