The Walking Dead Rick Grimes Character Analysis

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Throughout six seasons of AMC’s ongoing hit show The Walking Dead, Rick Grimes, the main protagonist, has grown from: a tough guy police officer with a soft heart for helping others (almost always coming with a great personal risk) to the ultimate leader and survivor. Rick’s character arc during the first five seasons of the show, were about the ongoing growth/development of Rick, along with little benchmarks along the way in the form of gruesome but necessary murder. During Rick’s character arc, he goes through three major phases that reflect his morals and view of the world. These changes are then highlighted by the various brutal gory kills Rick has achieved. We as viewers get an in depth look at this gradual evolution as he fights to survive …show more content…

He constantly provokes Rick, urges him to do the unthinkable (at the time) in order to survive), reaches his breaking point with Rick's decision-making and decides he has to kill Rick. He thinks Rick is weak and is slow to shake his idealistic view of what is right (something he struggles with throughout the show). Shane, on the other hand, has quickly adjusted to the new world in which they are living and is in full survivor mode already. The two continuously butt heads regarding the best course of action for the group, with Shane growing increasingly irritated by Rick's approach to things. One night, Shane stages a threat to the group in order to lure Rick deep into the woods. It doesn't take long for Rick to suspect that the man who used to be his best friend is going to make an attempt on his life. Rick realizes he can’t be the good guy anymore. He confronts Shane under the moonlight and ultimately rushes him with a blade and stabs him to death while screaming “Damn you for this making me do this! This is you, not me!” With no other choice, Rick decides to use Shane as a test to confirm Dr. Jenner’s (from the event at the CDC) troubling information. After Shane turns, Rick fully understands the world he lives in and becomes aware of his and everyone’s ultimate fate. Rick’s son, Carl, shoots Shane and the two run away from the oncoming horde of

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