Watchmen progresses similarly to an ordinary novel. The story starts off as a mystery, and builds up to reveal Veidt's plot to unite the nations. As the plot progresses, we see the true colours of each character, proving that not everything is in black and white. The people who seem to be the 'good guys' are not always the perfect hero. For example, during the first few chapters of the novel, most would assume Rorschach to be the 'good guy', but as the story goes on we learn more about his troubled past and his unstable personality.
The novel itself is divided into twelve chapters.In each chapter the story is told by either a narrating character or by a newspaper article. During the beginning of the story the main purpose seems to be finding out who is responsible for The Comedian's death. But, as the plot goes on we learn that there are more important issues at hand. The fate of New York rests in the hands of Veidt. When we learn that Veidt is planning to destroy most of New York, and that he framed Rorschach and Dr. Manhattan, the reader automatically writes him off as the 'bad guy'. But, when his purpose, to bring the fighting nations together, is revealed he does not seem completely evil. This proves one of the books main themes, which is things in the real world are never black and white.
The novel ends with Dr. Manhattan killing Rorschach, who wants to reveal the truth about Veidt's plan. The plot of this story involves a lot more thought than I would have expected from a comic book. Lastly, the reader needs to have background knowledge of the cold war and America's involvement to really understand the plot of the book.
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