How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Breakfast Club.
Quote #4
BRIAN: I don't like my parents either, I don't... I don't get along with them... their idea of parental compassion is just, you know, wacko!
BENDER: Dork...
BRIAN: Yeah?
BENDER: You are a parent's wet dream, okay?
BRIAN: Well, that's a problem!
It's a problem because it sets an unbearably high standard for Brian, just like Vernon's low expectations set an unbearably low standard for Bender. He has to live up a false and inhuman idea about himself that he ultimately can't manage—thanks to the elephant lamp he fails to make successfully in shop class.
Quote #5
BENDER: Look, I can see you getting all bunged up for them making you wear these kind of clothes. But face it, you're a neo-maxi-zoom-dweebie! What would you be doing if you weren't out making yourself a better citizen?
ANDREW: Why do you have to insult everybody?
BENDER: I'm being honest, asshole! I would expect you... to know the difference!
Bender claims he's not being a jerk—he's just assessing people accurately. But he's failing to look beneath the surface level. All of his judgments spring from what he thinks he knows, not from what he's actually perceived. Also, since Andrew is defending Brian, maybe it shows he's feeling guilty about how he bullied another kid who was sort of like Brian?
Quote #6
CLAIRE: Claire... it's a family name!
BENDER: No. It's a fat girl's name!
CLAIRE: Well thank you...
BENDER: You're welcome...
CLAIRE: I'm not fat!
Bender is razzing Claire up, telling her she has a "fat girl's name"—which obviously doesn't mean anything, since a name can't automatically be associated with anyone's weight one way or another. But it's effective, and Claire rises to the bait. This aggression on Bender's part lightly masks the sexual attraction he feels for Claire—he hides that attraction by being obnoxious.