Gregory House Doctor

3. Treating illnesses is why doctors become doctors.
Dr. House makes this statement early in the program to further explain why he became a diagnostician. This again relates to the TV show’s theme that Dr. House was not doing what he was doing because he wanted to treat people just their ailments and thus did not need to get to know his patients.

4. If you do not talk to someone they cannot lie to you.
This is another one of Dr. Houses quick statements when ask why he does not want to talk to his clients. And again, this goes to add to the shows premise that you not need to talk to patients in order to treat them.

5. Dr. House’s reputation is the reason he got the position and is worth something to the hospital.
In the show Dr. Gregory House is a maverick diagnostician and considered to be to one of the most brilliant physicians in the nation. This relates to the show’s theme because it is no secret that Dr. House is rude, insubordination and does not see patients but yet the main hospital administrator cannot fire him because by his reputation alone he is helping to bring patients and doctors to the hospital and thus bring profitability to the hospital.
How did the makers of the program try to convince you of the position that it supports? Look for appeals to logic, emotion, and prejudice.
House is brilliant and worth something to the hospital in spite of his terrible bed side manner and despicable personality by pointing out some of the reasons he is the way he is. For example that he limps and has to use a cane by no fault of his own but due to a miss-diagnosed illness. He does not trust or like people and does not feel comfortable around them in part due to him having an abusive childhood. This is needed in order to display empathy towards this character and help to make his behavior tolerable to both the audience and the characters in the