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John Bender Character Analysis

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John Bender is a character who is more known for his crimes and his terrible jokes. In the beginning of the film you first meet John Bender in the morning while he is walking in front of a car without looking both ways. This is basically showing you how he does not care about who or what stands in his way. But John Bender is not as crazy as everyone thinks. He is actually a pretty sensitive guy who has problems with his mom and dad, and he makes sacrifices for his peers. Like when they went to get the pot from John Bender’s locker and they were about to get caught. John Bender stayed behind so his friends could get back to the library without getting in trouble.
John Bender’s family is really kind of the abusive type of family. John gets

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