Character similar to Don Draper in literature?

>>9105819
Achilles and Ulrich from man without qualities. I only know this from a lecture I watched with the topic being the question you asked.

>>9105819
Ouch, those lips. Why would somebody do such a thing to their face?

What defines Don Draper? I've seen a couple of seasons of Mad Men and I'm not actually sure at all. Is that the idea?

>>9105819
The Moviegoer. I think the fag stole him and changed his job from stock broker to advertising.

>>9105856
lying and cheating successfull womanizer everybody likes?
charismatic alpha male sometimes showing humanity and weaknesses?
hard to define desu

>>9105856

Don Draper is a classic Byronic hero

My favorite Romantic novel is A Hero of Our Time

>>9105819
J R from J R

>>9105894
Don is a person of note at work, but at home he's a miserable son of a bitch. He's a drunk and terrible at forming close relationships.
He's a pretty good father though, and he tries to improve himself
I don't think there are any other characters on TV that are as nuanced and as Don Draper.

>>9105989
He's such a good father he knows he shouldn't be responsible for looking after his children when their mother dies.

>>9105989
Don is a terrible father. He improves later in the series but not by much.

>>9105999
Fuck, I knew I shouldn't have posted before finishing the series