Gossip Girl: A Contemporary Gatsby

Gossip Girl is an American television drama series that ran from 2007-2012. It is aired on the television channel called the CW, which shows a lot of other teen drama television series. The series is a great representation of a contemporary Gatsby and gives a critique of American life. She show is about a group of high school teenagers from rich upperclass families who live in New York City. It is rich with scandals, parties, love and lies. Just like The Great Gatsby. The characters host high class parties one would typically expect from rich people in New York City to show off their wealth and status. There are also drug scandals, money scandals, and affairs in the show too. You can see from the short video there were at least two affairs with the teens and that there is some sort of drama between the parents of the teens. 

This can be a modern day Gatsby novel, tv series for a couple different reasons. One is the extravagant parties. There are many parties throughout the series from big all out parties, kind of like what Gatsby throws, to small intimate get togethers like the one Tom and Myrtle throw. And to add to it there is a lot of drama at these parties just like the parties in The Great Gatsby. Another reason is the love aspect. In the series there are many people who date and who then cheat on the person they are seeing. For example Dan and Serena are dating and she cheats on him and Blair and Nate are dating but Nate cheats on Blair. In Gatsby there are also love affairs such as Tom and Myrtle and Daisy and Gatsby. Another similar aspect is Dan's character and Gatsby's. They both came from poor families and had to work to get where they are and they also lie about different thinks like where they come from. 

It also critiques America because it shows drama and scandals of the upperclass and rich people who are at the top. It shows that even at the top people can fall since that is what happens to some of the characters and it's very likely to happen real rich people if they lie and cheat their way to the top and get caught. It's also just a general critique about how rich people in NYC act.