Transference in Gossip Girl
When I tried to think of a TV show that represented transference between various characters, "Gossip Girl" immediately came to mind. Gossip Girl is a TV show that is home to many privileged young adults who live in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Gossip Girl, a mysterious blogger that the show is centered around takes turns revealing secrets that are undoubtedly meant to destroy ones reputation and sanity. Transference can be see in this show as each character at some point and time gets behind the computer screen and becomes the blogger themselves. This blog can be see as a boss in the workplace so to speak, and the characters become so invested in the blog that they are willing to do just about anything to get their hands on it and begin the destruction of revealing one's most private secrets. Each character that takes part in this blog views this creation as a friend, something they can count on and find pleasure in. Much of the damage that is produced in this blog, is a root of the problems that many individuals in this show face. For example, many have home lives that have caused them great stress and damage to their well being. For instance, one of the main characters named Dan (who we later find out was the creator of this blog) struggled with self esteem issues and doubting who he was as a person. As a result, he found meaning through this blog, despite the damaging effects that would later haunt him. I believe this show does a very well job of expressing that transference can be found in something as small as a blog and the people who post material to it. Feelings from the past can follow us not only into the workplace, but into our personal lives as well.
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