Section One "It Wasn't Me" (Dana Alison Levy) Blogpost compiled by JT

Disclaimer:

This book shares a similar idea in relation to character placement and archetypes as the “Cult Classic” movie The Breakfast Club, but I am here to set things straight on why this plotline is so tremendously different than the famous movie.

Section One, What Theo Gustav has contributed.

As you might have suspected, in the original Breakfast Club 1990s film there was no one specific victim they all got Saturday detention for. It was all separate acts of mischief, except for the “Basket Case” who just wanted to be there because she had nothing else to do that Saturday. Although, It Wasn’t Me gives a completely contrasted vibe in the Justice Circle because of one character...Theo Gustav. In the novel every student attending the restorative Justice Circle was there because of one incident. Due to Theo’s paintings being ruined with horrid graffiti all people who were there at the time Shipton School Staff arrived (or in Andre’s case, not there when they arrived) were viewed as prime suspects. This involving one sole victim, Theo Gustav. Unlike The Breakfast Club the book is actually written from the victims perspective on the suspects. Theo shares his opinion with the reader, portraying the incident as one thing when it is really not what he originally thought it was. This is because, in The Breakfast Club you can draw your own conclusion with the evidence provided in the film. In contrast, in It Wasn’t Me Theo voices what he is sure to be what actually happened. For instance, in the novel on page 258 the text states, “‘But here the thing,’ I say. ‘I really think there’s a chance that we were getting somewhere. And you know, these last cameras...it wasn’t bullying or vandalism or anything, it was-’ ‘Teddy,’ he finishes.” This quote further ensures the fact Theo first suspected someone wanted to purposely vandalize his work for the third time. This makes him super uncomfortable that someone could just have it out for them. Except, Teddy John (or Lil’ Bit as Mr. Saunders likes to call him) actually too the cameras believing they were just trash due to the fact they were pinhole cameras. Now Theo doesn’t view the fact his cameras were gone as a threat or vandalism of his work, but as a sincere little kid who made a mistake. Before this realization Theo was tearing himself apart, scared who could hate him that much. Now, he is kind of reassured in a sense that the bullies didn’t care as much to do it again. All in all, that is why Theo Gustav proved such a vibrant asset to The Justice Club. Thus, proving beyond quantificationally possible to measure the novel It Wasn’t Me is clearly contrastic from The Breakfast Club. (Minus the fact they called themselves The Justice Club at the end of their letter.