Erikson Breakfast Club
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 concerned with how they appear to other and tend to think of themselves as a center of the universe.
In the opening scene, the children are being dropped at school and enter the class... Teens come from completely different families and have completely …show more content…
Looking from the more scientific approach, peer groups are important, because children develop their social skills, they might get some feedback on their personal characteristics, and those groups might help a kid on the path of discovering himself, as he will have support and different opinions from his …show more content…
Moreover, Allison throws away the meat loaf, pots pixie sticks and crunch on top of it, getting a very strange sandwich, indicating that the home environment might not be so good or she's stressed out, because people often engage in eating sugary, odd food when there under pressure/stress.
Brian had a soup in a thermos and an apple juice for lunch. Not every mother would cook his son a soup and pour it in the thermos, so it wouldn't get cold. Brian's mother was very concerned about her son's studies, so she probably tries to provide a healthy nutrition for him, so he would stay fit, fed and his brain would get a special nutrition. She probably loves her son and cares about him; also, this way, she'd also teach him to eat healthy (this is what every parent wants to teach their child). Teens in detention (and, therefore, those, who watch the movie) believe that he has a lovable, stable home environment.
Bender has nothing for lunch. His parent didn't care about his son's lunch, and they probably don't care at all, and maybe that's the reason why John act so bad, he just tires to get attention that he lacks at home. Also, the no-lunch fact only proves the story that he told about the everyday life of his family: screaming, swearing and
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 concerned with how they appear to other and tend to think of themselves as a center of the universe.
In the opening scene, the children are being dropped at school and enter the class... Teens come from completely different families and have completely …show more content…
Looking from the more scientific approach, peer groups are important, because children develop their social skills, they might get some feedback on their personal characteristics, and those groups might help a kid on the path of discovering himself, as he will have support and different opinions from his …show more content…
Moreover, Allison throws away the meat loaf, pots pixie sticks and crunch on top of it, getting a very strange sandwich, indicating that the home environment might not be so good or she's stressed out, because people often engage in eating sugary, odd food when there under pressure/stress.
Brian had a soup in a thermos and an apple juice for lunch. Not every mother would cook his son a soup and pour it in the thermos, so it wouldn't get cold. Brian's mother was very concerned about her son's studies, so she probably tries to provide a healthy nutrition for him, so he would stay fit, fed and his brain would get a special nutrition. She probably loves her son and cares about him; also, this way, she'd also teach him to eat healthy (this is what every parent wants to teach their child). Teens in detention (and, therefore, those, who watch the movie) believe that he has a lovable, stable home environment.
Bender has nothing for lunch. His parent didn't care about his son's lunch, and they probably don't care at all, and maybe that's the reason why John act so bad, he just tires to get attention that he lacks at home. Also, the no-lunch fact only proves the story that he told about the everyday life of his family: screaming, swearing and