Thursday, 26 January 2012

Masculinity represented on Madmen

In the episodes, the society is still largely patriarchal, with men having a superior role to women.  Despite this, the time period is one where men and women's roles are becoming more equal.

For example, men still tell their wives how to behave, what to wear, and still have a higher role.  But now women are being allowed to voice their own opinions, speak as part of a conversation, and so on.

The series is probably targeted at a more male audience as it is about a male-dominated society where females are in a subordinate position.  Though females are starting to have a more equal role in society, this is often portrayed to be a threat to the male characters who were always dominant historically.  This is something that a male audience could probably identify better with than a female audience.

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