The Breakfast Club is such an interesting movie to use with this topic. The wide range of characters allows for a variety of different interactions. The way we are going to approach this, is to look at each character and examine the different interactions between.…
The whole scenario in this "The Breakfast Club" could easily fall into complete chaos, especially when compared to how usually a normal groups of people did. But because this movie talked bout teenagers, who were considered "odd"…
We watched the Breakfast Club. One of the main character's name was Brian. He changed throughout the movie. At the beginning of the movie he was picked on a lot and no one cared about what he said. It was hard for him to talk to other students or try to say something, but they didn’t listen to them or tell them to shutup. When he was in the car his mom wanted him to study constantly. He was trying to be funny and did a weird pencil thing to be funny. People in his class did not laugh they just looked at him strangely.…
Max's belief is that the most effective approach is to aid Annie is through medication. However, Judy, the female nurse has had conversations with Annie and following these interactions perceives that the most effective method to aid Annie is a form of group therapy. The caseworker (other female) possesses similar thoughts as the nurse and perceives that some form of group interaction would deliver the best results toward determining what would aid Annie the most. In my opinion, the diversity of the group was indeed a factor in the styles of communication, which certainly led to problems in communicating. For instance, the psychiatrist strongly possessed the belief that his solutions were effective, which resulted in him ignoring other viable ideas from the others and causing interruptions in the communication of the group. Therefore, the other members of the group were not allowed the equal opportunity of presenting their ideas. There are two communication methods that exist that in my opinion that could have provided greater facilitation among the group, these methods would be team talk to aid in utilizing nonverbal communication and language effectively, for example vocal expression. The practice of vocal expression can largely aid the members in projecting words…
“The Breakfast Club” shows the typical stereotypes of before, specially the 80s. The snob girl that thinks she shouldn’t be there, the popular sports boy, the rebel that is not understood, the nerd that doesn’t want to be in trouble, the outcast that is ignored, and the teacher that thinks to highly of themselves and thinks that teenager equals problem.…
They are put in unfamiliar territory with others from different cliques. As the film progresses we can see characters start to unfold. Such as Brian with his constant stress over the perfect grade, Andrews stress about being the top athlete and John having to keep a status that make him seem as though he does not care. All these characters show how stress within their families and friends have led them to the people they are today. Some like Brian and Andrew have been stressed to the point where they cannot take it anymore and John and Brian who have to learn to accept their parent’s ways order to go through life without punishment from their family. All the character have a certain status that stress as out them in and John Hughes was able to show us as teen agers that if we constantly give into this stress that is controlling our life, then we will be unhappy. However, if we like these teenagers in the film come together and push the boundaries of society out of the way then we will prevail and succeed and live in a life that we feels is perfect. The film the Breakfast club leaves the audience on a cliff hanger as Hughes leaves us to decide the fate of these characters. Whether or not they will prevail is up to us. Really t the end of the film John Hughes asks us as the audience “what do you think will happen on…
The Brain Who Seeks Approval In the movie The Breakfast Club, I am a mixture of the characters, Brian Johnson and Claire Standish. I am a complete nerd just like Brian, the brain, in the movie. Although I am not a pampered princess like Claire, I share the similar characteristic of seeking approval from others. I am the complete nerd just like Brian in the movie.…
• Amy Heckerling’s teenpic comedy Clueless resonates the ideas, values and cultural assumptions evident in Jane Austen’s Emma…
Many of the concepts relate to psychology, and the fact that these kids are in the stage of adolescence. First off, one of the main concepts that I saw in this movie is that all of the kids showed the use of “false selves.” This is where an adolescent tell lies about themselves that they want people to believe so they think better of themselves, because “the other kids will never find out.” They lie a lot about their background and many other things such as their virginities which is a major thing in younger kids’ lives that decides whether they are a “prude” or a “slut.” Another concept that I saw, is the influence of peer pressure. These kids went through a lot of peer pressure in this movie including when the kids were talking about themselves, and wanting to know things about each other. One example is when the other kids, mainly Allison, pressures Claire to tell the others about her virginity. The final concept that I saw in this movie is the presence of a need for social acceptance. Many of these kids try to impress the others by telling lies and trying to act cool, whether it is John being a jerk to all the other kids, or Andrew bringing John to the ground to act cool. All of the kids somehow displayed their need for social acceptance. Overall I thought that this movie was a great…
To better understand why destroying ancient cultural heritage sites and artifacts can be considered a form of ethnic cleansing, I turn to Social Identity Theory. As described by Danielle Renee Clark (2014), “Social identity theory is the social psychological process that prompts group affiliation and identity formation, intergroup conflict, and subsequently fosters links between groups and any relevant cultural heritage property.” (Clark, 2014, 9) Membership to a group is sought out to form a self-identity, while group identity is developed through intragroup cohesion (i.e., shared culture). “Membership in a group leads to the systematic comparison, differentiation, and derogation of other groups.” (Stein, 1996, 94)…
The films “Grease” and “The Breakfast Club” feature the same strong theme: finding your identity. This theme is universal through many books, movies and even real life. The fact that these two films were filmed so far apart, “Grease” being filmed in 1959 and directed by Randal Kleiser and “The Breakfast Club” in 1985 directed by John Hughes, shows that this is a strong theme that sticks throughout the industry. These films have many characters that can be compared to one another. The main characters are Claire Standish (played by Molly Ringwald) and Sandy Olsson (played by Olivia Newton-John) and John Bender (played by Judd Nelson) and Danny Zuko (played by John Travolta). The girls are your typical high school “girlie-girls” and the guys are your typical high school “macho men”. There is also a couple of less important characters in the films that can be compared such as Andy Clark (played by Emilio Estevez) and Kenickie (played by Jeff Conaway). They’re the kids who think they’re the big man on campus and better than everyone else.…
Optimal distinctive theory and self-categorization theory hold that association moderately distinctive social categories should be more central to self-conception. The University of Kent has down a few studies to prove that optimal distinctiveness and young people’s expression through musical preference. Children are often characterized by their tendency to associate with peers rather than their parents, to rely on networks of friends with musical, sporting and other subcultures. These theories and studies help us revolutionize the understanding of a child’s musical preference.…
Identity is a definition of the self, an explanation of character. However, in the movie Fight Club, the components that comprise outward identity often prove to be transitory. Edward Norton's "Jack" character asks, "If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person?" The effects of modernity lead to the impermanence of self image, and the decay of identity.…
The moment we are born, we enter a world in which there is a fine line between conformity and our identity. (It’s outstanding how people chooses to change who they are in order to not be perceived as different)By conforming to the pressure of those around us, we are allowing the need to feel normal dictate our identity. Firstly, due to society’s portrayal of having children being the norm, people often believe that those who do not choose this lifestyle don’t fit in. Additionally, because of the pressure put upon the Korean band, EXO, they were forced to change and conform to their record company’s ideal image. Moreover, by confining to social pressure, I lost sight of my racial identity. Lastly, through The Giver, Lois Lowry paints a picture of how society pressures people to conform to their ideals by eliminating their choices. With this in mind, the battle between taking the risk of being different versus people’s desire to fit in often results in conformity winning the fight, ultimately losing hindsight of our individuality.…
This essay will be describing the inequalities in the social identities and how they impact on the people within them. “Social identity an identity given by connections to other people and social situations. Some examples are group and collective identities, situated identities, given by the immediate situation so liable to change, and relational identities, usually given by a two-sided, possibly unequal, relationship (Stephanie Taylor p.167)”. Sociologists look at the social identity because they want to “understand the bigger picture of society, social scientist should look at the details of ordinary social life, and, second, because in focusing on what people do and how they interact”. In this essay there will description only in three in the particular: Street People identity, racial and ethnic identities and identities of residence.…