In Chapter 6, the complexities of Dr. Manhattan as a supernatural being are explored further. While searching for more in-depth character analysis of Dr. Manhattan, I came across this blog post by Dave Jones on thehogshead.org (which is primarily a Harry Potter blogging site, but still a particularly good analysis). Jones describes Dr. Manhattan’s talk on Mars with Laurie as his realization about humanity through perseverance in the face of adversity that leads him to “a strange moment of poetry.” As the God-figure, he is humanized in his escape to Mars and his sort of, stumbling upon a miracle in Laurie. I think the post does a good job of connecting Dr. Manhattan’s detachment from humanity as a recognition to his own humanity.