Breaking Bad Essay

Description of the images of psychoactive drug use, abuse and addiction Breaking Bad is a television movie series about a high school chemistry teacher, who started manufacturing crystal meth after he has been diagnosed with a terminal lung cancer trying to give financial security to his family. Walt's chemistry knowledge lead him to produce a drug that is purer and more potent. He dominates the market more than his other competitors and which is given the street name "Ice”, which got him to confrontations with established drug kingpins. As Walter becomes more involved with law enforcement and competing with other dealers, he starts to lose his sense of self and turns into a ruthless drug baron.
Description of the historical setting of the

According to drugfreeworld.org, “The United States government reported in 2008 that approximately 13 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamin and 529,000 of those are regular users.” The rise of meth go together with the rise of low paying work, which most people have to work two jobs. The highest meth users are in places with high cost of living like Honolulu, California, and in some midwestern areas of Mississippi, New York, Chicago, and Miami (Drugs,Society,& Human Behavior, pg.138).
Description of the types of characters and situations Walter partners with his former student Jesse, and starts manufacturing and selling a pure meth. His character point to the middle class American with a wicked sense of humor. Walt eventually formulates an alternative chemical process using his expertise in Science, giving his product a distinctive “blue color”. Walter changed from a mild-mannered school teacher to a ruthless drug kingpin is such dramatic way. And his wife Skyler, smokes and drinks while pregnant. Jesse, a former student, a meth addict, manufacturer, and dealer, is meth making partner with Walter.
Discussion of the portrayal of social class, culture, and