The Breakfast Club Character Analysis

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When watching “The Breakfast Club,” directed by John Hughes, one character in particle stood out to me: Brian Johnson. Brian was known as “the brain” out of the group of diverse teenagers. Throughout the entire movie, he remained himself and only stepped out of his comfort zone was when he went to smoke weed with John and Claire. He was nerdy, but in a cute way; he was determine because he tried hard to get good grades; he was sure to himself because he never tried to look cool or act like the others in order to get attention; he was a nice guy who was very admirable. Brian Johnson is a very ingenious, uncomfortable person that can catch a viewers attention in seconds; he hooked me right from the beginning. Something that was particularly

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