The film “The Breakfast Club” directed by John Hughes is a compelling film that illustrates the inner working of the teenage mind-set. A film quite literally opens your eyes to how teenagers work within different stereotypes. John Hughes is able to show how although each character may give the impression that everything is “OK” but really‚ on the inside their whole life is just constant stress. This stress‚ which numerous things‚ including their parents and peers brought on‚ effected them in a way
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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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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 This paper is an analysis of five dissimilar teenagers representing a cross-section of middle class high school students in the suburbs. The students meet each other for the first time during a Saturday morning detention session. Each student arrived to the school by different means‚ which is a precursor to determining the type of individual each one is. The group is comprised of a "princess"‚ an "athlete”‚ a "brain"‚ a "criminal"‚ and a "basket case". These are the roles the
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Claire Standish is one of 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
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The Catcher in the Rye and The Breakfast Club Various pieces of literature and entertainment exhibit similar characteristics in their writing style‚ themes‚ and portrayals. These features are in each piece to enhance the reading and viewing. The novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ and the movie The Breakfast Club directed by John Hughes‚ are two works that are similar in some significant aspects. Both compositions overflow with the theme of teenage rebellion‚ use rich vernacular‚ and
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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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Brian 1. Brian is a perfectionist when it comes to school. Only once has he got any grade under an “A”. Brian’s parents but a ton of pressure on Brian to perform exceptionally in school. 2. Brian is profiled as a nerd. After he got an “F” on a shop project he brought a gun into school to kill himself. However‚ the gun went off while in Brian’s locker so he was given a detention. 3. Brian shows a form of Denial in that when he got the bad grade he wasn’t able to accept it and was going
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The Breakfast Club is a film about four different students-Allison‚ Claire‚ Andrew‚ John‚ and Brian - who come from different backgrounds and are serving a Saturday detention. After they get comfortable with one another’s presence‚ they all share their personal stories. Principal Vernon‚ who is powerful and strict‚ gives the students’ directions in order to write an essay describing who they think they are. The movie centers around the social divisions between high school students‚ labels that students
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involvement in activities‚ drug and alcohol use‚ academic result‚ job characteristics‚ mental changes‚ family demographics‚ and learning ability. Each member of the wave 6 portion of the study was asked to choose a character from the movie the Breakfast Club in which they recognized characteristics from their own lives: the Princess‚ the Jock‚ the Basket Case‚ the Nerd‚ or the Criminal. They were told to base their choice on personality rather than the character’s
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