Media Journal Assignment - Term Paper Example

In order to do so, Walter gets engaged in the drug dealing profession as well as other criminal activities and gradually becomes remarkably expert in executing his operations of producing and marketing drugs accompanied by one of his former students named Jeese Pinkman (AMC Network Entertainment LLC., “Returns Summer 2013”). Typical Setting The entire series was aired through several episodes. From an overall perspective, the entire series can be observed to represent the negative psychological effects of a fatal disease on an ordinary person which often gets boosted by his feel of insecurity.

The objective of the series has thus been to demonstrate how a deadly disease can completely change an average man into a criminal. Major Characters There are nine major characters in the series comprising of Walter White, his wife Skyler White, his son Walter Junior and his former student Jesse Pinkman. The other characters included Mike Ehrmantraut, a former police officer of Philadephia, Saul Goodman, a criminal lawyer, Hank Schrader, a ‘Drug Enforcement Administration’ officer and Marie Schrader, sister of Skyler White.

Other sub characters included Jesse’s friend Brandon, Hank’s companion Steven Gomez Schrader and Jesse Pinkman’s neighbor Jane Margolis (AMC Network Entertainment LLC., “Returns Summer 2013”). Who/What is missing from the text? No gaps have been observed in the television program setting maintaining a effective flow from one episode to another for the audiences to follow and interpret the information in an unambiguous way. Step 2: Textual Analysis Description Breaking Bad season 3 explores profoundly into the atmosphere of drug dealership and generates an intense and credible situation for the viewers representing the role of media is the revealing of psychology related motivational causes of criminal activities.

Using the term ‘breaking bad’, the producer intends to tell that once a person has conducted criminal act and gets involved in bad activities, the psychology of that particular person becomes unable to adapt his/her previous mental frame. The entire series is about how Walter White gets deeper into the drug business and conducts the activities which were entirely new to him with superior skills. He therefore decided to alter his profession from teaching to drug dealing. However, witnessing the consequences of his decision, Walter was also shown to regret and try his best to bring the circumstances at a normal pace.

Analysis The series ‘Breaking Bad Season 3’ does not promote people to sell drugs; rather it shows the negative consequences of continuous mental pressure led by dissatisfaction and the fear of inadequate time to accomplish the desired. For instance, in the episodes it has hardly been observed that Walter White gets benefited from the drug business. Due to this unethical profession, his marital relationship gets hampered significantly. Although by engaging in drug business, he might have earned significantly more than being in the teaching profession, Walter had lost the support from family for whom this huge earning was meant.

As a consequence of drug business, Walter nearly lost his family, as Skyler decided to end her