Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on the symbolism of Don Draper reading Dante&#039;s Inferno at the beginning of Season Six, which takes place in 1968:

This man is in his worst state &mdash; the way 1968 is &mdash; because it is overrunning his life and it&amp;#8217;s page 1 in the story: He&amp;#8217;s going into hell. This is the descent. Maybe he&amp;#8217;ll come out on the other side, or maybe he&amp;#8217;ll just take up residence there.&amp;#8221;

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