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{{short description|Fictional character of the TV series Lost}}
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'''Claire Littleton''' is a ] on the ] television series '']'', played by ].
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'''Claire Littleton''' is a fictional character played by ] on the ] drama ] '']'', which chronicles the lives of the survivors of a plane crash in the ]. Claire is introduced in the ] as a pregnant crash survivor. She is a series regular until her disappearance in the ] ]. The character returned as a regular in the sixth season.<ref name="Godwin, Jennifer">{{cite web | url = http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/detail.jsp?contentId=4378 |title = Lost Redux: Promises to Keep, and Miles to Go Before We Sleep |access-date = 2008-06-05 |author = Godwin, Jennifer |date = 2009-04-27 |publisher = ]}}</ref>


==Fictional character biography== ==Character biography==
===Prior to the crash===
Claire was raised by a single-mother, though the only memory she has of her father was that he would sing her a lullaby as a child; she was told that her father had died. During her teenage years, she and her mother were involved in a car accident; while Claire escaped with a few cuts and scrapes, her mother was left in a vegetative state. It is then that Claire meets her father for the first time, ], who pays for her mother's medical care. While Claire is working at a tattoo parlor, Christian takes her out for coffee, and suggests that Claire has her mother's life support switched off. Claire is angry, and leaves without even knowing her father's name.
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Later in life, she has a boyfriend, Thomas, and works a minimum wage job at a fast-food restaurant. She soon learns that she is pregnant, and Thomas convinces her to keep the baby. However, he gets cold feet and walks out on Claire. Claire visits a psychic, Richard Malkin, who tells her that only she must raise her child. Claire visits her mother in hospital and tells her she is giving her baby up for adoption, whilst also apologizing for being a difficult child herself. Soon after walking out on signing an agreement to give up her baby, she visits Malkin once more, who tells her of a suitable couple living in ] who can adopt the baby. He gives Claire tickets for ], which leaves the next day. Weeks after the crash, Claire realizes that Malkin foresaw the plane crash, leaving her with no choice but to raise her child alone.


===Before the Crash===
Claire was raised in ] by her mother, Carole (]), who told her that her father had died. When she is a teenager, she and her mother are involved in a car accident which leaves Carole in a coma. ] (]) pays for Carole's medical care and reveals himself as Claire's father. When he suggests that Claire turn off her mother's life support, she is angry and leaves without learning his name.<ref name = "Par Avion">{{cite episode | title = Par Avion | episode-link = Par Avion (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = Paul A. Edwards (director), ] & ] (writers)| network = ABC | airdate = March 14, 2007 | season = 3 | number = 12}}</ref>
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Years later, Claire becomes pregnant by her then-boyfriend, Thomas (]). He convinces her to keep the baby but leaves her a few months later. Claire considers giving the child up for adoption. She then visits a psychic, Richard Malkin (]), who insists she raise the child herself, because "danger surrounds this baby." Scared by his vehemence, Claire says she plans to have the baby adopted. Claire begins to sign the document to finalize the adoption, but the pen runs out of ink; the lawyer hands her another and it too fails to work. Before she tries a third pen, Claire changes her mind and leaves the room. She visits Malkin a second time, and he tells her about a couple living in ] who are interested in adopting her baby. He gives Claire a ticket for ], which is to leave the next day, insisting it has to be that flight — and that flight only — that she must take. Weeks later, Claire believes Malkin foresaw the plane crash, meaning she would have to raise her child herself.<ref name = "Raised by Another">{{cite episode | title = Raised by Another | episode-link = Raised by Another | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), Lynne E. Litt (writer) | network = ABC | airdate = December 1, 2004 | season = 1 | number = 10}}</ref>


===After the crash=== ===After the crash===

====Season 1==== ====Season 1====
<!-- Deleted image removed: ] -->Claire panics as she hasn't felt the baby move after the crash and is helped by ] (]).<ref name = "Pilot, Part 1">{{cite episode | title = Pilot, Part 1 | episode-link = Pilot (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ], ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = September 22, 2004 | season = 1 | number = 1}}</ref> She passes out from dehydration but when Jack tells them about some caves and a freshwater stream, Claire stays on the beach, claiming the move into the caves would be accepting their fate as long-term inhabitants.
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Claire goes into false labor after crashing on the island, and is helped by ]. She begins bonding with survivor ], who willingly helps her move her luggage. She later leads a memorial service for the passengers who didn't survive the crash. Later, Claire passes out from dehydration, following a sudden shortage of water among the group. When Jack announces the existence of the caves, Claire chooses to remain on the beach. Charlie manages to persuade her to move to the caves. Once there, Claire begins having hellish nightmares, which are dismissed as stress by Jack. Claire grows angry and leaves the caves, with Charlie in tow begging her to stay. However, after experiencing contractions, she agrees to head back. However, she and Charlie are kidnapped by ]. While Charlie is rescued, Claire remains missing.


She bonds with survivor ] (]). They grow closer and Charlie persuades her to move to the caves, where Claire has nightmares. She insists someone is trying to interfere with or hurt her unborn child, but Jack insists her nightmares are stress-related and tries to give her sedatives. Annoyed, Claire leaves the caves with Charlie but returns, wanting Jack there when she gives birth. On the way back, she and Charlie are kidnapped by ] (]). Charlie is rescued, but Claire remained missing for nearly two weeks.<ref name="Raised by Another" /><ref name = "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues">{{cite episode | title = All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues | episode-link = All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] (writer) | network = ABC | airdate = December 8, 2004 | season = 1 | number = 11}}</ref> ] (]) and ] (]) find Claire when she returns to the caves, suffering from amnesia. Ethan, however, demands Claire is returned to him, saying he will kill one survivor a day until he gets her back. The survivors keep this from Claire but she notices them treating her differently and eventually, ] (]) tells her about Ethan's threats when Claire demands an explanation. Against Charlie's wishes, Claire agrees to be bait to capture Ethan and Charlie kills him, later telling Jack that he wasn't going to let Ethan anywhere near Claire again and he deserved to die.<ref name = "Homecoming">{{cite episode | title = Homecoming | episode-link = Homecoming (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] (writer) | network = ABC | airdate = February 9, 2005 | season = 1 | number = 15}}</ref>
She is taken to the ] station, where she is treated by Ethan, who administrates regular doses of vaccine to her and her fetus. He also puts an implant in her that, when activated, will produce symptoms of a specific illness. Ethan takes Claire aside one day and tells her that, once she delivers her baby, she won't be allowed to see it again. A drugged Claire accepts the conditions, but on one particular day of surgery, ] knocks her out and leads her into the jungle. She encounters ], who also knocks her out and leaves her near the beach. Claire stumbles back to the caves after her two-week absence, with no memory of the latter, nor of the plane crash itself.


Later, Locke seeks her help in making a cradle for her baby as a birthday gift.<ref name = "Numbers">{{cite episode | title = Numbers | episode-link = Numbers (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = March 2, 2005 | season = 1 | number = 18}}</ref> Days later, Claire has the baby, assisted by ] (]), ] (]) and Charlie.<ref name = "Do No Harm">{{cite episode | title = Do No Harm | episode-link = Do No Harm (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] (writer) | network = ABC | airdate = April 6, 2005 | season = 1 | number = 20}}</ref> Claire is initially unable to calm him but ]'s (]) Southern accent solves the problem.<ref name = "The Greater Good">{{cite episode | title = The Greater Good | episode-link = The Greater Good (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = David Grossman (director), ] (writer) | network = ABC | airdate = May 4, 2005 | season = 1 | number = 21}}</ref> Initially, she doesn't name him, but after Rousseau kidnaps him, she names him Aaron, begging Charlie and ] (]) to bring him back. She waits at the caves with ] (]) and Shannon until Charlie and Sayid return with him.<ref name = "Exodus: Part 2">{{cite episode | title = Exodus: Part 2 | episode-link = Exodus (Lost)#Part 2 | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = May 25, 2005 | season = 1 | number = 24}}</ref>
Since returning, Claire is ignored by the other survivors, who refrain from telling her about Ethan's threats until ] informs her. She agrees to serve as bait to capture him against Charlie's wishes. Later, ] seeks her help in making a cradle for her baby as a birthday gift. Days later, Claire goes into labor, and only ], ] and Charlie are present to help deliver the baby. She is unable to calm the baby, until ]'s voice provides the solution. After Rousseau arrives on the beach with a warning of the ]' imminent arrival, she kidnaps Claire's baby, whom she finally names Aaron, and begs Charlie and ] to bring him back. She waits at the caves until the two return with ].


====Season 2==== ====Season 2====
Claire continues to struggle with her amnesia, and is annoyed by Charlie's attempts to play an almost fatherly role to Aaron. She unburdens herself to Locke, and jokes Charlie could be a religious freak with his Virgin Mary statues. The statues were found in the wreckage of a plane crash, each filled with heroin. Later, Claire is confronted by ] (]), who tells her what was in the statues. Remembering Charlie mentioning his former drug addiction, she forbids him to approach her or Aaron. When Charlie steals Aaron, wanting to baptize him, Claire slaps him but later requests Eko baptize her and her son.<ref name = "Fire + Water">{{cite episode | title = Fire + Water | episode-link = Fire + Water (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = January 25, 2006 | season = 2 | number = 12}}</ref>
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Days after the launch of the raft, Claire walks along the beach and discovers the bottle of messages that was taken on board. Fearing the worst, she shows the bottle to Shannon, and the two decide to consult ], knowing that Jin was on the raft. Claire struggles with her amnesia, and is annoyed that Charlie is trying to play a dominant role in raising Aaron. She speaks with Locke, and jokes how Charlie could be a religious freak with his Virgin Mary statues. Later, she is confronted by ], who reveals the contents of the statues. She remembers Charlie mentioning his drug addiction, and forbids him to approach her or Aaron. When Charlie steals Aaron in order to baptize him, Claire slaps him, but she later requests that Eko baptizes the two of them.


Later, Aaron falls ill, prompting Claire to seek ]'s expertise to help her unblock her repressed memories in order to find a cure. Remembering where she was taken by Ethan, she and Kate head into the jungle to search for Rousseau. The three of them then return to the Staff station, only for them to find it completely abandoned and ransacked. Disappointed, the three head back. Before departing, Claire informs Rousseau that her daughter, Alex, helped her and is still alive. Upon returning to the beach, Aaron is well. Later, Aaron falls ill, prompting Claire to seek ]'s (]) expertise to help her unblock her repressed memories in order to find a cure. Remembering where Ethan took her, she and Kate head into the jungle to search for ] (]). They return to the Dharma station, but find it abandoned. Before leaving, Claire tells Rousseau her daughter, ] (]), helped her and is still alive. Upon returning to the beach, Aaron is well and Claire has recovered all the lost memories from after her abduction by Ethan. Charlie later approaches Claire, and gives her some vaccine for her and Aaron, which she accepts.<ref name = "Maternity Leave">{{cite episode | title = Maternity Leave | episode-link = Maternity Leave (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = March 1, 2006 | season = 2 | number = 15}}</ref> While at ] (]) and Libby's funeral, Claire clasps Charlie's hand and later kisses him.<ref name = "Three Minutes">{{cite episode | title = Three Minutes | episode-link = Three Minutes | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = May 17, 2006 | season = 2 | number = 22}}</ref>

Charlie approaches Claire, and gives her some vaccine for her and Aaron, to which she accepts. While at the funeral of ] and Libby, Claire clasps Charlie's hand, as a sign of reconciliation. That night, after the implosion of the hatch, she kisses Charlie, rekindling their relationship.


====Season 3==== ====Season 3====
Days later, Claire sees a flock of gulls flying overhead. She believes if she can catch one, they could send a distress message to the outside world. She asks Sun and Jin to help build a net to catch one of the birds, but ] (]) thwarts their attempt when he scares the birds away with gunfire. Angry with him and Charlie, she follows Desmond to a rocky cliff, where he gives her a bird and learns of Desmond's visions of Charlie's death. She comforts Charlie, and the two attach a note to the bird before releasing it.<ref name="Par Avion" /> Later, Claire suddenly falls violently ill, due to the now activated implant Ethan put in her during her abduction. ] (]) cures the illness as a means of earning the survivors' trust.<ref name ="One Of Us">{{cite episode | title = One Of Us | episode-link = One Of Us (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = April 11, 2007 | season = 3 | number = 16}}</ref>
The next day, Claire tells Charlie to help a mute Locke, who has since returned from the hatch implosion. When they return with an injured Eko, Claire, ] are told to tend to his wounds. Later, she is approached by ], who asks her to move her shelter for the day. She refuses, but narrowly avoids having her shelter struck by lightning later that day, thanks to Desmond's constructed ]. Some days later, Claire leaves Aaron in the care of Sun and decides to go for a swim. However, she is caught in an out-tide, and is shortly rescued by Desmond. She thanks him, unaware of his ] ability.
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Days later, Claire is surprised by a picnic, provided by Charlie. She is distracted when she spots a flock of gulls flying overhead, and rushes off with an idea. She asks Sun and Jin to help build a net to catch one of the birds, but their attempt is thwarted when Desmond frightens the birds away with gunfire. Claire is angry that Charlie is also showing no support for her rescue plan. She follows Desmond to a rocky cliff, where he gives her a bird. Claire learns of Desmond's visions and of Charlie's expected demise. She comforts Charlie, and the two attach a note to the bird before releasing it. Later, Claire suddenly falls ill, due to the now activated implant Ethan put in her during her abduction. ] cures the illness as a means of earning the survivors trust.


When ] addresses the camp about the world's perspective of their predicament, Claire expresses outrage that they are considered dead. Later, when ] arrives the next day with news of the Others' impending arrival, Claire is shocked when Charlie accepts a suicidal mission, but is reassured he will be fine. Claire travels with the rest of the camp to the radio tower. On the way, they encounter ], who is taken hostage, and Alex, who accompanies the group regardless. Claire is delighted to hear that Charlie has disabled the jamming device blocking all outgoing signals. When ] (]) addresses the camp about the world's perspective of their predicament, Claire expresses outrage they are considered dead. Later, when ] (]) arrives the next day with news of the Others' impending arrival, Claire goes with the rest of the camp to the radio tower. Soon after, Claire is delighted to hear Charlie has disabled the jamming device blocking all outgoing signals, but is worried he has not returned to shore.<ref name = "Greatest Hits">{{cite episode | title = Greatest Hits | episode-link = Greatest Hits (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers( | network = ABC | airdate = May 16, 2007 | season = 3 | number = 21}}</ref><ref name = "Through the Looking Glass">{{cite episode | title = Through the Looking Glass | episode-link = Through the Looking Glass (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = May 23, 2007 | season = 3 | number = 22}}</ref>


====Season 4==== ====Season 4====
Claire and Sun tend to Aaron before heading back to the beach, following Jack's success in contacting the freighter. However, upon the two groups meeting by the cockpit, Claire learns of Charlie's death and his final warning. With this in mind, Claire decides to join Locke and move into the barracks, along with Hurley, Sawyer and three other unarmed castaways.<ref name = "The Beginning of the End">{{cite episode | title = ] | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = January 31, 2008 | season = 4 | number = 1}}</ref> Along the way, she and the rest of Locke's group encounter ] (]), who had parachuted onto the island.<ref name = "Confirmed Dead">{{cite episode | title = Confirmed Dead | episode-link =Confirmed Dead | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers)| network = ABC | airdate = February 7, 2008 | season = 4 | number = 2}}</ref> Claire is asleep when the barracks fall under attack. One of ]'s (]) men shoots an RPG at Claire's house, which explodes, but she is rescued by Sawyer.<ref name = "The Shape of Things to Come">{{cite episode | title = ] | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = April 24, 2008 | season = 4 | number = 9}}</ref> Upon safely leaving the barracks and its attackers, Claire, Sawyer and ] (]) return to the beach. Several times during the journey, Miles stares at Claire strangely, prompting Sawyer to issue an impromptu 'restraining order'. She falls asleep in their camp that night and wakes to find her father, Christian, holding Aaron, and proceeds to follow him, leaving Aaron under a tree in the process.<ref name = "Something Nice Back Home">{{cite episode | title = ] | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = May 1, 2008 | season = 4 | number = 10}}</ref> Later, when Locke enters Jacob's cabin, he finds Claire sitting there with Christian, claiming she and Aaron are fine where they are. Before Locke leaves, Christian cautions him Claire's whereabouts should remain a secret.<ref name = "Cabin Fever">{{cite episode | title = Cabin Fever | episode-link = Cabin Fever (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = Paul Edwards (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = May 8, 2008 | season = 4 | number = 11}}</ref>
Following Jack's success with contacting the freighter, Claire and Sun tend to Aaron before returning to the beach. The two groups reunite at the crash site of the cockpit, where Hurley informs Claire of Charlie's death. When Locke discourages the group from meeting with the freighter crew and decides to move into the barracks, a grieving Claire joins him, along with Hurley, Sawyer and a few other survivors. She currently is staying at the Barracks with Locke's group.


Aaron is one of the rescued ], and the general public are told he is ]'s son, while Claire is listed as among the passengers who did not survive the plane crash.<ref name = "Eggtown">{{cite episode | title = Eggtown | episode-link = Eggtown | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = February 21, 2008 | season = 4 | number = 4}}</ref> At Christian Shephard's memorial service, Carole Littleton, who has recovered from her coma, tells Jack she and Christian had a relationship which produced Claire, revealing her to be Jack's half-sister.<ref name = "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 1, 2 & 3">{{cite episode | title = There's No Place Like Home | episode-link = There's No Place Like Home (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] & ] (directors), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = May 15{{ndash}}29, 2008 | season = 4 | number = 12, 13 & 14}}</ref> Eventually, before departing to return to the island, Kate reveals to Carole that Aaron is Claire's son. Kate tells Carole that she is going back to try to find Claire, and leaves Aaron with his grandmother.<ref name = "Whatever Happened, Happened">{{cite episode | title = Whatever Happened, Happened | episode-link = Whatever Happened, Happened | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = April 1, 2009 | season = 5 | number = 11}}</ref>
===After the Island===
Although we do not know if Claire is one of the Oceanic Six, it is known that she does not end up raising her son Aaron after the rescue as we see Kate raising Aaron as her own in the episode ].


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On the Island, Dogen (]) tells Jack that Claire has been consumed by the same "infection" that threatens Sayid. At about the same time, Jin is attacked by men from the temple, and then rescued by Claire, who has adapted to an existence on the Island like Rousseau's. She tells Jin about a friend she now has on the island, the fake John Locke — of whose falsity she is aware. Claire reveals that she's been searching for Aaron and believes the people in the Temple have him. Observing Claire's erratic behavior, Jin decides not to convince her otherwise. She therefore plans to invade the temple to find her son.<ref name = "What Kate Does">{{cite episode | title = What Kate Does | episode-link = What Kate Does | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = Paul A. Edwards (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = February 9, 2010 | season = 6 | number = 3}}</ref><ref name = "Lighthouse">{{cite episode | title = Lighthouse | episode-link = Lighthouse (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = February 23, 2010 | season = 6 | number = 5}}</ref>
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The Man in Black then sends Claire to the Temple as an emissary for him to communicate with the Others' leader, Dogen. However, Dogen orders the Others to take Claire captive, so they put her in a large pit within the Temple. When Kate returns, she demands to see Claire and finds her there, singing "Catch a Falling Star". Kate reveals to Claire that she took and raised Aaron, but Claire is not happy about it. After the Monster's attack on the Temple, the pair escape and join the Man in Black and his new group of defected Others.
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As the Man in Black's party continues their journey, Claire attacks Kate. Their leader intervenes, stopping Claire violently. Claire later apologizes to Kate and thanks her for saving Aaron. Claire questions the Man in Black's intentions for her, expressing her fear that he doesn't need her to be on the plane on which he plans to escape. The Man in Black reassures her that he wants her to be reunited with her child. When asked about Kate, the Man in Black reveals that she is simply a means to an end. Claire later turns against and flees from the Man in Black after he allows Jin, Sun and Sayid to die on ]'s (]) submarine. She becomes fearful of him and is hostile towards ] (]), Miles and ] (]) when she believes that they have been sent to kill her. They fail to convince her to accompany them off the Island as it collapses, owing to Desmond accidentally extinguishing the light in the source of the Island. When Kate and Sawyer arrive on Hydra Island and find her, Claire admits to shame of what she has become, and believes that Aaron is better off without her. Kate assures Claire that her worries are normal, and promises to help her. The trio board the plane with Richard, Frank and Miles and fly home.<ref name = "The End">{{cite episode | title = The End | episode-link = The End (Lost) | series = Lost | series-link = Lost (2004 TV series) | credits = ] (director), ] & ] (writers) | network = ABC | airdate = May 23, 2010 | season = 6 | number = 17 & 18}}</ref>
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Claire is the passenger in a taxi Kate Austen hijacks at gunpoint in order to escape ] (]). When the driver runs from the taxi and Kate takes over as driver, she forces Claire to exit the vehicle and leave her belongings behind. Kate later regrets this and gives Claire a ride to the house of the couple who are adopting her baby. Claire asks Kate to come in with her, and finds out the couple has split up and the wife does not feel she can raise Claire's child alone. She then experiences contractions and Kate brings her to the hospital where she is treated by Dr. Goodspeed (]) He tells her at 36 weeks, she could deliver a healthy baby; however, because she does not feel she is ready, she chooses to be treated with drugs stabilizing her. When the baby's heartbeat momentarily cannot be found, Claire instinctively calls her child "Aaron." In thanks for her assistance, Claire covers for Kate and gives her a credit card, enabling her to escape.<ref name="What Kate Does" />
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Later, Desmond uses their acquaintance from the plane to send Claire to his lawyer, ], for adoption advice, knowing that Verdansky is executing Christian Shephard's ] and is already looking for Claire, a named beneficiary. Jack Shephard and his mother also learn of Claire's existence through the will. When Jack and Claire meet, he immediately accepts her as family and brings her to stay with him and his son David (]).
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Later on, Claire attends a concert with David. Desmond has brought Kate there, and Charlie's band Driveshaft is performing that night. Claire locks eyes with Charlie, and they both feel the first stirrings of recognition. She then goes into labour and gives birth backstage, being helped by Kate, just like before on the island. This reawakens Claire and Kate's memories of the island. After this, Charlie also remembers their lives on the island, and he and Claire have an emotional reunion. They are later seen at the church with everybody else as Christian opens the doors and allows them to move on.<ref name="The End" />
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==Development==
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The producers thought it was essential an Australian was cast for the part of Claire, as it was always planned to be a multi-cultural show, and the Oceanic 815 was leaving from Sydney. Emilie de Ravin was working in Edmonton, so she was unable to go to the auditions, which were being held in Los Angeles. From a video she sent to the producers, they were able to tell de Ravin had the youth and sweetness required for the role, but also looked as though she had some life experience.<ref name="Before They Were Lost">"Before They Were Lost". '']'', ]. September 6, 2005. ], disc 7.</ref>
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Emilie de Ravin, an Australian actress, originally auditioned for the role of Shannon, speaking her dialogue with an American accent. Instead, they offered her the part of Claire; she accepted without reading the script, assuming it would just be a recurring role.{{sfn|Stafford|2006|pp=68–69}} While de Ravin had never been pregnant, she was able to learn of the experience from her two older sisters.{{sfn|Cotta Vaz|2005|pp=153–54}} She found the hot weather conditions in Hawaii difficult, later saying that "in many ways, the filming is actually like the drama. You endure the muggiest weather in the rainforest... You're really exposed to the elements."{{sfn|Stafford|2006|p=69}} The actress admitted being "creeped out" by the premise of "Raised by Another", in which a psychic tricks Claire by sending her to the island to raise her baby.{{sfn|Cotta Vaz|2005|p=154}}
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Emilie de Ravin did not return as a series regular for the fifth season, but had a "holding contract" and returned as a regular in the sixth season.<ref name="Godwin, Jennifer"/>
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==References==
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===Works cited===
* {{cite book |first=Mark |last=Cotta Vaz |title=The Lost Chronicles: The Official Companion Book |url=https://archive.org/details/lostchronicles00mark |url-access=registration |publisher=Hyperion |location=New York |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-4013-0815-5 }}
* {{cite book |first=Nikki |last=Stafford |title=Finding Lost: The Unofficial Guide |publisher=ECW Press |location=Toronto |year=2006 |isbn=978-1550227437 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/findinglostunoff0000staf }}

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Fictional character of the TV series Lost Fictional character
Claire Littleton
Lost character
Emilie de Ravin as Claire Littleton
First appearance"Pilot (Part 1)"
Last appearance"The End"
Created by
Portrayed byEmilie de Ravin
Centric
episode(s)		Individual:
"Raised by Another"
"Maternity Leave"
"Par Avion"
Shared:
"The Last Recruit"
"The End"
In-universe information
SpeciesHuman
GenderFemale
OccupationTattoo artist (formerly)
ChildrenAaron Littleton
RelativesCarole Littleton (mother)
Christian Shephard (father)
Jack Shephard (half-brother)
Lindsey Littleton (aunt)
Ray Shephard (grandfather)
NationalityAustralian

Claire Littleton is a fictional character played by Emilie de Ravin on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of the survivors of a plane crash in the South Pacific. Claire is introduced in the pilot episode as a pregnant crash survivor. She is a series regular until her disappearance in the fourth season finale. The character returned as a regular in the sixth season.

Character biography

Before the Crash

Claire was raised in Sydney by her mother, Carole (Susan Duerden), who told her that her father had died. When she is a teenager, she and her mother are involved in a car accident which leaves Carole in a coma. Christian Shephard (John Terry) pays for Carole's medical care and reveals himself as Claire's father. When he suggests that Claire turn off her mother's life support, she is angry and leaves without learning his name. Years later, Claire becomes pregnant by her then-boyfriend, Thomas (Keir O'Donnell). He convinces her to keep the baby but leaves her a few months later. Claire considers giving the child up for adoption. She then visits a psychic, Richard Malkin (Nick Jameson), who insists she raise the child herself, because "danger surrounds this baby." Scared by his vehemence, Claire says she plans to have the baby adopted. Claire begins to sign the document to finalize the adoption, but the pen runs out of ink; the lawyer hands her another and it too fails to work. Before she tries a third pen, Claire changes her mind and leaves the room. She visits Malkin a second time, and he tells her about a couple living in Los Angeles who are interested in adopting her baby. He gives Claire a ticket for Oceanic Flight 815, which is to leave the next day, insisting it has to be that flight — and that flight only — that she must take. Weeks later, Claire believes Malkin foresaw the plane crash, meaning she would have to raise her child herself.

After the crash

Season 1

Claire panics as she hasn't felt the baby move after the crash and is helped by Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox). She passes out from dehydration but when Jack tells them about some caves and a freshwater stream, Claire stays on the beach, claiming the move into the caves would be accepting their fate as long-term inhabitants.

She bonds with survivor Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan). They grow closer and Charlie persuades her to move to the caves, where Claire has nightmares. She insists someone is trying to interfere with or hurt her unborn child, but Jack insists her nightmares are stress-related and tries to give her sedatives. Annoyed, Claire leaves the caves with Charlie but returns, wanting Jack there when she gives birth. On the way back, she and Charlie are kidnapped by Ethan Rom (William Mapother). Charlie is rescued, but Claire remained missing for nearly two weeks. John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) and Boone Carlyle (Ian Somerhalder) find Claire when she returns to the caves, suffering from amnesia. Ethan, however, demands Claire is returned to him, saying he will kill one survivor a day until he gets her back. The survivors keep this from Claire but she notices them treating her differently and eventually, Shannon Rutherford (Maggie Grace) tells her about Ethan's threats when Claire demands an explanation. Against Charlie's wishes, Claire agrees to be bait to capture Ethan and Charlie kills him, later telling Jack that he wasn't going to let Ethan anywhere near Claire again and he deserved to die.

Later, Locke seeks her help in making a cradle for her baby as a birthday gift. Days later, Claire has the baby, assisted by Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly), Jin-Soo Kwon (Daniel Dae Kim) and Charlie. Claire is initially unable to calm him but James "Sawyer" Ford's (Josh Holloway) Southern accent solves the problem. Initially, she doesn't name him, but after Rousseau kidnaps him, she names him Aaron, begging Charlie and Sayid Jarrah (Naveen Andrews) to bring him back. She waits at the caves with Sun-Hwa Kwon (Yunjin Kim) and Shannon until Charlie and Sayid return with him.

Season 2

Claire continues to struggle with her amnesia, and is annoyed by Charlie's attempts to play an almost fatherly role to Aaron. She unburdens herself to Locke, and jokes Charlie could be a religious freak with his Virgin Mary statues. The statues were found in the wreckage of a plane crash, each filled with heroin. Later, Claire is confronted by Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), who tells her what was in the statues. Remembering Charlie mentioning his former drug addiction, she forbids him to approach her or Aaron. When Charlie steals Aaron, wanting to baptize him, Claire slaps him but later requests Eko baptize her and her son.

Later, Aaron falls ill, prompting Claire to seek Libby Smith's (Cynthia Watros) expertise to help her unblock her repressed memories in order to find a cure. Remembering where Ethan took her, she and Kate head into the jungle to search for Danielle Rousseau (Mira Furlan). They return to the Dharma station, but find it abandoned. Before leaving, Claire tells Rousseau her daughter, Alex (Tania Raymonde), helped her and is still alive. Upon returning to the beach, Aaron is well and Claire has recovered all the lost memories from after her abduction by Ethan. Charlie later approaches Claire, and gives her some vaccine for her and Aaron, which she accepts. While at Ana Lucia Cortez (Michelle Rodriguez) and Libby's funeral, Claire clasps Charlie's hand and later kisses him.

Season 3

Days later, Claire sees a flock of gulls flying overhead. She believes if she can catch one, they could send a distress message to the outside world. She asks Sun and Jin to help build a net to catch one of the birds, but Desmond Hume (Henry Ian Cusick) thwarts their attempt when he scares the birds away with gunfire. Angry with him and Charlie, she follows Desmond to a rocky cliff, where he gives her a bird and learns of Desmond's visions of Charlie's death. She comforts Charlie, and the two attach a note to the bird before releasing it. Later, Claire suddenly falls violently ill, due to the now activated implant Ethan put in her during her abduction. Juliet Burke (Elizabeth Mitchell) cures the illness as a means of earning the survivors' trust.

When Naomi Dorrit (Marsha Thomason) addresses the camp about the world's perspective of their predicament, Claire expresses outrage they are considered dead. Later, when Karl (Blake Bashoff) arrives the next day with news of the Others' impending arrival, Claire goes with the rest of the camp to the radio tower. Soon after, Claire is delighted to hear Charlie has disabled the jamming device blocking all outgoing signals, but is worried he has not returned to shore.

Season 4

Claire and Sun tend to Aaron before heading back to the beach, following Jack's success in contacting the freighter. However, upon the two groups meeting by the cockpit, Claire learns of Charlie's death and his final warning. With this in mind, Claire decides to join Locke and move into the barracks, along with Hurley, Sawyer and three other unarmed castaways. Along the way, she and the rest of Locke's group encounter Charlotte Lewis (Rebecca Mader), who had parachuted onto the island. Claire is asleep when the barracks fall under attack. One of Martin Keamy's (Kevin Durand) men shoots an RPG at Claire's house, which explodes, but she is rescued by Sawyer. Upon safely leaving the barracks and its attackers, Claire, Sawyer and Miles Straume (Ken Leung) return to the beach. Several times during the journey, Miles stares at Claire strangely, prompting Sawyer to issue an impromptu 'restraining order'. She falls asleep in their camp that night and wakes to find her father, Christian, holding Aaron, and proceeds to follow him, leaving Aaron under a tree in the process. Later, when Locke enters Jacob's cabin, he finds Claire sitting there with Christian, claiming she and Aaron are fine where they are. Before Locke leaves, Christian cautions him Claire's whereabouts should remain a secret.

Aaron is one of the rescued Oceanic Six, and the general public are told he is Kate's son, while Claire is listed as among the passengers who did not survive the plane crash. At Christian Shephard's memorial service, Carole Littleton, who has recovered from her coma, tells Jack she and Christian had a relationship which produced Claire, revealing her to be Jack's half-sister. Eventually, before departing to return to the island, Kate reveals to Carole that Aaron is Claire's son. Kate tells Carole that she is going back to try to find Claire, and leaves Aaron with his grandmother.

Season 6

On the Island, Dogen (Hiroyuki Sanada) tells Jack that Claire has been consumed by the same "infection" that threatens Sayid. At about the same time, Jin is attacked by men from the temple, and then rescued by Claire, who has adapted to an existence on the Island like Rousseau's. She tells Jin about a friend she now has on the island, the fake John Locke — of whose falsity she is aware. Claire reveals that she's been searching for Aaron and believes the people in the Temple have him. Observing Claire's erratic behavior, Jin decides not to convince her otherwise. She therefore plans to invade the temple to find her son.

The Man in Black then sends Claire to the Temple as an emissary for him to communicate with the Others' leader, Dogen. However, Dogen orders the Others to take Claire captive, so they put her in a large pit within the Temple. When Kate returns, she demands to see Claire and finds her there, singing "Catch a Falling Star". Kate reveals to Claire that she took and raised Aaron, but Claire is not happy about it. After the Monster's attack on the Temple, the pair escape and join the Man in Black and his new group of defected Others.

As the Man in Black's party continues their journey, Claire attacks Kate. Their leader intervenes, stopping Claire violently. Claire later apologizes to Kate and thanks her for saving Aaron. Claire questions the Man in Black's intentions for her, expressing her fear that he doesn't need her to be on the plane on which he plans to escape. The Man in Black reassures her that he wants her to be reunited with her child. When asked about Kate, the Man in Black reveals that she is simply a means to an end. Claire later turns against and flees from the Man in Black after he allows Jin, Sun and Sayid to die on Charles Widmore's (Alan Dale) submarine. She becomes fearful of him and is hostile towards Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell), Miles and Frank Lapidus (Jeff Fahey) when she believes that they have been sent to kill her. They fail to convince her to accompany them off the Island as it collapses, owing to Desmond accidentally extinguishing the light in the source of the Island. When Kate and Sawyer arrive on Hydra Island and find her, Claire admits to shame of what she has become, and believes that Aaron is better off without her. Kate assures Claire that her worries are normal, and promises to help her. The trio board the plane with Richard, Frank and Miles and fly home.

Afterlife

Claire is the passenger in a taxi Kate Austen hijacks at gunpoint in order to escape Edward Mars (Fredric Lehne). When the driver runs from the taxi and Kate takes over as driver, she forces Claire to exit the vehicle and leave her belongings behind. Kate later regrets this and gives Claire a ride to the house of the couple who are adopting her baby. Claire asks Kate to come in with her, and finds out the couple has split up and the wife does not feel she can raise Claire's child alone. She then experiences contractions and Kate brings her to the hospital where she is treated by Dr. Goodspeed (Ethan Rom) He tells her at 36 weeks, she could deliver a healthy baby; however, because she does not feel she is ready, she chooses to be treated with drugs stabilizing her. When the baby's heartbeat momentarily cannot be found, Claire instinctively calls her child "Aaron." In thanks for her assistance, Claire covers for Kate and gives her a credit card, enabling her to escape.

Later, Desmond uses their acquaintance from the plane to send Claire to his lawyer, Ilana Verdansky, for adoption advice, knowing that Verdansky is executing Christian Shephard's last will and testament and is already looking for Claire, a named beneficiary. Jack Shephard and his mother also learn of Claire's existence through the will. When Jack and Claire meet, he immediately accepts her as family and brings her to stay with him and his son David (Dylan Minnette).

Later on, Claire attends a concert with David. Desmond has brought Kate there, and Charlie's band Driveshaft is performing that night. Claire locks eyes with Charlie, and they both feel the first stirrings of recognition. She then goes into labour and gives birth backstage, being helped by Kate, just like before on the island. This reawakens Claire and Kate's memories of the island. After this, Charlie also remembers their lives on the island, and he and Claire have an emotional reunion. They are later seen at the church with everybody else as Christian opens the doors and allows them to move on.

Development

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The producers thought it was essential an Australian was cast for the part of Claire, as it was always planned to be a multi-cultural show, and the Oceanic 815 was leaving from Sydney. Emilie de Ravin was working in Edmonton, so she was unable to go to the auditions, which were being held in Los Angeles. From a video she sent to the producers, they were able to tell de Ravin had the youth and sweetness required for the role, but also looked as though she had some life experience.

Emilie de Ravin, an Australian actress, originally auditioned for the role of Shannon, speaking her dialogue with an American accent. Instead, they offered her the part of Claire; she accepted without reading the script, assuming it would just be a recurring role. While de Ravin had never been pregnant, she was able to learn of the experience from her two older sisters. She found the hot weather conditions in Hawaii difficult, later saying that "in many ways, the filming is actually like the drama. You endure the muggiest weather in the rainforest... You're really exposed to the elements." The actress admitted being "creeped out" by the premise of "Raised by Another", in which a psychic tricks Claire by sending her to the island to raise her baby.

Emilie de Ravin did not return as a series regular for the fifth season, but had a "holding contract" and returned as a regular in the sixth season.

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