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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 5546915" data-attributes="member: 158">OK, taking it within the context of "It's a comedy, it's fictitious," yadda yadda  yadda, a few points I feel need bringing up in the analysis of Sheldon:--Sheldon is petty. Sheldon is always petty, but Jim Parsons (the actor) portrays it in such a way that rather than coming off as a jerk, he comes off as ineffectual and the object of ridicule. Contrast him to the character of Barry Kripke, who is a mirror of Sheldon's pettiness to the point of being abusive to those who don't agree with him. Contrast him to Wil Wheaton's "nemesis" portrayals, where his railing against Wheaton is always ineffectual and a little saddening.--For his faults, Sheldon is a good person, one who assists his friends in need, even if he does it in some of the most convoluted methods possible. He has been the one to lend money to friends when needed, has helped them hide embarrassing facts, and has driven Penny to the hospital (being terrified of driving) when she had dislocated her shoulder. I forgot about this one from Wikipedia -- he tried to build a nuclear reactor to give his home town free electricity. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />--His concern for Penny is a really interesting piece of the show for me -- I'm one of those oddballs who thinks that the writers will have Sheldon and Penny dating at some point, if only for a single episode to show how weird it would be. She seems to have an understanding of him that no other character on the show has, and their dynamic has always been a highlight of the show for me. He shows the softest spot in his personality for her without fail.--For all of his "culture snobbery", he has many holdovers from his Texan rural upbringing that show up in odd ways. His desire for hot dog franks in his spaghetti, his knowledge of football, his love for "mee-maw" and "moon pies", and his "Soft Kitty" song. For me, just when I think his snobbery is intolerable, he reveals a fact that makes him that much more human and vulnerable.In the end, though Sheldon has his roommate agreements and his pettiness, he is often the butt of a given joke due to his eccentricities. It's hard for me to dislike someone who frequently has their plans blow up in their face to humorous effect.</blockquote>

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