explore representations of issues in breaking bad?
Breaking bad is a T.V series about a middle aged man named Walter, who's wife is having a baby. Walter finds out that he has cancer and that it is terminal, Walter also has a son with dissabilities; Walter JR. After finding out that he has cancer Walter makes many changes and begins to persue a career in the drugs business, this leads to many things going wrong. Due to a strange chain of events Walter ends up killing 2 men.
Walter begins as a stereoypical geeky science teacher, this is emphasised by his clothing which is usually gandad jumpers and slippers, also his car looks like an eco-friendly vehicle which is a geeky car.
Walter is the protagonist and has cancer and begins to live life on the edge this connotes that he has little value of his life. Walter JR has dissabilities and is represented as being dependent; which is a stereotypical view of a dissabled person, and this is shown when Walter JR needs his dad to help him put his jeans on. A group of boys make fun of Walter JR, this connotes that its difficult to be a dissabled person and means that we as the audience will feel empathy for him.
Jessie is an archetype of a drug dealer as he is easily identified as a drug dealer, things such as his car which is the typical drug dealers car also his clothing is also the typical drug dealers choice of clothing.
Walter's brother in law is a DEA officer and is the stereotypical macho man, you get the impression that walter is jealous of his brother in law. Walter is the countertype of a drug dealer as he is a boring middle aged science teacher.
