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About Mad Men

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One of the biggest tv-shows in the last decade was Mad Men. In this serie probably you would become a fan from the beginning because the dialogues are very natural and realistic, there’s a lot of philosophic thoughts in the main character Donald Draper, who is an advertiser with a very dark origin since he was the son of a prostitute who died during childbirth, being raised then by some farmers who showed no hint of affection towards the young man. One of the highlights of the whole serie is found in the first chapter " Smoke gets in your eyes ", where in the final minutes the protagonist has to invite a client for a dinner. This was because he had treated her badly during a work meeting since she wanted to impose his judgment on the ideas of the protagonist. The moment is reduced to a simple but deep conversation, where alcohol, smoking abounds and intense looks and apologies precede the dialogue. Don asks her why she is not married to which she answers that she has