tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36119718.post4767131479200512678..comments2023-10-26T05:14:48.235-04:00Comments on The Egalitarian Bookworm: Mad Men: Are Don and Peggy the Dorothea and Lydgate of TV?SarahMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09164306815128620427noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36119718.post-48871681015794582592009-03-03T23:34:00.000-05:002009-03-03T23:34:00.000-05:00They ARE selfish, but they are also decent at stra...They ARE selfish, but they are also decent at strange times. they're the only ones who care when a certain character gets sacked in season 2.SarahMarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164306815128620427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36119718.post-63762614206608620952009-03-03T22:20:00.000-05:002009-03-03T22:20:00.000-05:00Never read Middlemarch so I can't comment on the a...Never read Middlemarch so I can't comment on the analogy. However I do think the relationship of Don and Peggy is wonderfully complex. I think that Don sees in Peggy someone who has the ambition to overcome the odds. Don was economically challenged, Peggy must deal with the gender stereotypes of her time period. She rejects Joan as a mentor, and picks Don instead bc he sees her talent. Don rejects Pete who has everything handed to him. However I don't think Peggy or Don care much about anything beyond themselves. They are both inherently selfish at times. It is the complexity of these characters which is why I love Mad Men. When does Season 3 start?gettsrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308035461258780034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36119718.post-59162477485125357212009-03-03T18:02:00.000-05:002009-03-03T18:02:00.000-05:00great analogy! (er, based on the middlemarch minis...great analogy! (er, based on the middlemarch miniseries i watched that one time.) one more reason to read Eliot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com