The movie‚ “The Breakfast Club‚” by John Hughes takes place at a high school in Illinois‚ where 5 kids have to come in on a Saturday for detention. These kids are all teenagers going through different walks of life‚ under the responsibility of a “power-hungry” teacher. At the beginning of the movie‚ the kids start out practically hating all of each other. As the movie progresses‚ the kids begin to tell their stories‚ and you begin to know a little bit about each person. You begin to learn why the
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One character in The Breakfast Club that most relates to me is Brian. We both want to keep our grades as high as we can‚ yet I am not the kind of person to join after school clubs unlike Brian did. Brian is classified as a nerd and proves to be cared about by his family unlike some other people that he his serving detention with. I can relate to this‚ although I don’t really classify myself as a nerd even though some people may. I can visualize myself as this character as he acts almost exactly like
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The Breakfast Club Analysis Paper Outline Abstract The character of Andrew is used to explore moral reasoning‚ identity statuses‚ and the effect of peer pressure on an adolescent development. Andrew’s character was analyzed to see how it is related to the Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of Moral Reasoning. It was found that he displayed both the preconventional level and the conventional level. However he has not displayed the postconventional level. His character was analyzed to see how it is related
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In The Breakfast Club‚ Claire and John are two of five students who have been detained in school on Saturday morning. Claire was here for skipping school to go shopping while John was here for pulling a false fire alarm. At the beginning of the movie‚ it’s easy to see that Clair and John have so many differences. During the journey of self-discovery‚ there are more and more similarities appear between Claire and John and they try to face these facts. From all‚ their families‚ their social life and
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the teenagers spending her weekend in detention in the movie‚ The Breakfast Club. Claire represents the “popular” clique. Claire is known as a princess; she is spoiled and gets what she wants. Even though Claire has money‚ friends‚ and gets what she wants‚ she is still unhappy. Claire feels like she is misunderstood. Claire comes off as being conceded‚ but says that she hates being that way. Towards the end of the film‚ as the group open up to one another Claire says she despises who people think
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1. According to Erikson According to the Erik Erikson‚ the "Breakfast Club"" adolescences are in the "Identity vs. Role Diffusion" Stage. During this period‚ teenagers seek to determine what is unique and distinctive about themselves. As they are in transition from childhood to adolescence‚ teens are trying to find themselves; "Who am I?" is the major question of the stage. Teens are trying to establish a sense of self‚ so they engage in a new type of behavior‚ roles or activities; they are very
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Individual Paper #2 Media and Theory Application Don’t You‚ Forget About Contact Hypothesis‚ Don’t Don’t Don’t Don’t What does a brain‚ an athlete‚ a basket case‚ a princess‚ and a criminal all have in common? Much more than just a required Saturday detention. The Breakfast Club gives viewers a first hand look at Gordon Allport’s Contact Hypothesis and it’s effect on high school students. The Contact Hypothesis is one of the best ways to improve conflict among inter and outer groups experiencing
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The Breakfast Club Chanetta McFerguson Childhood April 28‚ 2013 Melissa Harper The Breakfast Club Cliques are groups of people with mutual interests and goals‚ who spend a majority of their time with each other. They can be found at every high school. The Breakfast Club is a movie that brings five students belonging to different cliques together in an unfortunate situation-detention. At the beginning of the movie‚ these five students appear to be very different people who have nothing
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By Hunter Hulscher 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
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of this story are the struggles we have experienced‚ the people we have associated ourselves with‚ and the lessons we have learnt along the way. Such can be said about my own life‚ and the lives of the characters from the Breakfast Club. The characters from the Breakfast Club that I feel most represent me are: Claire Standish (The Princess)‚ and Brian Johnson (The Brian)‚ and the one I feel least represents me is John Bender (The Criminal). Claire Standish is in my opinion a sophisticated individual
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