Sam Winchester Character Analysis Essay
Sydney Godwin
Psych 1101
Rynier
Character Analysis of Sam Winchester The show Supernatural is about two brothers following in their father's footsteps to pursue the family business of killing off things that go bump in the night. It all began one night when John Winchester, played by Jeffery Dean Morgan, walks into his infant son's room only to see his wife Mary (played by Samantha Smith) pinned to the ceiling. John hands the infant off to his older son, as his wife spontaneously bursts into flames. The two sons and father live, and they begin to travel the country in hopes of discovering who or what caused the death of their beloved wife and mother. The eldest son Dean (Jenson Ackles) grows to be the typical macho tough guy, intent on fulfilling his father's every wish, along with following his footsteps to be an expert in slaying any and all supernatural …show more content…
He appears to be a paranoid schizophrenic, displaying many symptoms over a period of a few years. After leaving to help his brother find their father, his girlfriend soon dies a similar death to that of his mother, or so he believes, as he begins to experience hallucinations that he refers to as “visions”. Later in the first season, he convinces himself that he must go through “trials”, and at one point believes that he must give up his life to demons that are after him in order to save his brother and a group of strangers. This could be another delusion of grandeur, as well as a sign of depression (the need to commit suicide) which is an early warning sign of schizophrenia. Later on in season two after finding their father, all three of the Winchester men are in a car wreck that leaves Dean and their father John in critical condition. After his father passes from his fatal wounds and his brother lives, Sam believes that his father sold his soul to a demon in exchange for his brother to
Psych 1101
Rynier
Character Analysis of Sam Winchester The show Supernatural is about two brothers following in their father's footsteps to pursue the family business of killing off things that go bump in the night. It all began one night when John Winchester, played by Jeffery Dean Morgan, walks into his infant son's room only to see his wife Mary (played by Samantha Smith) pinned to the ceiling. John hands the infant off to his older son, as his wife spontaneously bursts into flames. The two sons and father live, and they begin to travel the country in hopes of discovering who or what caused the death of their beloved wife and mother. The eldest son Dean (Jenson Ackles) grows to be the typical macho tough guy, intent on fulfilling his father's every wish, along with following his footsteps to be an expert in slaying any and all supernatural …show more content…
He appears to be a paranoid schizophrenic, displaying many symptoms over a period of a few years. After leaving to help his brother find their father, his girlfriend soon dies a similar death to that of his mother, or so he believes, as he begins to experience hallucinations that he refers to as “visions”. Later in the first season, he convinces himself that he must go through “trials”, and at one point believes that he must give up his life to demons that are after him in order to save his brother and a group of strangers. This could be another delusion of grandeur, as well as a sign of depression (the need to commit suicide) which is an early warning sign of schizophrenia. Later on in season two after finding their father, all three of the Winchester men are in a car wreck that leaves Dean and their father John in critical condition. After his father passes from his fatal wounds and his brother lives, Sam believes that his father sold his soul to a demon in exchange for his brother to