Also, today in modern television programs we see more and more that villains begin to be praised rather than hated in certain programs and that is why some think that our ability of telling stories is decreasing. Have you ever considered that bad guys are a necessary evil? Well, Christopher Lee did it and even went as far as to say that you can't have a hero without a villain. Breaking Bad is a great example of a necessary evil. It's not just the story of a chemistry teacher gone bad, it's the story of survival in the modern world. In Ashley Montagu's "What is Human Nature" he concludes that we are all born good. This also applies to Walter White as he did not start out as a villain, but simply became a product of his environment. Walter doesn't become a drug dealer just because he wants to. He does it because it is necessary. He has all the odds stacked against him, diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, has a baby on the way with the means to support his family, and loses his job. When he decides to become a drug dealer he simply acts on pure instinct to survive. After all, even if Walter's
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