Walter White was bad, Jesse Pinkman was good.

DefinitionsAs promised...Protagonist: theleadingcharacter,hero, heroine, or adversary of the villainofadramaorotherliteraryworkAntagonist: theadversaryoftheheroorprotagonistofadramaorotherliterarywork Walter White's Story ArcWalter White's initial goal was to provide money for his family so that they can live comfortable lives. Walter is offered money from Gretchen and Elliott before he got into too big of a mess. He refuses. He probably declined the offer due to him losing dignity. He decided that he must ensure his families safety himself by earning money any way possible. His moral intentions have now become very questionable. He risks his family as he enters this sketchy business. The first sign that his family was in grave danger was when Walter spent the whole night awake with a knife nearby watching the window for any vehicles. Gus also threatened to kill his infant child, Tuco's cousins went into his home to murder Walter and possible anybody else, The neo-Nazis near the end of the show broke into their home and threatened Skyler, and possibly more. Walter's actions lead to his family being safe financially, but it killed Hank and put his inner family in mortal danger. His new goal was simply to have total control, ensure his own safety, and make as much money as possible. At the climax of Walter's story arc, Skyler and Walter get into a huge fight in which Skyler defends her family from him using a pizza knife. Walter kidnaps his own own child. There is another reason why I will classify Walter as an antagonist, but first I must show why Jesse Pinkman is the protagonist.Jesse Pinkman's Story ArcJesse Pinkman's goal are simply to make money, have fun, and find a stable relationship. He is forced by Walter to cook meth with him under threat of being blackmailed. When Jesse finds a girlfriend, Walter is quick to oppose the idea. Walter goes as far to let her choke on her own vomit while he sits back and watches. Jesse is continuously being forced back into the meth cooking business through threats from other characters. His next relationship brings up some morally questionable actions from Walter also. Walter poisons the kid of Andrea, Jesse's new girlfriend, to manipulate Jesse into killing Gus. See a pattern? Walter constantly tries to be the supreme leader over Jesse, making him abide to his rules. Jesse is nothing but a prisoner for most of the series. Jesse finally decides enough is enough and rats out Walter to the DEA. Walter then tries to kill Jesse through many failed attempts. Jesse ends up being captured by the neo-Nazis and is forced to cook meth for them. Jesse attempts to escape his confinement, but they stop him and kill Andrea as punishment. This I believe is symbolic of Jesse's whole story arc. He was forced into the business with Walter and Walter kills his girlfriend as "punishment." Since Jesse Pinkman is the protagonist, I can also give another reason why Walter is an antagonist. Walter is the adversary of Jesse, thus he is an antagonist.AdversariesSince Walter opposes Jesse, one of them must be an antagonist and the other a protagonist. If Con can show that Jesse is actually an antagonist, then Walter must be the protagonist, since he would be the adversary and vice versa. Therefore, Con must show that both Jesse is the antagonist and that Walter is the protagonist to prove the resolution false or argue with this logic.Good luck and thank you for accepting this challenge!