Rick And Murty Essay

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“Rick and Morty” is an American adult animated series which airs in Cartoon Network's “[Adult Swim]”, created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon. It has so far aired two seasons and one episode, with the full third season due to come out in summer 2017. The show follows in the lives of the Smith Family, focusing attention on the characters of Rick Sánchez and Morty Smith (hence, the self-titled duo). It has a science-fiction based storyline, and a tendency to explore existential philosophies and tackle controversial topics.

Before we dig too deep into the structure of Rick's character (the purpose of this essay), allow me to explain the basics of the plot so far, so that you can have some level of understanding of the characters, even if you haven't watched the show.
Rick Sánchez is a crazy, alcoholic scientist who is being chased by the so called "Galactic Government" for numerous crimes against the universe; they label him a "terrorist". Morty, on the other hand, is his unsuspecting, often anxious and stupid teenage grandson, who is constantly being dragged into Rick's intergalactic and inter-dimensional adventures.
Very quickly we are exposed to the fact that Rick is fighting against this government, and oftentimes is seen killing many of their "bureaucrats" (gromflomites). We also very quickly discover …show more content…

Such as when we meet Rick's ex-lover "Unity" and he has a near-death experience, or when we see pictures of him hanging on BirdPerson’s (best friend) wall. Or when we discover a set of parallel mini-verses wherein there are geniuses that are a copy of him. A very notable one was when Rick turns himself into a teenager and we get a glimpse of his inner adolescent turmoil. On the final episode we see Rick going through a serious emotional hassle. All of this which could be used as evidence to back up what I'm going to try to

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