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Character Analysis: Don Draper

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In Mad Men ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes") Don Draper is part of the socio-political environment in 1960s that includes the sexism and racism which involves him to make complex decisions everyday. It shows that you can be defined by either your worst and best moments or the sum of his behaviors and choices. However, we shouldn't be defined by his worst and best moments but in Don Draper case he is mostly seen by his behaviors and choices he makes which are displayed a lot in the first episode of Mad Men. For example when Don Draper personal live is displayed to be all over the place but is later learned that he has a wife and kids. Another one being is when Don Draper receives a new assistant and begins by treating her poorly. Theses moments in

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