In the film Andrew is known as the typical jock, he wears sporty clothes and likes to spend his time doing sport related things. Andrew was a bullied bully and we find out why he was in detention because Allison asks him and he just replies with,
“Um..I’m here today because my coach and my father don’t want me to blow my ride. I get treated differently because coach thinks i’m a winner so does my old man. I’m not a winner because i want to be one. I’m a winner because I’ve got strength and speed like a racehorse. That’s about how involved I am in what’s happening to me”
Andrews character is just trying to live up to the expectations that were set up for him without even acting on what he wants to do but by only what his father wants.
Andrew is a character that is the ''sporto'' which was a term made up by Bender. Bender thinks of Andrew as thick and he only cares about his sport. Alison sees Andrew as being quite interesting as he is the first person she properly talks too. Claire thinks of Andrew as an equal as they share the same social status at school. Brian feels intimidated by Andrew as he is at a much lower status then him and has never spoke to him before.
He later says in the film, “My god are we going to be like our parents?” This gives us the impression that he does not wish to be like his dad. In the lunch scene, we are shown how concerned his dad is about Andrews sport career as he has an abundance of food. For lunch Andrew has multiple sandwiches, pieces of fruits and a bag of chips. This shows us he is wealthy and in order to play his sports well he must eat well.
“Um..I’m here today because my coach and my father don’t want me to blow my ride. I get treated differently because coach thinks i’m a winner so does my old man. I’m not a winner because i want to be one. I’m a winner because I’ve got strength and speed like a racehorse. That’s about how involved I am in what’s happening to me”
Andrews character is just trying to live up to the expectations that were set up for him without even acting on what he wants to do but by only what his father wants.
Andrew is a character that is the ''sporto'' which was a term made up by Bender. Bender thinks of Andrew as thick and he only cares about his sport. Alison sees Andrew as being quite interesting as he is the first person she properly talks too. Claire thinks of Andrew as an equal as they share the same social status at school. Brian feels intimidated by Andrew as he is at a much lower status then him and has never spoke to him before.
He later says in the film, “My god are we going to be like our parents?” This gives us the impression that he does not wish to be like his dad. In the lunch scene, we are shown how concerned his dad is about Andrews sport career as he has an abundance of food. For lunch Andrew has multiple sandwiches, pieces of fruits and a bag of chips. This shows us he is wealthy and in order to play his sports well he must eat well.
•Determined: to make a good impression and show he’s the popular jock
•Peacemaker: Every time Bender picks on Claire, Andrew sticks up for her and tells him to lay off •Love: he knows he should like Claire but in the end falls for Allison the weird quiet girl, the total opposite of what it should be. •Wants to fit in: Andrew is very social conscious as much as he’s a “popular” jock he still finds he has to try to stay in with that crowd. |
Andrew's Father: Hey, I screwed around. Guys screw around, there's nothin' wrong with that.
[Andy nods head] Andrew's Father: Except you got caught, Sport. Andrew: Yeah, Mom already wringed me, alright? Andrew's Father: You wanna miss a match? You wanna blow your ride? [Andy shakes head no] Andrew's Father: No school's gonna give a scholarship to a discipline case! |