Claire In The Breakfast Club

“You see us as you want to see us… brain, athlete, basket-case, princess, and a criminal.” This is one of the first and last sentences of the movie The Breakfast Club directed by John Hughes, and it is the most powerful sentence of the entire movie. This is not a sentence about one of the students, it is a sentence about the principal. These words, written by a student during detention speaks volume about the entire dynamic of the school. The principal of Shermer High School is Mr. Richard Vernon. Mr. Vernon is the opposite of what a good teacher or principal should be; he has no respect for the students, in fact, he belittles and degrades them by calling them out and taunting them. Ultimately, he is afraid of these kids, he is afraid of …show more content…
Claire is the princess, but her appearance does not tell her whole story. Claire’s parents use her as a weapon against each other. She feels as though she is not loved by them, and that all they do is give her stuff.
As a student, Claire would be a good student, but also one that thrives for attention. I do not think she would draw negative attention to herself, but would be one to strive for positive attention. However, all that attention might eventually lead her to becoming overworked and cause to her grades to drop. If I began to notice it, as a teacher I would pull her aside and we would discuss possible issues with her need for attention. Andrew and Claire are a lot alike on the outside. Andrew is the jock, the athlete, the popular guy. However, he does not have the ability to make up his own mind. Andrew has been told his entire life to be the best athlete, to win, win, win. That is exactly what he has done, he has done everything his father and coach told him to do. He was put in detention because he wanted to impress his father, to show his father that he can “have fun” at the expense of another student. Andrew tries to be the nice guy and stand up for others but he cannot stand up for