Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Peggy (Mad Men) Thesis


Peggy Olson is an insecurely rebellious character trying to find her place in the patriarchal structure of Sterling-Cooper, as well as American society in the 1960s. In Love Among The Ruins, she is shown negotiating with the male gaze through her personal imitation and professional resistance to perceived ideals.

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  1. Peggy Olsen is definitely an interesting character. Male gaze or not, she definitely goes against all the stereotypes of what a woman should be in the 60s (having a child without getting married, etc.)

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  2. Yeah, but she is seriously struggling with her place as a woman at s-c in this episode after seeing the Bye Bye Birdie clip, she even tries to imitate it in front of the mirror while she's going to bed. I think her relationship with femininity is way more complicated than "she goes against stereotypes."

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