2. T HE T RAILER
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi12002
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3. W HAT DO WE THINK OF
C LAIRE ?
Claire is from the 1980s, she lived at Shermer, Illinois in
America, she live in the city. Claire is a really popular girl in high
school. She doesn’t work because her dad is really rich and she
goes to school. Claire lives with her mum and dad but they are
very close to splitting up because her dad is always giving in to
her and giving her what she wants. Claire’s biggest influence
was people that were popular, shopping and anything to get
reputation. Throughout the film Claire always argues with the
other students in the detention but when the teacher goes to
tell someone off she sticks up for them. It is almost like she is
having a rebellion with adults. The audience would think that
Claire is really spoilt and gets to do what she wants. At the start
of the film she asked her dad to try and get out of it and he said
to her that he has already tried to. This shows that she her dad
is a real big push over. At the end of the film her dad will
probably say that you can go and do what you want but her
mum will say you’re not going out! Claire is about 17 years old
and her emotions are quite strong in the film. Claire does get
her wants achieved at the end of the film because she kisses
Bender. If I met the character, parts of me would look up to her
but there are thing that make me think she is too stuck up.
4. W HAT C LAIRE SAYS AND
THINKS ?
A very important quote is that Claire says is ‘do you know how
popular I am, I’m so popular at school’ this shows Claire is a
little stuck up, she knows she is a girl who a lot of people like
and would love to be like. She says a lot of things that show her
personality on the outside but really she means the complete
opposite on the inside, so for example she will say something
that makes her look big, important and brave and will make her
look like she is the one to look up to. But what she thinks on the
inside is a completely different story, she is innocent, sensitive.
For example, when she is with her dad is shows she is a daddy’s
girl and that she sucks up to him for money and to take her
shopping but really on the inside she doesn’t really like that
because she feels his not strong enough and she overpowers
him, he can’t stand up for himself and to her. This shows she
proves to be a sensitive girl but is tough on the outside.
6. W HAT OTHERS SAY AND
THINK ABOUT C LAIRE ?
Bender calls Claire ‘Cherry’, he calls her Cherry because she has
not lost he virginity, and she is ginger. He teases her about
losing her virginity, and says that she is a good girl, winding her
up and tormenting her about it. Bender gets mean and horrible
towards the group when they are having a chat about having
nothing, and he mimics her, saying she has everything and he
has nothing. Bender talks about Claire, but he teases he
because he thinks that she is pretty and he wants to flirt with
him. Bryan is staring at Claire and the beginning and he gets a
‘erection’ over her, he thinks that she is pretty and elegant.
Andrew sticks up for Claire when Bender is teasing her. He talks
to her at the beginning the most because their groups would
normally talk to each other. Alison at first thinks that Claire is
stuck up and a snobby girl, but at the end Claire takes Alison for
a make over, which makes Alison think that Claire is not as stuck
up as she seems.
