I have just finished the fourth book of the "Gossip Girl" series written by Cecily
Von Ziegesar. This series is about beautiful, young, privileged, and scandelous teens living on the
Upper East Side. Blair Waldorf, Serena Van Der Woodsen, Nate Archibald, and Chuck Bass, have it
very easy with their easy access to trust funds, powerful last names, and money, and take it all for
granted. Blair Waldorf, the slim, Audrey Hepburn type girl, who dominates her exclusive Upper East
Side private school with her mean attitude and impeccable clothing. Serena Van Der Woodsen, the
previously wild, partying It-Girl of manhattan who returned from her boarding school with an entirely
new "good-girl" personality. Nate Archibald, the incredibly handsome, shy, boyfriend of Blair Waldorf
who doesn't care about anything but smoking, partying, and his best friends. Chuck Bass is Nate
Archibald's billionaire best friend who is more outgoing than Nate but loves to do the same things as
him. As happy, easy-going and carefree as all of these characters may seem, they are all a bit troubled
and not as happy as they seem.
Blair Waldorf, the incredibly mean, stylish, and wealthy best friend of Serena Van
Der Woodsen, always likes to have things her way. Blair gets angry every time something does not go
according to Blair's perfect "life plan", she tries to make it that way. She always likes knowing what is
going to happen in her life and knowing what to do. For example, when Nate asks Blair why she insists
on watching the same Audrey Hepburn films all the time, Blair replies "Because I like knowing what's
going to happen". This quote doesn't only apply to why Blair likes to watch the same movies over and
over again, it mostly applies to her life. She always likes knowing what will happen. Why? I think Blair
likes knowing what is going to happen in her life, because she will know what to do in every event.
Blair is always on top of things, being the best student, best dressed, best groomed, best everything, and
I think that she feels the need to always know how to handle things and be perfect. However, if her life
does not go according to her plans, she won't be able to be perfect.
Always wanting to know what will happen in life doesn't only apply to Blair Waldorf. I
think that can apply to anybody! Everyone (or almost everyone) wants to be their very best, and be as
close to perfect as possible. Knowing what will happen or having a plan for their lives can make a
person feel like they can't ever do anything wrong! It also gives a person a sense of security. For
example, in the book "Room" by Emma Donahugh, a little boy named Jack was raised by his mother in
an 11' by 11' room, never being allowed to see the outside world. When Jack and his mother are
released from the room and Jack finds out that there are other people and things in the world besides his
mother and the things he was provided for in room. Jack doesn't like not knowing everything and
everyone. Jack doesn't feel safe when there are so many undiscovered things in the world and he can't
discover all of them. I think that knowing everything can make someone feel safer and that nothing
wrong can happen to them.
In conclusion, as happy and perfect as Blair Waldorf seems, she is incredibly
worried all the time about being perfect. The idea of "falling out of line" doesn't exist to her and she
hates not knowing what will happen in life, and she hates it when things do not go according to her
perfect plan.
I don't remember what happens in the fourth Gossip Girl book, but i definitely agree with your observation, and I think that it definitely applies to all aspects of Blair's life. Good post!
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