Claire Defoe: Difference between revisions

← Older edit

Claire Defoe (edit)

Revision as of 08:11, 4 February 2014

3,891 bytes added , 10 years ago

no edit summary

Anonymous user

m>Ognawk

Revision as of 01:51, 5 April 2007 (edit) m>Vlademir1 mNo edit summary ← Older edit		Latest revision as of 08:11, 4 February 2014 (edit) (undo) m>Ognawk No edit summary
(23 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown)
Line 1: {{Infobox character ~~{{Stub}}~~ \|image= ClaireDeFoe_03.jpg \|firstappearance=[[Esteemsters]] \|lastappearance=[[Is It College Yet?]] (background) \|voicedby= [[Nicole Carin]] (S1-S3) [[Danielle Carin]] (S4-S5) \|episodecount= 9 episodes (one non-speaking) \|gender= Female \|age= \|occupation= Art teacher at [[Lawndale High]] \|family= \|significantother= }} '''Claire Defoe''' is [[Lawndale High]]'s resident Art teacher. '''Claire Defoe''' is a fictional animated character who frequently appeared on [[MTV]]'s animated series ''[[Daria]]''. Ms. Claire Defoe was [[Lawndale High]]'s resident Art teacher, and was characteristically very relaxed and patient, more in tune to art that anything else. She did not appear in the series nearly as frequently as the other teachers, and so very little was learned about her. She was never seen actually creating any art of her own, but she did delight in nurturing the talents of others, particularly student [[Jane Lane]], a character famous on the show for her artistic nature and passion. ==Characterization== Claire Defoe is characteristically very relaxed and patient, more in tune to art than anything else. She was rarely seen actually creating any art of her own (the only example on-screen was her making something out of yarn during a teacher's convention in [[The F Word]]), but she did delight in nurturing the talents of others, particularly [[Jane Lane]] ("[[Arts 'N Crass]]"). Jane appears fond of Defoe as well, helping her with protest signs in "[[Lucky Strike]]" even though she'd just stated she'd tell any teacher asking her help "where to stick it". She is generally patient, albeit weary, in the face of students like [[Brittany Taylor]] who are quite bad at art. Students who are good at it can get her ire: in "Arts 'N Crass", both [[Upchuck]] and Jane produced good work, but Claire was openly irritated that Upchuck had ignoring the contest guidelines and dismayed when she thought Jane was mocking bulimics. When she worked out Daria had collaborated on Jane's painting and had intended a message, she challenged Daria into explaining and justifying her artistic choices and admitting to the collaboration. "[[The Daria Diaries]]" shows a guideline for how the class should behave on a field trip to the [[County Museum of Modern Art]], showing she's well aware of what her class is like - her guidelines include to "at least look" like they're paying attention, for [[Kevin Thompson]] not to shoplift, that no one is to snicker at the nudes or look for dinosaurs ("that's another museum"), and that if they're puzzled by art they can cover this up by saying "how postmodern!". She also advises "DO jump up and down on the front steps like Rocky. You're only young once." [[Image:DefoeBritt.jpg\|frame\|left\|Claire and a student, in "[[The Daria Database]]"]] The book "[[The Daria Database]]" shows some of her art: a macrame plant holder. She plans to start her own mail-order business selling them, at some vague point in the future when she's 'got it together'. She works as the design consultant for [http://web.archive.org/web/20010618230754/http://www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/animation/daria/lhs/about.html Lawndale High's student-run website]. (She made batik computer cozies.) Defoe has her personal history fleshed out in "Diaries" and "Database". From the books it is revealed that she resented to have to choose between "Arts" and "Crafts" and that she makes wind chimes in her spare time (which [[Anthony DeMartino]] can't stand hearing and throws in the bin). It is also revealed that she owns a studio apartment that's been occupied by freeloading ex-college suitemates, who she doesn't have the heart to throw out (a theme that has been explored in some fanfiction stories); as a result, she keeps a sleeping bag in the school staff room so she can stay there and washes with "homemade soap at truck-stop showers". It has been theorized by fans that Defoe could have an hippie past. [[Image:Defoe_smirk.jpg\|frame\|right\|Claire challenges a student.]] ==In Fanfiction== Defoe doesn't appear in a lot of fanfiction, but there are some that give her highlighted roles. In [[Richard Lobinske]]'s [[Falling Into College]] series, she mentors Jane when she returns to Lawndale High as her assistant before leaving for college. Later in the series, she is appointed Principal when [[Ms. Li]] is arrested for grade-fixing. In [[Wouter]]'s story "Art-I-Fact" she's shown to be still teaching in her sixties and is a big instigator in having Jane come in to replace her. Apparently having never forgotten her most gifted student. In some fics, she has been romantically paired with [[Anthony DeMartino]]. Stories including this ship are: [[Ring Toss]], by [[Nemo Blank]] [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]], by [[Roentgen]] and [[Brother Grimace]] [[The Last Supper]], by [[EmpressEKV]] ==Trivia== The spelling of Defoe's name is given in the ''Daria'' books. "DeFoe" is a mistake sometimes seen in fanfiction and posts. ==External link== *[http://web.archive.org/web/20120821145436/http://www.outpost-daria.com/ch_defoe.html Ms. Defoe's character profile] [[Category:Canon Characters\|Defoe, Claire]] [[Category:Canon Teachers\|Defoe, Claire]] [[Category:Lawndale High teachers\|Defoe, Claire]]