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==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 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 bulemics. 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."
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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==
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