"Gossip Girl" by: Cecily von Ziegesar
SPOILER ALERT!!!
The book "Gossip Girl" by: Cecily von Ziegesar is so interesting, and it's always leaving you in need of more! In the very beginning of the book, drama hits from the bat. I think that a main, or major lesson in this book is sex, and how it can screw everything up. As well as, bring you closer to someone. I think that this lesson was intentionally brought up by Ziegesar by using drama, to pull the reader in. And then teach them almost, unnoticeable lessons along the way.
So anyway, in the beginning of the book Blair Waldorf [one of the main characters] hosts a party alongside her mother Eleanor Waldorf. This party is a welcome back to school party, The Waldorfs are very rich. Along with every upper east sider in this book. Many people attend this party, and Blair's boyfriend, Nate Archibald also attends. Blair wants her life to be like a movie, and she would play the "good girl." At this party, Blair all of the sudden wants to have sex with Nate, Blair wanted to make it special, because she thought she cared about losing her virginity to the right person. She tried to lose her virginity to Nate, but he wasn't ready and they got in a fight. After that, Blair was so upset with Nate that she lost her virginity to Chuck Bass, son of the multi millionaire Bartholemu Bass [Bart Bass]. Chuck was a party guy, and went to bars to drink all the time. Chuck was vicious and dirty, Later in the story when everyone finds out that Blair slept with Chuck. It really shows that having sex with one wrong person, especially losing your virginity to them, can really mess up everything in your life. You can lose friends, you can get pregnant and not know what to do, ect...
Another thing that adds on the the dangers of sex, is that Serena Van der Woodsen, [Blairs best friend]. Had sex with Blairs boyfriend Nate, and they both never told anyone. Nate still secretly has feelings for Serena, but Serena was drunk and doesn't even really care about Nate in a romantic way. Later in the story, when Blair finds out that Serena slept with Nate she is furious! For a long time , Blair won't even look at Serena, let alone talk to her. What Serena did was , in Blair's eyes unforgivable. I don't think I would be able to forgive Serena either. But after a really long while, a long road of back stabbing and arguments. Blair and Serena work things out. The whole scandal is still brought up, and even though things are unwinding. There is a whole new storm rising.
Sex can benefit in someones like as well...
But there is no need to get into that, seeing as the lesson in the first few chapters of this book how sleeping with someone can ruin things in your life. Which is true in many way... BUT, it is also the way we reproduce! I think that all that really matters, is WHEN you do "The deed" and WHOM you do it with. Which is exactly was Ziegesar is trying to get across!
