B. Discussion
This section is different from the previous section of this chapter which only answers the research question by presenting tables and giving brief
descriptions. In this section, deeper explanations of each point of the findings are performed. Moreover, the examples for each phenomenon are also described.
1. Types of Gossip among Female Characters in Gossip Girl Season 1
There are four types of gossip among female characters in Gossip Girl Season 1. They are house talk, scandal, bitching and chatting. Below are the
detailed explanation of each category.
a. House Talk
House talk ranks the third of the types of gossip among female characters in Gossip Girl Season 1. From all 45 data, only 8 of them which are categorized
as house talk. In other words, it is 17.77 from all 100. This type of gossip occurs when the exchange of information and resources is connected with the
female role as occupation. Women use house talk in order to show that they need support and recognition.
The following is the example of house talk. 4: 01
Serena Do you see the Yale rep?
Lily I thought you wanted to go to Brown and Blair wanted
to go to Yale? [They start walking into the party again]
Serena Yeah, I know.
No. 30EP3S26P81 Datum 4: 01 shows that the type of gossip that occurs is house talk. With
her mother, Serena is also thinking about her role as a student who will graduate
from her school soon and as Blair’s bestfriend. When Serena and her family visited the Ivy Week held in her school, she came to find the representative of her
favourite university, Brown University. It was her dream to enter the university so that she was very enthusiastic in this event. However, she also looked for Yale
representative that was Blair’s favorite university. The reason was that she just
wanted to know about her bestfriend ’s favorite university. That was why she
asked her mother where the representative was. This type of gossip shows that Serena cares about her occupation or
position not only as a student but also as a friend. Although she is in a condition where she has a misunderstanding with Blair, she feels curious to know about her
friend’s favourite university representative. One more example of house talk is presented as follows.
4: 02 Blair Did we have plans?
Eleanor Darling, it is impolite to interrupt. I was just telling Serena
that Bendels is interested in carrying my line. Blair
Really? Oh, thats fantastic Why didnt you say something? Eleanor
I came back from Paris early to put together my look book
, and if they like what they see, it could be the beginning of an entire lifestyle collection
. No. 33EP4S02P96
Datum 4: 02 is an example of house talk. Eleanor and Blair are pointing to business conversation. In Gossip Girl Season 1, Eleanor
was Blair’s mother who was back from Paris. However, Eleanor was not only a mother for her, but
also she was a businesswoman who had a big influence in the fashion world. The example of house talk in datum 4: 02 happens when Blair found her
mother that morning talking with Serena. She was a little upset because she does not have not any information that her mother would be at home that day. Then,
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