The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Women and Femininity Quotes

Is virginity a prerequisite for the Sisterhood? No, but it's a prerequisite for innocence—particularly for young women. The girls can't lose their innocence if they never have it in the first place, and they each definitely lose some of their innocence over the course of the summer.

Bridget responds differently to the night she shares with Eric, and while some of this has to do with age, it seems possible that some of it has to do with gender too. What do you think?

Bridget regrets her encounter with Eric, and feels like she really wasn't ready for what she experienced. She wallows in regret and immediately falls into a depression. It's painful to watch, particularly since it results in her losing a ton of weight—something young women often resort to in times of uncertainty.