How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Breakfast Club.
Quote #7
CLAIRE: I'm not saying that to be conceited! I hate it! I hate having to go along with everything my friends say!
BRIAN: Well then why do you do it?
CLAIRE: I don't know, I don't... you don't understand—you don't. You're not friends with the same kind of people that Andy and I are friends with! You know, you just don't understand the pressure that they can put on you!
But Claire claims that she's not conceited—even though what she said was probably incorrect and sort of conceited. She sees herself that way because of peer pressure—her excessive self-regard isn't something she came up with on her own. It's the way her clique needs to view themselves to maintain their dominance in the social hierarchy.