surface research(Rebecca)

Breaking bad is T.V show about  a man named Walter White condemned by cancer so he resorts to drugs to pay for it. He starts off as a fearful man but as his empire grows he starts to become arrogant and with the power he holds and becomes a tyrant. With arrogance comes anger at anyone who apposes that person. History has shown this time and time again with great rulers such as kings of England who looked down on others and crushing usurpers. A famous example would be Caligula who was angry at everyone who had better standing than him, even the gods, this is like what happens to  Walter, once he starts to rule his drug empire he turns into a vindictive mastermind who’s anger is intense and calm.

The change from being a honest straight forward science teacher to becoming a criminal mastermind is intriguing and shows how honesty can turn into anger and deceit when introduced to an environment were that is the bread and butter to surviving. You first see him start to change when he kills a man and then he gets more and more and more daring as his fear changes into anger.  The next turning point is when he challenges a drug lord and takes them down by trying to poison him,  this shows his confidence slowly rising are he starts to feel his anger towards others growing. The biggest turning point is when he takes out a master criminal. He loses all hesitation and all mercy and becomes a cold blooded criminal who hates anyone who opposes him. Eventually his anger reaches so high that he completes all of his objectives. This is an example of how anger can become a driving force to move you towards your goals.  After a while though he is consumed by the anger of others.

The thing that I learned from observing this TV show was that I was rooting for a bad guy as long as he was unsure of him self and showed little to no hatred. Sympathy causes people to respond much better to others but when he becomes angry and resentful that all changes. The thing that woks is the progression of the character  and the way they characters interact with each other. The thing that didn't work was the way they managed to sell drugs without much resistance .

Walter at the start of the show, doesn't express his anger.

Walter as he starts to shift and show his anger and express himself more but still contained

Walter expressing his anger with little constraint  left

Cold blooded mastermind with no constraint, expresses his opinions and anger freely and invokes fear in those who oppose him

Another source of anger in this show is Walters partner Jesse. His anger is expressed by his continues use of the word “bitch” that he uses more than I do in a year. His anger stems from his life choices failing him and this is reflected through the way he treats life. As his anger subsides he starts to bring his life back into order, this is the opposite of Walter so he is a good contrast. This support character is important to show how anger and ambition can ruin you. When it comes to expression Jesse is allot more expressive  through his actions and his vocabulary but Walters anger is expressed through him breaking the rules of society.