Brian Johnson “the brain”. Brian is straight A student until he fails a woodwork class. Both Brian and his parents place a great amount of importance upon receiving very high marks and results. Brian’s parents are very determined for Brian not to just do well but o be the best, so much so that they make him study majority of the time leaving him no time to have a social life or friends. Brian has very low confidence level, but achieving high grades gives him the motivation to keep performing at such a high level. Although Brian is thought to have it easiest at home out of all of them, this quickly changes when he reveals to them his serious consideration and attempt to commit suicide, when he ruined his grade-point average. In this particular scene the camera zooms in on Brian’s to show the emotion and hurt he is feeling. Even though the gun he had was a flare gun at the time he did not know, he was still willing to take his own life because of failing a woodworks class. This quickly shows the immense pressure that is placed upon him to do well and that he really isn’t the stereotypical nerd who has it all good and an easy life at home.
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