Club list

This scene begins by showing us the front of Max Fischer’s yearbook. It goes on to show the viewer over 20 clubs that Max runs. The fact that he has so many clubs is very significant. Max tries to stay busy all the time because he does not want to think about the tragedy he still is not over: his mothers death. Though she is mentioned only a few times, it is clear that Max is still not over her passing away. That is why he stays busy and also why he holds so tightly to Rushmore. To Max, Rushmore represents his mother because it was her idea for Max to go to Rushmore. He had written a play and “my mother read it and felt I should go to Rushmore.” The fact that there are bees on the front of the yearbook is also significant. Bees cannot survive without a queen. Max’s mother was his queen and now that she is gone, he feels like he cannot survive. The idea of keeping busy to ignore reality is also shown in Never Let Me Go especially in the cottages. The kids read a lot to stay busy. So therefore I would add a book club to the list of clubs mentioned in this scene.