Avery Vs. Avery: Character Analysis

Work is one aspect of life that is unavoidable for most people in modern day society. For a people to be able to live comfortably, some source of revenue is required, and though work takes on many forms, there are certain aspects that are unavoidable. From the potential excitement of a raise, to the utter heart break of being demoted, there are many different emotions one must prepare for when entering a work force. Both Avery from The Flick and Dwight from The Office season 3 episode 2, “The Travelling Salesman,” encounter very similar situations at work, however, it is through very different perspectives that we see how the two handle the situation differently, as well as, how they move on afterward, proving that a certain
Dwight, a man of around 40, has been a diligent worker at Dunder Mifflin for many years, proving himself worthy of the job he possesses. Avery, a cleaning boy of around 20, just landed himself a job at a local movie theater. Both characters are very much outsiders in life, be it self-appointed, like Avery, or freak from birth, like Dwight. Regardless of how each of them got to their social level in life, we see that they both struggle to make new friends. Regardless of this fact, both characters pick up friends through work. Avery becomes friends first with Sam, who he shares many interests with, and later Rose. Dwight seems to struggle with friends as well, as many of the other employees in the office seem to despise him. Despite this, however, he
Dwight had recently stirred up some bad blood between himself and his boss Michael. When Michael looked further into why Dwight was late, Dwight had no response, as Angela didn’t want people to know that he went for her, as they might piece together that they were a couple. Avery was caught when a new boss bought the theater that he worked at, and took a close look at the books, realizing that there was money missing. When he returned to his friends, he asked if they would be willing to all come out together, hoping that the punishment would be reduced. His “friends” basically refused to allow this, and asked Avery if he would just take the blame as he didn’t need the job as much as either of them. As the stories progress, both Dwight and Avery were fired for acts they were not accustomed to committing. Being the friends that they are, neither of them ratted the other parties out, even though it might have saved their