Motifs & Meaning in Mad Men Season 1 breaks down Mad Men's use of recurrence and how repeated elements contribute to the show's larger themes. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Motifs & Meaning in Season 1

Episode-by-episode analysis of AMC's critically-acclaimed television show Mad Men

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A Night To Remember is Betty Draper's defining moment. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

S2E8 - A Night To Remember

The Gold Violin is Mad Men's introspection about materialism and the American Dream, portrayed through a light-hearted story about a painting, a friendship, and a Cadillac. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

S2E7 - The Gold Violin

In Maidenform, we ask ourselves "How do other people see me? And how do I see myself?" YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

S2E6 - Maidenform

The New Girl is a deep investigation of Peggy Olson, early Feminism, and the lives of women in the early 1960s. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

S2E5 - The New Girl

Three Sundays is Mad Men's far-reaching treatment of resentment, innocence, and nostalgia that unfolds over 3 weeks in April 1962. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Motifs & Meaning in Season 1

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