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Comparing The Characters Of Chuck Bass And Dan Humphrey

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As popular characters of the outstanding TV series Gossip Girl, Chuck Bass and Dan Humphrey are my two most-liked characters. I admire how they are two completely different people, who come from different backgrounds. Dan is the typical nerdy boy who can only get into an elite school by receiving scholarships for his intelligence. Chuck on the other hand is a wealthy, greedy, and obnoxiously captivating boy who buys people like Dan Humphrey to do his school work while he handles a part of his father’s business and “womanizes” any girl his father’s money can buy. These two share an abundant amount of contradictions.
Chuck is portrayed as an opulent and conceited vile boy in this popular series; with all of his rich and fame he is truly the most well-known character for assertiveness and the fact that he goes everywhere in a limo. Even though he has a beastly personality, when it comes to the one who he truly loves and adores he breaks down into a charming man- unless it is his father. He receives abusive and neglecting treatment from his father. Which is why he carries around so much hate in his heart because he never received the caring love of his father. …show more content…

Dan in this series, because he is poor, nerdy, and of course not attractive. He is considered the underdog or “lonely boy” of this series, but because of a school dance he becomes a “somebody” when he punched Chuck Bass for trying to rape his sister. After that, Dan becomes noticed by everybody, including the girl of his dreams Serena van der Woodsen. Dan becomes a hero in Serena’s eyes, and a threat in Chucks’. I personally adore Dan’s heroic personality and the fact that he works for what he

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