TheWellSeasonedLibrarian
1 min readJun 26, 2024

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I think I related to all of the Characters In the Brat Pack. We were not well off, moving from town to town a lot and never had enough for clothes or anything else so Judd Nelson's Character was poignant, but I and my brothers were also Nerds so AMH's character felt real, and I was a bit of a Jock too, being dedicated to Martial Arts, I had Jock friends who came over to play D & D so I did bond with Jocks so Emilo's Character had some relevance. Tongue Tied and awkward, bad in school I felt Kinship with Ally Sheed's Wallflower. I would sit at the back of the class hoping not to be called on drawing pictures of Dragons. Living in the Northwest and being from California, we had eaten Sushi with relatives and would watch foreign films when given a chance, we listened to Classical and folk on the Radio and were fairly well read, so we were probably seen of as a bit snotty like Claire. I think at the end I agreed with the summery that "Andrew Clark: ...and an athlete...

Allison Reynolds: ...and a basket case...

Claire Standish: ...a princess...

John Bender: ...and a criminal.

Brian Johnson: Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club."

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TheWellSeasonedLibrarian

Dean Jones is a Librarian, Cookbook Reviewer, and writer. Dean lives in the SF Bay Area. wellseasonedlibrarian@gmail.com