I'm Sensing A Narrative Here
So the other day -- don't ask me why, because there isn't any good answer -- I was looking up the Babysitter's Club books on Wikipedia.
Examine the titles of these books featuring New York girl Stacey, in order:
The Truth About Stacey
Boy-Crazy Stacey
Stacey's Mistake
Stacey's Emergency
Stacey's Choice
Hmmm... And after she had to make her tragic choice:
Stacey's Big Crush
Stacey and the Cheerleaders
Stacey's Lie
Stacey and the Bad Girls
Stacey's Secret Friend
Stacey's Movie
Is anyone else seeing a sad, but all-too-common narrative developing here? From being "boy-crazy" to making a "mistake", having an "emergency" then making a difficult "choice", I don't think it takes too much to fill-in the blanks, hm?
And afterwards, the inevitable downward spiral: Falling in with the popular kids, lying to your loved ones, hanging with the bad girls, having a "secret friend" you can't tell anyone about (heroin? A married man?) and then, finally, succumbing to the inevitable and making a movie... well, I think we all know what kind of movie Stacey made.
2 comments:
I think it's clear that Stacy becomes a lesbian.
But what about Stacey's mom?
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