The Similarities Between Dexter Morgan And Walter White

When the opportunity arises to talk about two amazing, complex characters with a dark side, it’s hard to pass up the chance to compare two of the most well-known antiheroes in modern pop culture: Dexter Morgan and Walter White. Dexter Morgan is the main character from Showtime’s Dexter, a TV show that became popular despite the fact that most people can’t access it unless they have cable. Dexter is a modern day serial killer with a twist: he works for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department and simultaneously kills bad guys in his free time. Walter White, the protagonist from AMC’s Breaking Bad is perhaps even more famous and complicated than Dexter. Walter starts out as a meek Chemistry teacher who is unexpectedly diagnosed with lung cancer.

When Dexter was growing up and his adopted father died, he developed schizoid personality disorder. This allowed Dexter to see the ghost of his adopted father everywhere he went. He would even have conversations with him everyday. A normal human being’s brain doesn’t function like that. For this reason, Dexter was very quite. Even in his work life he kept to himself, which made him intimidating and bizarre to his coworkers. He would never go out to socialize with his co-workers when he was invited to come along; instead he used his free time to think about his next kill. Dexter didn’t have any love interest either and when he finally did get a girlfriend, he showed absolutely no feelings toward her, even when they had sexual relations. Meanwhile, Walter White was more outgoing and outspoken. He had to be since he was a Chemistry teacher. He was always very passionate about anything that interested him, from his family to his illegal work, and he wasn’t afraid to speak his mind in certain circumstances. Walter was very possessive though, he got quite a temper when something didn’t go as planned. His uncontrolled outrage basically led him to kill his partner’s girlfriend by choosing not to call an ambulance when she was overdosing; all because she was blackmailing him for money. Dexter was never easy to anger. Instead he was cold and clinical, the opposite of Walter

Dexter’s reason is perhaps the most understandable, as ridiculous as that sounds. As previously explained, Dexter had a traumatic childhood experience in which he witnessed the twisted death of his own mother at just three years old. The trauma of seeing his mother murdered flipped a switch inside his brain. His adoptive father eventually saw there was something wrong with Dexter when he was growing up. First, he started killing small animals and hiding their bones in their backyard. His adoptive father knew right away what would come of this. So he went out of his way to teach Dexter how to get away with murder. He was a detective, so he knew exactly how to teach Dexter everything he needed to know so he would never get caught. But the most important lesson he taught him was that he should never kill someone who didn’t deserve it; always kill the murderers, rapists, molesters and abusers. It’s hardly legal, but it’s a moral code. Dexter joined the police force for this purpose, working as a forensic blood spatter analyst to gather evidence and clues before he killed anyone. Walter’s reasons for killing are the total opposite of Dexter’s. The reason why Walter decided to become a meth dealer is because he had developed lung cancer and needed money to pay for his treatments