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Dwight Schrute The Office: All the Reasons Why he was the Star of the Show

by Komal San
December 10, 2022
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In his initial audition for the part of Michael Scott (Steve Carrell), Rainn Wilson, a big lover of the portrayal of David in the English version of The Office by Ricky Gervais, did a very horrendous Gervais impersonation. He was, thank God, a better fit for Dwight Schrute, according to the casting directors.

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Table of Contents

  • Who is Dwight Schrute?
  • Dwight’s Journey in ‘The Office’ 
  • Dwight Surely was the Branch’s Top Salesperson.
  • He, Deep Down, Considered Everyone as his Friend.
  • Dwight’s odd Friendship with Jim
  • His Feelings for Angela Martin
  • He did, in the end, Become a Good Manager.
  • He Surely Made the Audience Laugh.

Who is Dwight Schrute?

dwight schrute from the office
Source: Showbiz Cheat Sheet

The finest and most memorable anti-hero is Dwight, the nerdy and psychopathic egomaniac. He works in a firm called Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, in his distinctive glasses, uncomfortable demeanor, mustardy shirt, and weird and unique aura.

Despite Dwight’s unusual appearance and demeanor, Dwight is able to draw women, who frequently have a deeper affection for him than the other way around. Even when Michael pointed out how socially anxious Dwight was being, the woman ignored him. In today’s rat race, our inner Dwights keep showing up and pushing us to work hard and improve our careers. Dwight craves authority.

Even though Dwight is frequently portrayed as the perfect example of capitalism, in today’s capitalist society, very few of us are anti-establishment. Dwight is a bit naive but also aggressive. He is the target of Jim’s pranks and keeps wigs to imitate his co-workers. Being a country kid, Dwight has very few social skills, which makes his neurotic and stern nature all the funnier.

Dwight’s Journey in ‘The Office’ 

dwight schrute from the office
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Dwight has lofty goals despite frequently being made fun of by his co-worker, Jim Halpert (John Krasinksi). He is incredibly relatable due to his desire to succeed at work and his ongoing need for approval from Michael Scott, his boss. Even after this, Michael frequently dismisses Dwight.

The clown persona on the program is quite homophobic and misogynistic, and he says numerous remarks that he wouldn’t get off with in real life. The Dwight Schrute character has received a lot of good feedback and is frequently mentioned as being one of the series’ most well-liked characters.

Because of his competitive nature and innate propensity to defer to superiors, he is resented by everyone. The most by one of his co-workers- Jim Halpert. The Office probably wouldn’t have been nearly as successful as it ended up really without Dwight.

Dwight is a well-known character who helped to define the show, even though Micheal Scott serves as the lead until the midst of the 7th season. Dwight may be weird and unpleasant, but he also has a lot of admirers. He is undervalued and overvalued for reasons that might not be what you expect.

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Dwight Surely was the Branch’s Top Salesperson.

He was the branch’s top salesperson. While this information is occasionally brought up in the show, it doesn’t receive nearly enough attention. He was the top salesperson at the Scranton location.

However, working with a date would have been extremely annoying. He probably owed much of this to the notion that he had a strong desire to succeed and genuinely enjoyed his profession. Dwight ultimately manages to become a good employee.

He, Deep Down, Considered Everyone as his Friend.

It’s remarkable that the socially weird Dwight officially culminated up becoming friends with a number of his colleagues, given the fact that he is quirky and unusual in many ways, as well as the fact that he wasn’t exactly pleasant.

He eventually develops a peculiar but lovely bond with Pam. Dwight openly tells Pam that he will always be a good friend to her. He even becomes close with Jim to the point that he requests Jim to serve as his groomsman.

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Dwight’s odd Friendship with Jim

The fact is that Dwight acted rudely quite a bit of the time. He won’t approach people properly, and he was sometimes critical and difficult to deal with. Jim’s desire to tease him seemed understandable in light of this. While Dwight frequently earned these jokes, and they were frequently humorous.

There were instances when Jim went too far and preyed on Dwight’s innocence. Hence, his odd friendship with Jim throws Dwight in a weird position at times. There was also an episode where Dwight threatened to leave the Dunder Mifflin paper company if Jim Halpert was not fired.

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His Feelings for Angela Martin

Although there are numerous things that may be said about Angela and Dwight’s connection, not all of them are positive. Despite his errors, Dwight develops feelings for her and does appear to really love her.

He paid attention to her and even appreciated her for being a vegetarian, something he probably would not have tolerated from anybody else. In addition, Dwight reveals that he briefly lost his job in her favor. There were some other cute scenes where Angela asks Dwight to take care of her cat, and instead, Dwight being Dwight, did something that even he should not be much proud of.

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He did, in the end, Become a Good Manager.

dwight schrute became a manager
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Dwight eventually succeeded in this position, even if it took him a good amount of time to reach there, which included a brief and terrible prior spell as acting manager. After going through some character growth, he managed the branch well and made wise choices to support the company’s success. He had a lot of prior errors, but he eventually learned from those mistakes.

While Dwight was granted a positive ending at the conclusion of the program. He had his ideal profession and a contented family. This doesn’t really make sense, considering how he behaved throughout the years. He committed a number of undesirable acts, including shooting a gun in the workplace, concealing firearms, and damaging the CPR training doll.

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He Surely Made the Audience Laugh.

“Apparently, they don’t teach you how to operate a toaster oven in business school.” – Dwight Schrute | S2 EP4 | #TheOffice #Office #Dwight #MichealScott pic.twitter.com/NsAiKqKpfN

— . (@8373671836e) February 16, 2020

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From being a volunteer to Sheriff’s Deputy, Andy Bernard and Angela Martin were set to wed at Schrute Farms. Still, Andy called off the wedding after learning that Angela was having an affair with Dwight.

His Assistant to the Regional Manager at Dunder Mifflin Paper Company is definitely loved by many. In fact, in an episode, Dwight tells Ryan Howard that he felt bad that he and Jim were never able to get too close. It was later seen that their chemistry, in fact, improved, and Jim often supports Dwight Kurt Schrute iii.

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Komal San

Komal San

Komal San is the founder of OTT Adviser. She is a film enthusiast and a silent spectator. A psychology major who has always been vocal about mental health of her own and others. She is fiercly passionate about writing and reading books. A creative person who shows imagination and sensitivity in her work and daily lifestyle. She finds art therapeutic and find peace in writing.

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