At heart, Breaking Bad is a tragedy in the most classical sense, and "Live Free or Die" sees Walter White in the throes of his fatal flaw: hubris.
It was his poor business decision to buy out of a tech startup for $5,000 while his partner went on to make billions. It was the feeling of apathy he got from his wife, Skylar. Walter went through his life feeling as if he never made his own choices.
Rightly so, Walter is a tragic hero, where hubris is his tragic flaw. Its his pride in his "craft", he knows it too well. In the end, he accepts it all, he did it all for "himself" as he finally felt alive.
Breaking Bad is a modern day Greek tragedy and Walter White is the tragic hero. Aristotle presented an outline of the qualities a tragic hero must possess, and most of them can be applied to Walter White. His tragic flaw is what led to his downfall, and afte... ...are present in modern culture today.
The sides of his personality — sociopath and family man, scientist and killer, rational being and creature of impulse, entrepreneur and loser — are not necessarily as contradictory as we might have supposed. Or rather, if we insist on supposing that they are, it may be for our own sentimental reasons.
He reveals to Skyler in the end that everything was done for himself, as it made him feel alive. Walter was an extremely prideful and arrogant man, to the point of being a narcissist. Nearly everything he does is driven by his massive ego, leading a very smart man in making very stupid decisions.
Jack Welker (Michael Bowen) is the leader of a neo-Nazi gang and the most evil Breaking Bad character.
Breaking Bad is about how power can corrupt anyone, even a bumbling small-town chemistry teacher with terminal cancer. That is why Walter White is the ultimate antihero: unlike Tony Soprano (who is in therapy), White is past the point of redemption.
Throughout the five seasons of Breaking Bad, Walt caused the death of almost 300 people, directly or indirectly. As the character descended into wickedness, Walt didn't necessarily seem to fall under the label of a psychotic murderer.
Losing His Family. There is nothing Walt loves more than his family. Thus, it's sad to watch him lose his wife and kids in the end. Initially, Walt tries to make everyone happy.
Walter White
When he is Walt, he tends to be incredibly smart, thoughtful and caring which are traits that are certainly very likeable.
Walter Lee may be less of a tragic hero by the end of the play, but more people recognize his reversal more than in Oedipus.
Depends how matured your child is
If your kid knows that doing drugs is not the way to go and to never ever do them then this show is fine for people 12+. There are some gory parts but you legit can close your eyes if you can't watch.
Contrary to the first doctor's original prediction of being an inoperable type of lung cancer, Walter's tumor did shrink and was able to be removed via a lung surgery called a lobectomy.
He is hospitalized and claims to have no memory of where he has been for the last few days. The hospital is unable to find anything wrong with him, and Walt suggests that it was a combination of medication and chemotherapy that could have caused the episode.
Walter Hartwell White Sr., also known by his alias Heisenberg, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American crime drama television series Breaking Bad, portrayed by Bryan Cranston.
The difference between an anti-hero and an anti-villain
Anti-heroes are still good people, but their approach to achieving what they want might be different than what society deems "acceptable". On the other hand, an anti-villain is evil and does whatever it takes to get ahead no matter who gets hurt in the process.
While an anti-villain might be a villain with some redeeming features, an anti-hero is a heroic character without the conventional charms. They might do the right thing, but mostly out of self-interest.
Walter, while smarter, had some series issues which Fring didn't. Fring was more disciplined. He had a better logical mind than Walter and never let his ego get in the way of winning. He was more methodical in his approach and had a higher level of self control.
Jesse was simultaneously a victim and an orchestrator of his own demise.
It's hard to call anyone in the Breaking Bad universe a hero, as almost every character is a criminal, but each project proved that Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) was the real hero.
As Walt either wouldn't or couldn't do anything to save Jane, he decided not to wake Jesse up, knowing that her death would help him gain control over Jesse as a result, and possibly saving Jesse from the same fate and to protect his own criminal secrets. Walt watching Jane die.
145 is a good estimate of Walter White's IQ. That's just above genius level, which is 140.
No, he's definitely not a psychopath. Even though he's hated Hank since as far as he can remember, he couldn't even think about him being dead, and went to great lengths to try to save Hank.