The Nightman William Baker Analysis

Some of the most heinous crimes are committed when individuals neglect one of their most basic needs: sleep. Not only are crimes committed but lives are destroyed through a variety of sleep disorders. Bad sleeping habits and disorders can ruin relationships, health, and general wellbeing. Where is law enforcement when a hard working mother struggles to get a good night’s sleep because of her spouse’s constant snoring? Who is there when someone sleeps their life away? How can a man live with himself when he goes out into the night and kills a man? One man has taken it upon himself to tackle this worldwide epidemic. One man has decided to combat parasomnia through unconventional methods. This man is William Baker, known primarily as the Nightman. …show more content…
His hair is in a constant state of messiness. His eyes seem to contain multiple streaks of red lightning. The bags under his eyes seem to carry all his responsibilities. With the amount of time he has with insomnia Baker plans his missions with near perfection. He takes on somnial threats around the globe. He currently has treated people in 42 different countries. The reason he has such a wide range of interest is because of the rarity of some disorders. When Baker goes out on missions he dons an extra comfy jacket with over 30 pockets for all of his varied sleep assisting equipment. His arsenal consists of but, is not limited to, a gold chained watch, a yamaha traditional metronome, warm milk, sleeping pills, a sleep mask, a portable polysomnogram, passive air pillows, acupuncture needles, honey, noise canceling ear muffs, and a straightjacket for the most bizarre scenarios. Warm milk is known to induce sleep. Nightman rarely uses milk on his missions due to the abnormal nature of his work but he brings it anyway partly because he would regret not having it and also because milk is his favorite drink. Nightman’s portable polsomnogram is an invention of his own design. It monitors sleep waves in order to perform a quick diagnostic. His more unconventional weapons include his gold chained watch and his acupuncture needles. Nightman only dabbles with methods that have around a fifty percent success rate of their intended use. Acupuncture falls slightly short at a forty nine percent success rate. One might think that the Nightman only puts people to sleep but he cures all matters of bad sleep. His air horn can wake even the most heavy sleepers. Sometimes none of these items work and the most simple idea can solve an intense