"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both." (Niccolo Machiavelli)“To know a man well were to know himself” (Hamlet V, ii, 145-46)
NBC’s sitcom The Office purports to be a documentary-reality series chronicling the daily routines of the staff at a paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Michael Scott, a middle-aged bachelor, is the regional manager of the Scranton branch.
- How does Michael perceive himself?
- How do Michael’s employees and superiors perceive him?
- How does Michael react when he gets glimpses of how people actually perceive him?
- What does this episode of The Office reveal about the importance of an accurate self perception?
