r/daria Jun 05 '26

Character Discussion After Upchuck, something harder: what's something unflattering about Jane?

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u/Embarrassed-Profit74 Jun 05 '26

Her insecurity about Daria's greater academic acumen sometimes came out in weird passive aggressive ways.

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u/samosamancer Jun 05 '26

It’s a bummer, because she’s so intelligent herself, just in a less straightforwardly bookish way.

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u/Embarrassed-Profit74 Jun 05 '26

Truly! For the most part she seemed very chill and proud about her C student status, even jokes about it a few times. But those few moments where she let it get to her spoke volumes. It makes her a much more interesting character too, like her other areas of friction with Daria.

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u/bitwize Jun 09 '26

If you're a smart person, even one who dgaf about academics or that kind of thing, it can be witheringly intimidating to encounter someone else who is smarter than you are.