Good And Bad Side Of Breaking Bad

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In this world, each and every one of us has a good and bad side. The remain mystery part is that we will never know how good we are how bad we are. The main problem that causes many lives to suffer is money. It does not matter whether you are rich or poor, money will always be the problem. Money could change a person from good to evil. In this case for a character from the television series called Breaking Bad, when Walter White knows he has lung cancer, he becomes a completely different person. And that person is not a human, but a devil. Walter will not let anyone gets in his way even if he has to murder someone. However, his bad behavior is only meant to protect his family and make sure that his family will have enough money to live on after …show more content…
For example, during the dressing room scene of the “Pilot” episode. There are couple of bullies making fun of Walter Jr.’s disability. When one of them says, “Hey mom, check out my big boy pants. Momma could you zip up my big boy pants?” At this point, Walt becomes furious so he walks towards the back door. Meanwhile, the bullies keep laughing in the background and say, “Oh no! Mommy I think that I pinched a loaf in my brand new big boy pants!” Suddenly, Walt bursts through the front door of the store. He kicks out the bully’s legs and stands on his calf. This scene shows that even though Walter has become a different person. However, the love that he has for his family will never change. This scene also show that Walter White is such a brave man because he literally put his life at risk to protect his family and to fight against someone who is bigger than him. A person who is not brave and does not love his family would have done something different in comparison to …show more content…
If it is not for the money, I do not think Walter White will ever become a person that will hurt someone else. Money is important, but it should not be something has the power to control the way we live. Instead, we should take control and use the money to live the way we want to live. In Walter’s case, it is an extremely tough choice because there is not much time left for him. However, if he continues to let devil inside continue to grow then he will soon lose everything including his family. Not to mention his life as

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