Ellen (played by Jacqueline Bisset) is a protagonist in Class.
Ellen is an older married woman whom Jonathan meets in Chicago after being sent there to gain sexual experience. She begins an affair with him, initially treating it as a fling, but withdraws after learning that he is only seventeen and attends the same school as her son. She later resumes contact and sleeps with him again, devastating her son Skip. Skip (played by Rob Lowe) is a protagonist in Class.
Skip is Jonathan's senior roommate and the son of Ellen. He begins their friendship by humiliating Jonathan with a prank involving girls' underwear, then regrets it and accepts Jonathan's revenge. He helps Jonathan pursue romantic experience, invites him to his family estate, and is deeply upset when he discovers Jonathan in bed with his mother before eventually reconciling with him. Jonathan (played by Andrew McCarthy) appears in Class.
Jonathan is a new prep-school student and Skip's roommate. After being mocked and tricked into wearing girls' underwear, he retaliates with an elaborate fake suicide prank, becoming close friends with Skip. He admits cheating on the SAT, travels to Chicago for sexual experience, falls for Ellen, and later continues their affair despite discovering she is Skip's mother.
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Characters
Ellen
(played by Jacqueline Bisset) — protagonist
Ellen is an older married woman whom Jonathan meets in Chicago after being sent there to gain sexual experience. She begins an affair with him, initially treating it as a fling, but withdraws after le...
Skip
(played by Rob Lowe) — protagonist
Skip is Jonathan's senior roommate and the son of Ellen. He begins their friendship by humiliating Jonathan with a prank involving girls' underwear, then regrets it and accepts Jonathan's revenge. He...
Jonathan
(played by Andrew McCarthy) — supporting
Jonathan is a new prep-school student and Skip's roommate. After being mocked and tricked into wearing girls' underwear, he retaliates with an elaborate fake suicide prank, becoming close friends with...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Ellen → Skip
(Family Mother)
During Christmas at the Burroughs estate, Jonathan discovers that Ellen is Skip's mother and is married.
Jonathan → Ellen
(Romantic Lovers)
Jonathan is picked up by Ellen in Chicago, has an affair with her, and falls in love with her.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Skip → Jonathan
(Social Roommate)
Jonathan meets Skip when he arrives at his dorm, and Skip identifies himself as Jonathan's roommate.
Story Analysis
A friendship formed through humiliation is tested by secrecy, an unequal affair, and a devastating family revelation.
