This document provides character descriptions for the five main characters in the film The Breakfast Club: - Claire is from a wealthy family and is portrayed as popular but emotionally distant. - Bender is from a poorer background and acts as a rebel who challenges authority. - Brian is intelligent but socially awkward and seeks approval from others. - Andrew seems confident but hides insecurity and uncertainty about his social status. - Allison presents as strange and eccentric but is creative and emotionally sensitive.

1. Breakfast Club character
groups
• Claire – Nina, Jessica Del Vecchio, Chloe,
Ellimay
• Bender – Jaydon, Glenn, Kye
• Bryan – Kyle, Charlotte, Sam T, Sam P
• Andrew – Sam B, Connor, Peter, Jessica
Osborne
• Alison – Josh P, Saffron, Josh W
• Adults (parents, principal and janitor)
Andrea, Jed, Annie, George

2. Breakfast Club Character
Analysis
On this slide find some pictures and give us an
introduction into your assigned character (s)

3. What the film says about your character and
what you think of your character.
-When does my character live? What is the socioeconomic background
of my character? Upper, middle, lower class? How old is he and what
does he do?
- Who lives with my character and what are their relationships?
- Who else heavily influences my character?
- What is my character’s biggest goal within the film?
- What is the primary emotion my character has throughout this
piece?
- What kind of self-esteem does my character have?
- How does my character relate to the outside world?
- What emotion should the audience feel toward my character?
Sympathy, hate, friendly?
- In the beginning of the film, what do we discover about my
character?
In the middle of the film, how does my character grow and change?
At the end of the film, what will happen to my character?
- How important is my character to the action of the film as a whole?
- How strong are my character’s emotions in this piece?
- If I met my character, how would I react to them?
- Give examples from important scenes, quotes to justify your views.

4. What your character says and
thinks
• Find quotes – these are crucial for
top marks what does your character
say that reveals a lot about him/her
• what does the character think of
others (peers, parents, students etc)
how do you know?

5. What your character does
•This section concentrates on your character’s
actions, what does your character do that gives us
information about them?
• describe what actions determine his character.
Specific events in the film that help in his
description as a character.

6. What others think about
your character
• think about the other characters in the
film and what they think and how they
react to your character and why