Daniel Humphrey’s Conflict

a. Conflict between Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf

Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen used to be best friends. They did everything altogether when they were younger. Blair feels that she has lost her best friend ever. Nevertheless, it does not take so long until Blair realizes that she is eventually very pleased with Serena‘s leaving. She gets all the things she wants in her life, being the one that everyone looks at. She has not really spoken to Serena. However, the conflict arises when Serena goes away from her boarding school. Blair is so upset that she probably will lose things she acquires so far, even her boyfr iend, Nate. Blair‘s struggle against Serena is easily guessed. Though Serena rarely knows why the conflict occurs. At first, when Serena had gone to boarding school after sophomore year, Blair had really missed her. But it soon became apparent how much easier it was to shine without Serena around. Suddenly, Blair was the prettiest, the smartest, the hippest, most happening girl in the room. She became the one everyone looked to. So Blair stopped missing Serena so much. She‘d felt a little guilty for not staying in touch, but even that had worn off when she‘s received Serena‘s flip and impersonal e-mails describing all the fun she was having at boarding school. p. 22, The conflict between Blair and Serena apparently starts by the time the story opens until the end. Serena wishes to reform their friendship, but not for Blair. She keeps being selfish and gives unwelcome gestures due to Serena‘s c oming. Blair is averse to Serena‘s return. This clash seems to have no end. She Serena waited for Blair to smile gratefully for covering for her, but all Blair did was glance at Kati and Isabel to see if they‘d noticed the slip. Blair was acting strange, and Serena fought down a rising panic. p. 30, Her jealousy also leads Blair not to invite Serena to the Kiss on the Lips party which she organizes. Party is one of the things that Blair and Serena never miss. She is so mad that she does anything to neglect Serena. She writes the incorrect address after writing down Serena‘s at last, as Ziegesar describes: Blair‘s eyes were automatically drawn to a name toward the bottom of the list: Serena van der Woodsen. The address given was her dorm room at Hanover Academy, in New Hampshire. Blair put the list back down on the table without correcting Serena‘s address. p. 93, Their conflict arises when Blair eventually knows the fact that Serena had had sex with her boyfriend, Nate. Blair is in love with Nate, not until the truth is spread. It is merely recognizable. The time Nate tells everything to Blair, she is totally upset to Serena: ―Blair threw the quilt off her shoulders and stood up. ―I knew it‖ she shouted. ―Who hasn’t had sex with Serena? That nasty, slutty bitch ‖‖ p. 138. Blair‘s desire to restrain Serena is apparent. The way she writes the wrong address so that Serena will not receive the invitation of the party show her effort to restrain Serena‘s existence. Blair does not want Serena to take her position as the famous girl. This is then what is named by Maciver and Charles H. Page as direct conflict 1960: 64. Blair attains a specific goal which is trying to maintain her popularity and estrange her boyfriend from Serena‘s sight.

b. Conflict between Serena van der Woodsen and Chuck Bass

Chuck Bass, a handsome, aftershave-commercial handsome, is the oldest son of the Basses. He is one of Blair, Nate, and Serena‘s group of friends. He is not really involved in the story until he meets Serena at the Star Lounge in the Tribecca Star Hotel, where the Basses own the ninth-floor suite upstairs. Serena is there to meet Blair actually. However, Blair leaves before Serena has the chance to improve upon their friendship. There, Serena meets Chuck. Chuck eventually asks her to go right to his suite to clean her dress for being sloshed onto by her Cosmo sort of beverages. Their conflict appears. Chuck has apparently strong desire to seduce Serena over his mind. Nevertheless, it does not ensue. Serena resists what Chuck has been done for her as a persuasive act. Serena insists to go back home and Chuck cannot do anything anymore. Chuck is overly mad about this: ―Whatever,‖ Chuck said. He leaned into the cab and pressed Serena against the seat. ―What‘s your problem anyway?‖ he hissed. ―You‘ve been fucking Nate Archibald since tenth grade, and I‘m sure you did just about every guy at boarding school, and in France, too. What, are you like, too good to give me some?‖ p. 136, Serena is disappointed with what Chuck has screamed. They used to be friends, but not anymore. Serena‘s friendship with her old friends just end. This conflict leads Serena into a hopeless life. The way Chuck has done to underrate Serena is conscious. Chuck‘s desire toward Serena has a goal, to seduce Serena. This conflict has the same type as the conflict between Serena and her other friends, a direct conflict. To make all the explanation above clear, the writer in this research makes a table summing up the conflicts in the story in relation with the gossips. Table 2 . Conflicts in Cecily von Ziegesar’s Gossip Girl in Relation with the Gossips No. Conflicts Internal Conflict External Conflicts Direct Conflict Indirect Conflict 1. Blair Waldorf‘s Conflict √ 2. Daniel Humphrey‘s Conflict √ 3. Nate Archibald‘s Conflict √ 4. Conflict between √