Positive Motivation Of 'Character From The Television Show Dexter'

When actors play a character they have to find positive motive for why their character is doing something that we may view as negative. It is important for them to understand this so that they can put on a great performance. A lot of times when we see evil parts on television or see actors playing characters we don’t not agree with we have a hard time understanding why they are doing what they are doing.
I’d like to talk about the character Dexter from the television show “Dexter”. He is very different from me and has a dark mind so at times it was very hard for me to understand his positive motive for what he did. This show is based around Dexter and how he is a serial killer who kills serial killers. A lot of us would think that that is crazy and very inhumane but that’s not the way Dexter sees it. He finds positive motive for his actions. Dexter knew he has a darkness to him and this made him think in dark ways. He never had any real feelings and …show more content…
The police officer who found and Dexter was named Harry and him and Dexter had a very close relationship until his father passed away. As Dexter got older Harry seemed to notice that Dexter was a little off. Dexter would kill animals and Harry finally figured out what Dexter would soon become. Harry tried his best to help Dexter stop feeling his need to kill but he finally figured out he couldn’t, so he taught Dexter a way to use his urges to kill people who deserved to be killed. Harry gave Dexter guidelines to follow to insure that Dexter would be killing a serial killer and that he would completely get rid of the evidence. Dexter called this Harry’s code. The first rule was to never get caught and the second rule was to never kill an innocent. Dexter took what he learned from Harry and used it and that’s what made Dexter think it was okay to kill serial