A short analysis of one archetype: The Babe in the Woods

[angry_american]

Unappreciated, underestimated, overlooked, and sometimes hated, the Babe in the Woods is an archetype used for contrast in any dangerous or strange situation. While the characters around them are capable and sturdy, the Babe is vulnerable and naive. In its most traditional form, the Babe in the Woods is a Damsel in Distress who does little more

Comments

[ladycelia]

Interesting analysis. Not sure that I agree with Peggy Olson as a charmer, but I can see where she might be interpreted that way.

[angry_american]

Fans of the show know she doesn't end up the naive person she starts as. But in season one, Don says he doesn't want to look her in they eye because he is "afraid of that much wholesomeness." Betty Draper certainly also qualifies, if you ask me.

-FW