When that is the question that every teenager wants to figure out, yet they can’t. All of the kids in this movie are an example of identity versus role confusion, “the complexities of finding one’s own identity are the primary task of adolescence.” When Bender was making the principle mad because he kept talking back to him, and the teacher kept giving him more Saturday school, shows that he doesn’t value much in life because he claims he doesn’t mind spending every Saturday for months at school. This is an example of Role confusion. While these kids are going through the struggle of finding their identity, they are also pushing through peer pressure. The movie also shows many examples of peer pressure. Although the students in The Breakfast Club are not necessarily a part of the same clique, they would still prefer to spend time with their peers, and not with adults. You can tell that Claire, (the princess) wants respect from the other people in the room. So when Bender starts harassing her about her being a girl she gets offended and gets mad. As Andrew the athlete; stands up for her because he wants Bender to think he is big and tough. And
When that is the question that every teenager wants to figure out, yet they can’t. All of the kids in this movie are an example of identity versus role confusion, “the complexities of finding one’s own identity are the primary task of adolescence.” When Bender was making the principle mad because he kept talking back to him, and the teacher kept giving him more Saturday school, shows that he doesn’t value much in life because he claims he doesn’t mind spending every Saturday for months at school. This is an example of Role confusion. While these kids are going through the struggle of finding their identity, they are also pushing through peer pressure. The movie also shows many examples of peer pressure. Although the students in The Breakfast Club are not necessarily a part of the same clique, they would still prefer to spend time with their peers, and not with adults. You can tell that Claire, (the princess) wants respect from the other people in the room. So when Bender starts harassing her about her being a girl she gets offended and gets mad. As Andrew the athlete; stands up for her because he wants Bender to think he is big and tough. And