“Even though the John Hughes film The Breakfast Club was made in 1985 it still has relevance for modern for modern Australian audiences” To what extent do you agree? ...and these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They’re quite aware of what they’re going through... – David Bowie David Bowie’s words above introduce the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club; they suggest the central themes explored about teenage issues
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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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Adolescent Development The Breakfast Club (1985)‚ displays many stereotypes of adolescents‚ which are more commonly referred to as irrational teenagers. The adolescents cannot help their behaviors‚ to an extent‚ as it is all biological. They are merely trying to figure out their identities‚ and need to experiment with their superiors in that time. Their hormone levels are changing‚ helping them transition from children to adults. Imaginary Audience As adolescents‚ the group in detention all have the
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The Breakfast Club- A Film Analysis The Breakfast Club is a gathering of high school students who go to a saturday detention each with a different reason to why they are there. Mr. Vernon gives them a basic task to do while they are in there. They must write an essay about themselves. Every individual has a smart thought of what the other is. Yet‚ as they argue and speak about reality‚ they realized they care for eachother more than at first sight. In The Breakfast Club‚ we are introduced five students
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PSY 455 Adolescent Psychology Bryn Carriker April 19‚ 2016 The Breakfast Club Character Analysis The Breakfast Club shows many different conflicts that occur during adolescence and is a great resource when learning about how an adolescent thinks‚ how one forms his or her identity‚ what influences an adolescent‚ and so much more. It also emphasizes on all the conflicts and crisis an adolescent is dealing with and what peer groups or cliques an adolescent may fit in with. Much information can be
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A Reaction on John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club March 24‚ 1984. Saturday. Shermer High School‚ Shermer‚ Illinois. Forced to spend a Saturday detention in the library‚ five high school students with nothing in common‚ and each a member of different social group‚ met. At first they hated each other‚ but after telling their own stories and emotions‚ they became good friends. An athlete‚ a brain‚ a basket case‚ a princess‚ and a criminal comprise the Breakfast Club. I found the plot of the movie
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The Breakfast Club – Movie Review “They only met once‚ but it changed their lives forever.” The Breakfast Club is a film written‚ produced and directed by John Hughes that was released in 1985 about High School stereotyping and Self Discovery in which a handful of common stereotypical unhappy high school students that are given an in school suspension at their local school “Sherman High” (Which is based in Chicago) from 8am in the morning until 4pm in the afternoon on a Saturday for them
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Breakfast Club Analysis Essay The Breakfast Club consists of five main characters. The Princess‚ The Jock‚ The Basketcase‚ The Burnout‚ and The Geek. These characters are affected by numerous factors‚ such as: parental influences‚ peer pressure‚ culture ideals‚ and psychodynamics. Bryan was interpreted to be the geeky one of the group. His parents pressured him to get superior grades and nothing less. Bryan’s parents were not only hard on him about school but they were very controlling and
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Adolescence Development Stages In the movie The Breakfast Club you see all different types of kids going through adolescence. There are examples of the athlete‚ brain‚ basket case‚ princess‚ and criminal. All of these kids have different backgrounds on why they are the way they are. They are all teenagers‚ and they are all going through the same struggle of trying to find their identity. All this while trying to find their identity‚ deal with peer power‚ and manage stress and anger. Every child
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Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory highlights one stage that is relevant and demonstrated in the 1985 movie‚ The Breakfast Club. Identity vs. Role Diffusion‚ or also known as‚ Stage 5‚ is the foundation for the characters and plot of this movie. To begin with‚ the plot of the movie deals with a group of adolescents dealing with stereotypes and finding their identities. At the beginning of the movie‚ the teens are in “fragile” and “detrimental-like” stages. They do not really know who they are‚
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