Breakfast club reflective essay The plot follows five students at fictional Shermer High School in Shermer‚ Illinois as they report for Saturday detention on March 24‚ 1984. While not complete strangers‚ the five teenagers are each from a different clique or social group. The five students - Allison‚ Andrew‚ Bender‚ Brian‚ and Claire - who seem to have nothing in common at first‚ come together at the high school library‚ where they are harangued and ordered not to speak or move from their seats
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There is one underappreciated factor in John Hughes’ 80s high school movies that make them so good‚ and that’s the acting. In one of the most well known films to this day‚ The Breakfast Club‚ the condescending Mr. Richard Vernon (Paul Gleason) supervises detention where five students with completely different personalities felt trapped‚ but by being stuck together‚ they learned they had more in common than they thought possible. There was an athlete‚ a criminal‚ a princess‚ a basket case‚ and a brain;
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fully appreciate other social concepts. Perhaps an ideal of “belonging” is most clearly seen‚ when it is contrasted with a sense of exclusion; of alienation. The poems “migrant hostel” and “Feliks Skrzynecki” by Peter Skrzynecki‚ the movie “The breakfast club” by john Huges and “the angry kettle” by Ding Xiaoqi demonstrate this challenge to a sense of belonging and how it can have personal impacts. “Migrant hostel” voice the hardship experienced by the personas family in an attempt to fit into the
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1302 Mr. Glaesemann 15 April 2014 Characterization: The Breakfast Club A professor named Peter Drucker stated‚ ‘’the most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.’’ The quote basically means the ability to read the emotions and nonverbal communication of another person increases the understanding and elevates relationships. A prominent writer and producer named John Hughes directed a movie called The Breakfast Club where five students with nothing in common are faced with
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FEBRUARY 2004 OUTLINE: Summary of the movie Quick definition of interpersonal communication Analysis where interpersonal communication took place in the movie Conclusion FOREWORD: The movie "The Breakfast Club" is one of the best movies for teenagers and misunderstood students. It clearly depicts the feeling‚ emotions and way of thinking of most of the teenagers. By watching this movie‚ you can relate well with the characters they portray and with the kind of communication they use. This
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I was in eighth grade the first time I watched The Breakfast Club. My cousins and I had gone to our local video store and were trying to pick something out. I was looking at Harry Potter and The Hunger Games‚ anything that had strong special effects and a huge plot. My cousins on the other hand went to look at the classics. That is when they found it‚ The Breakfast Club. I was skeptical at first‚ due to the age and how simple it looked‚ but they ended up convincing me. We went back to my house and
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John Hughes‚ the director of “The Breakfast Club‚” carefully depicted sociology dynamics throughout the classic film. Many people would agree that the film caught the extreme attention from various audiences due to its relatability using common sociological references. The director and writers of the film comically referenced and targeted specific sociological topics‚ such as cultures‚ educational values‚ family background‚ social statuses‚ and‚ of course‚ cliques. This film exemplified group
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The Breakfast Club is very different from almost every other entry into what was (at the time) a burgeoning genre. Instead of relying on the staples of bare flesh‚ crass humor‚ and brainless plots‚ this movie focuses on five dissimilar characters‚ is almost entirely dialogue-driven‚ and doesn’t offer even a glimpse of a breast or buttock. It’s a story about communication gaps‚ teen isolation‚ and the angst that everyone (regardless of how self-assured they seem) experiences during the years that
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Unfortunately‚ this stereotype may never change. The Breakfast Club written and directed by John Hughes expresses exactly that theme. Fortunately‚ youth of every age understand exactly what they are going through and have the ability to change what is being thrust on them by the socialization process which begins in the home and is reinforced at school‚ not only by students and parents‚ but teachers like Mr. Vernon as well. In The Breakfast Club five unique personalities‚ each secure in his identity
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The well-known song “Don’t You Forget about Me” plays at the end of the movie The Breakfast Club‚ signaling not only the end of the famous movie‚ but also the end of the transitory group that had developed in the earlier scenes. Although movie was released over twenty years ago‚ high school students today can still use the labels that are examined in the movie to identify themselves in the cruel world they call high school. With the final lines “you see us as you want to see us...In the simplest
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