How Is Walter White A Unlikeable Character

The role that a protagonist plays is very important towards the audience since it determines whether it will have a lot of views or not. Walter White from breaking bad represents a man that takes care of his family and is a chemistry teacher. When he discovers that he has stage 3 cancer he wants to provide for his family so they wont struggle when he is not around. He begins to experiment with drugs and sells them to other dealers. The effort that he makes to take care of his family makes him a likable protagonist. For that reason I disagree with Havrilesky’s claim that Walter White is unlikeable. The redemptive qualities that I can personally connect with his character that make me feel sorry for him is his experience through cancer. In a
compassionate way I understand that he takes risks in the moment of desperation. The series shows the explicit version of his experience through cancer and how he becomes heartless when other people get in his way and prevent him from making money so that he can give to his family when he passes away. He does not intend to harm innocent people that surround him; although, he is also not willing to take a risk to defend them for his wrong doings. He does not let his family know about his sickness or about the work he has been doing to sell drugs. Walter White is brave with the decisions he makes and its admirable how he demonstrates how far he will go to protect and provide for his family.