Character Relationship Map: Banana Split

Characters

• April (played by Hannah Marks) — protagonist

  April is a high school senior preparing to leave for college. After breaking up with Nick, she unexpectedly becomes close friends with his new girlfriend, Clara, while secretly rekindling feelings for...

• Clara (played by Liana Liberato) — supporting

  Clara is Nick’s new girlfriend who meets April at a party and discovers they share similar tastes and attitudes. Despite an agreement not to discuss Nick, she becomes April’s best friend. Their friend...

• Nick (played by Dylan Sprouse) — supporting

  Nick is April’s former boyfriend, with whom she spent two years before they separated over different college plans. He begins dating Clara but still has feelings for April. After reconnecting with Apr...

• Sally (played by Haley Ramm) — supporting

  Sally is one of April’s friends and is present during several social events before college. She attends the party where Clara appears and later goes out with April and Molly, although April ultimately...

• Molly (played by Meagan Kimberly Smith) — supporting

  Molly is one of April’s friends and accompanies her during the summer before college. She attends the party where April first meets Clara and later goes out with April and Sally when April initially t...

• Ben (played by Luke Spencer Roberts) — supporting

  Ben is a mutual friend of April and Nick who knows about April and Clara’s secret friendship. He helps April navigate the party situation, kisses her after an argument in a Lyft, and later tells Nick...

• Agnes (played by Addison Riecke) — supporting

  Agnes is April’s younger sister and is also obsessed with Nick. During dinner at April’s home, she reveals to Susan that Clara is Nick’s current girlfriend, unintentionally exposing April’s connection...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Clara → Nick (Romantic Girlfriend And Boyfriend) — Clara is Nick's current girlfriend for much of the story.

  April discovers that Nick is dating Clara during the summer before college.

• April → Nick (Romantic Ex-Girlfriend And Ex-Boyfriend) — Their former relationship remains emotionally central after the breakup.

  April and Nick date for two years before breaking up during their senior year because they applied to different colleges.

• April → Agnes (Family Sisters) — Agnes is April's younger sister and contributes to the dinner's tension.

  Agnes is identified as April's little sister and is present during the awkward family dinner involving Clara.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Molly → Sally (Social Shared Friends) — They belong to the same friend group around April.

  Molly and Sally are both introduced as April's friends and accompany her within the same high school social circle.

• Clara → Ben (Social Mutual Friends) — Ben connects Clara to April's existing social circle.

  Clara arrives at the party with Nick and April's mutual friend, Ben, and Ben knows about Clara and April's secret friendship.

• Agnes → Nick (Social Obsession) — Agnes's fascination with Nick affects the family dinner.

  Agnes is described as also being obsessed with Nick and reveals to their mother that Clara is Nick's current girlfriend.

• April → Sally (Social Friend) — Sally provides companionship while April struggles with the breakup situation.

  April attends a party with Sally and Molly, then goes out with them when she initially tries to avoid the final high school party.

• April → Molly (Social Friend) — Molly is one of April's established high school friends.

  April attends a party with her other friends, Molly and Sally, and later goes out with them before changing her mind about attending another party.

• Nick → Ben (Conflict Friends And Rivals) — Their friendship is temporarily damaged by Ben's kiss with April.

  Nick punches Ben after April and Ben tell him what happened between them, but Nick and Ben eventually make up.

• April → Ben (Social Friends) — Ben is a trusted mutual friend who becomes involved in April's romantic confusion.

  April asks Ben to meet her at the party to learn more about Clara, and later spends time dancing and taking shots with him.

• April → Clara (Social Best Friends) — Their unexpected friendship drives the film's central emotional conflict.

  After meeting at the party, April and Clara discover their similarities, spend increasing time together, and become best friends.

Story Analysis

A graduating teenager navigates the painful overlap between unresolved romance and an unexpected friendship with her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend.

Plot Progression

1. Breaking Before College — April and Nick end their two-year relationship after realizing they will attend different colleges. April then learns that Nick is dating Clara.
2. An Unexpected Best Friend — April meets Clara at a party and discovers they have much in common. Their secret friendship grows despite Clara's relationship with Nick.
3. Jealousy At The Party — Nick's birthday and the final high school party expose the unstable boundaries between April, Clara, and Nick. April also crosses an uncertain line with Ben.
4. Friendship Falls Apart — April and Nick rekindle their feelings, causing Clara to confront April at the theater. The confrontation ends their friendship temporarily and costs April her job.
5. A Last Night Together — April tells Nick the truth about Clara and helps repair the damage with Ben. Clara and April apologize before April leaves for orientation.