What is the significance of V never openly showing his face in V For Vendetta?

The most simple answer to this question surrounds the 'everyman' principle that we have discussed in class. Simply put, there is no one sinlge person that V represents, but at the same time, we could all put ourselves into his shoes. By itself, this literary technique allows an author to draw a reader in and have them develope a sense of agreement with the protagonist. My response to this is:

What is the significance of the connection between this 'everyman' idea and the showing of Fascism throughout the novel?

In a Fascist state, the ideal state of the populous is homogeneous. If V fit into this monotonous world, we wouldn't see him as the agreeable character that we do. In fact, he is just about as different as one could be from what is presented as the world in this story. He wants to do something about the world's plight, while it seems that everyone else is content to suffer. I think that the showing of how different V is from the world around him is what makes him stand out as a well drawn character.

What would have happened if we would have been able to see V's face?

I personally feel that the 'everyman' principal would definitely still be there. V is just too self and baseless in his acts to truly think that something as simple as having his face shown would destroy his character. In fact, based on the story line, V more than likely has burns on his face. If the reader was to be able to see these burns, V could have been more humanized and less idolized. This could have, depending upon presentation, actually increased the 'everyman' principal and therefore brought us closer to him as a character.