Gossip Girl Essay

Gossip Girl is a teen drama TV series based off of the book, Gossip Girl, written by Cecily von Ziegesar. Gossip Girl is six seasons long and full of the juiciest of drama. The background of the series is based off of Ziegesar’s own experience growing up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York. Gossip Girl is about the lives of high school seniors whose parents happen to be some of New York’s most glamorous residents. The shows two central characters are Serena and Blair, who are best friends. They are both classified as rich and attractive, for example, Serena is very tall and slim with gorgeous blond hair that is to her waist, and Blair has think dark brown hair and is always dressed in the trendiest of clothes. This show exaggerates
Gossip Girl shows its viewers that it is acceptable to do these things at a young age and that breaking the law is okay. Throughout Gossip Girl, many of the characters get addicted to drugs or alcohol at a very early age. Serena has to go to rehab because of addiction and almost died because of an overdose. Chuck, who is Blair’s on and off boyfriend also gets addicted to drugs when his father dies and he too almost died because of an overdose. This is giving young adults the message that when a tragedy strikes, drugs and alcohol are the go to solution and they will fix the problem. This content is also inappropriate for teenagers because it is showing that those who are from a high money earning family that the rules and laws do not apply to them. These characters in gossip girl are seniors in high school and give bad examples as to what high school is really like. In multiple episodes, Blair or Serena or Chuck are allowed to buy martinis at the bar, even if they are under the legal drinking age, because of their parents and families financial standings. Gossip Girl lacks to show the real dangers and the effects that drugs and alcohol have on the body and the