The 2 episodes of Mad Men we watched, although very entertaining, did not seem to have much in common with flannel man book except for the setting... kind of. The main character in Mad Men and The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit was a male with a job and a family, often wore suits, and drank a lot of liquor. Other than that, it seemed like a completely different everything.
In Mad Men, the main character was already the boss and he did not seem to be desperate for a promotion. He WAS a veteran but of a different war. Characters from the book like the doctor, the lawyer, Hopkins, and the nannyish woman never made an appearance. The main character did not seem to question the meaning of everyday life, and his goals seemed to be different than the goals of the flannel man.
HAVING SAID THAT, I feel like I'm looking at it the wrong way and we weren't supposed to watch this with the mindset that it was a direct adaptation of the flannel man book. It seems more like an adaptation of a time period, lifestyle, and culture. If I look at it that way, it seems to be much more accurate. The images in the show were similar to the images I was generating while reading the book. There was a certain dissatisfaction, but each respective medium took a different view of it. Mainly, the flannel man seemed to be way more obsessed with money. The mad man seemed to be more uncertain as to what it was he wanted.
In conclusion, I feel like I missed something and I'm writing about the complete wrong thing because Mad Men and The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit do not seem related at all, or maybe just slightly vaguely coincidentally related.
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