Mad Men
Mad Men: Maidenform, sæson 2, afsnit 6
The underwear garment manufacturer Playtex wants a campaign to match that of Maidenform, the competition, in this episode of the American television series “Mad Men”.
- What does Paul mean, when he says that all single women are either a Jackie Kennedy or Marilyn Monroe?
- What category does Joan belong to according to Paul’s theory? And Betty?
- Why is Peggy a Gertrude Stein or an Irene Dunne? Is it a mere coincidence that both female archetypes were popular during the 1930s and the 1940s?
- Why does Donald Draper disapprove of his wife Betty’s new swimsuit?
Mad Men: The Grownups, sæson 3, afsnit 12
In this episode John F. Kennedy dies, and his vice president, Lyndon B. Johnson, takes over the presidency.
- Who was Walter Cronkite?
- Analyse Walter Cronkite’s media coverage of the death of John F. Kennedy. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B_jJEV25g4)
a: Comment on his choice of words: rumour, totally unconfirmed, word has it, not officially conformed.
b: To what effect is Lee Harvey Oswald referred to as the (probable) assassin?
c: How can you tell that the TV report is from 1963?
d: Would the media coverage have been different today? If yes, how?
e: How do the viewers learn that the President is Catholic and what is the effect of that? - How is the news of the president’s death received by the MAD MEN? By Betty Draper? And by Peggy and her lover at the hotel?
- Explain, what Margaret, the bride to be, means by exclaiming, it is ruined. It is over.
- What does Pete think about the fact that now Lyndon J. Johnson has to take office?
- Why is this episode called The Grownups?
- The day of JFK’s funeral was a national day of mourning and the first time the death of a president became a federal holiday in the United States of America. What does this tell you about his legacy?
- Analyse the last conversation between Don Draper and his wife Betty. What is Betty really trying to tell her husband? And what does he hear her say?
