'Dexter': A Semiotic Analysis Of Dexter

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“Dexter” is a Showtime television series about a blood-splatter analyst who has the inherit, psychological need to kill, but was trained at an early age to only kill those who are deemed guilty, specifically other serial killers that are not like him. In Dexter’s mind this is a justifiable way to fill his psychological and murderous drive to do such things. There are many subtle symbols that are plastered throughout the television series, and the semiotics within it are an extremely strong way to get messages across that add to a larger story plot. If looked at closely, all images and scenes used within the opening credits alone uphold a variety of meanings to them as they symbolize more than what is being shown. There is a routine with the

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