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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]]. 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". "[[The Daria Diaries]]" shows a guideline for how the class should behave on a field trip to the County Museum of Modern Art (COMMA), 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, not 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."

Defoe has her personal history fleshed out in both Daria books, "The Daria Diaries" and "The Daria 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".