My Theories On Walter White and Jesse Pinkman

Hey there everyone,

This post I plan to polish off some of the points I brought up last post about Walter White.  This time however, I want to add in a little bit of our second lead character, Jesse Pinkman.  Jesse is Walt's partner, and as a character, was supposed to be killed of in after the first season.  No one who watches the show, can help but to say that this would have been a huge detriment to the show.  As Walt becomes scarier, Jesse seems to become more stable.

You may notice a commonality in their last names, White and Pink.  Jesse was originally a sloppy meth addict that cooked in basements with loose formulas and called himself Captain Cook.  So being an old student of Walt's, Jesse was the perfect person to introduce him into the underground drug world.  The show also often uses the color red as bad, evil, criminality, etc.  and what is the midpoint between White and Red?  Pink.  So Jesse was supposed really only be there for a little while to bring Walt into the drug world, but with so much chemistry and dynamic between the two protagonists, Jesse was here to stay.

Eventually, in my mind, I end up liking Jesse as a character more than any other character.  When he is working with Mike, that is when I really drift towards the character.  He wears a lot of black at this point, and becomes a very level headed criminal.  However when things start to boil down he still shows a lot of heart.  This makes him the most connectable character since he is a very efficient criminal when he has to be, but in the end still a caring person.  This is harder to say for Walter White.

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