Antagonist

Character Role Analysis

Morris Frye

We never see him and we never hear him, but he sure is present. His cold, detached style of parenting (and we use that term loosely) is what's made Cameron the scared, sickly, anxiety-ball that he is for much of the film. In order to overcome his angst and inertia, Cameron not only needs to avoid immediate capture by Rooney, he also needs to permanently defeat his own father by standing up to him once and for all.

Ed Rooney

The way Rooney sees it, he has one job: Stop Ferris Bueller and his friends. Humiliation? Physical harm? Trespassing? Dog battery? Bring it on. Rooney is bitter, frustrated, and obsessed with bringing Ferris and co. down. If he succeeds, it'll mean another year of high school for Ferris and a restoration of Rooney's authority. (At least that's what he thinks.) It'll also spell the end for Cameron's catharsis. Yikes.