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…
different statuses at school: Claire comes from a rich family, her father doesn’t about detention, and she is popular at school. Brian is "nerdy" type; his mother only pay attention to the education and learning something new. Andrew is an athlete; his father is being some kind of supportive but insists that Andrew goes to detention in order not to prevent a chance of getting a college sports scholarship. Allison simply gets dropped off without her parents even saying good-bye, and John shows up all alone.
The entry to the class is very important, because each teen can make the first impression only once. Claire gracefully and calmly sits, as a prom queen should. Brian enters the library and sits a rows behind, and Andrew, wearing a sports sweatshirt, gently and silently asks Claire if he can sit next to her. John enters, touching everything that he can, to get more attention, and precisely looks around the class; he goes forward, waddling, like a king, and kicks Brian out of the sit down, on two chair, as if he is a very important person; John is establishing dominance. At this time, Allison, who is wearing loose, dark clothes, quickly walks into the library, walks on the side, around all of the tables, looking down, and sits down at the last row, at the most remote seat. Her behavior was a little bit strange, and everyone made a facial expression, expressing that they think she's weird, and grinning at her.
2. Not ratting out Bender
In the first place, the closed door would benefit everyone - the teacher wouldn't hear or see the kids, if they move or talk (they are not allowed to), and no one wanted to spend their Saturday sitting in a school library writing a stupid essay, and also, everyone one of them most likely would want to do it, but they just didn't have enough courage. Second of all, no one wants to a rat; moreover, the minute the teacher walks away, John would bully and do G-d knows what to the person, who told on him, because John made an impression of a "bad kid".
In the adolescence period, peer groups are very important to teens: they spend most of their time hanging out with their friends, kids seek to enter a particular peer groups, the group that would accept them, even if it's known for doing something bad; children also tend to want to join a popular group and become cool, because those kids set up rules in high school and control the whole social school process.
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…
friends.
3. Lunch
Claire had sushi for lunch. Judging by the meal, we can tell that she comes from a wealthy family, because kids usually bring sandwiches or vegetable to school (sushi is an unusual type of lunch). She probably has everything she needs and want. Th meal had a specific Japanese plate, sticks, and soy sauce, so the food was coming from the restaurant, and that means that Claire's parents probably don't really have to care about making her lunch, when they can easily buy some at a fancy restaurant
Andrew had a huge bag full of healthy food: 3 sandwiches, apple, banana, dairy product, cookies and a big pack of potato chips. Andrew is an athlete, a wrestler, he probably works out a lot, and, therefore, he needs a lot of healthy food to sustain his body and gain muscles. His father is only concerned about Andrew's sports career, so he [Andrew] would get a scholarship; therefore, Andrew's dad is making sure that the son consumes enough calories and then performs well on tournaments.
Allison had a sandwich made by her parents, but the bread was different (two type of bread), there was butter and odd looking meat loaf; parents probably were either in a hurry when making sandwich or they just put whatsoever.
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
beating.
4. peer pressure & risky behavior
5. Peer pressure is influence that a peer group or an individual exerts that encourages others to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to conform to group norms. Peer pressure could be positive and negative. Positive pressure could be expressed when good friends encourage their friends to study harder, participate in flunk and develop good social skills. Negative pressure happens when teens are feel to something that they know is word, and it's usually associated with risky behavior, which could be smoking, drinking, doing drugs or simply against the rules. Usually, teens do all of those thing to be like others: they want to be approved and liked by others, look older, or lose a friend, or they simply don't know what they want.
6. Reacting to the movie, the kids left the library and followed Bender and to his locker, knowing that they could into a big trouble, but they probably didn't want to look like cowards and didn't want to bullied then by John. Even when they were disgusted by marihuana, they still continued following John; the minute he walked in into the library, he established control of the rest of teens; they see him as a leader despite the fact that he has a lot of negative sides.
7. Although John is acting as if he doesn't care about anything or playing a role of a bad boy, he sacrifices himself, so that the others wouldn't get in trouble. He probably felt responsible for bring them out in the hall and wanted to pay the price; also, he might have felt sorry/bad for the things he said and did to the teens (Claire, Allison, Brian, Andrew) and sacrificing himself was a way to wash his mistakes.
8. remain friends?
I think that they will stay friends, because today (on the day of detention) they broke the stereotypes and "school's social code". In detention, they were "in the same boat", and people who have a common problem tend to stick together. Teens opened up to each other, told each other the truth about their relationships with parents, friends and other problems. It was real, unlike many days in high when Claire, for example, has to act they way her friends expect her, but not the way she wants. Claire did the something she wouldn't do in everyday school life: she was nice, and helped Allison to become a lady, even though had low status in high school; she and Bender had a relationship, which contradicts both hers and his friends' attitudes and "moral" school values. Claire and Brian also developed connection, as they shared the common humiliation of being a virgin. Andrew and Allison kissed, which was probably the start of their relationships. Each adolescent was labeled by a teacher, but everyone found something of other one's personality in himself/herself, But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal". Today was a breaking point, and now they have a chance to change things at schools and have the lives they really want, and I think that everyone of them wants to have someone real, trustful and caring.
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…
different statuses at school: Claire comes from a rich family, her father doesn’t about detention, and she is popular at school. Brian is "nerdy" type; his mother only pay attention to the education and learning something new. Andrew is an athlete; his father is being some kind of supportive but insists that Andrew goes to detention in order not to prevent a chance of getting a college sports scholarship. Allison simply gets dropped off without her parents even saying good-bye, and John shows up all alone.
The entry to the class is very important, because each teen can make the first impression only once. Claire gracefully and calmly sits, as a prom queen should. Brian enters the library and sits a rows behind, and Andrew, wearing a sports sweatshirt, gently and silently asks Claire if he can sit next to her. John enters, touching everything that he can, to get more attention, and precisely looks around the class; he goes forward, waddling, like a king, and kicks Brian out of the sit down, on two chair, as if he is a very important person; John is establishing dominance. At this time, Allison, who is wearing loose, dark clothes, quickly walks into the library, walks on the side, around all of the tables, looking down, and sits down at the last row, at the most remote seat. Her behavior was a little bit strange, and everyone made a facial expression, expressing that they think she's weird, and grinning at her.
2. Not ratting out Bender
In the first place, the closed door would benefit everyone - the teacher wouldn't hear or see the kids, if they move or talk (they are not allowed to), and no one wanted to spend their Saturday sitting in a school library writing a stupid essay, and also, everyone one of them most likely would want to do it, but they just didn't have enough courage. Second of all, no one wants to a rat; moreover, the minute the teacher walks away, John would bully and do G-d knows what to the person, who told on him, because John made an impression of a "bad kid".
In the adolescence period, peer groups are very important to teens: they spend most of their time hanging out with their friends, kids seek to enter a particular peer groups, the group that would accept them, even if it's known for doing something bad; children also tend to want to join a popular group and become cool, because those kids set up rules in high school and control the whole social school process.
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…
friends.
3. Lunch
Claire had sushi for lunch. Judging by the meal, we can tell that she comes from a wealthy family, because kids usually bring sandwiches or vegetable to school (sushi is an unusual type of lunch). She probably has everything she needs and want. Th meal had a specific Japanese plate, sticks, and soy sauce, so the food was coming from the restaurant, and that means that Claire's parents probably don't really have to care about making her lunch, when they can easily buy some at a fancy restaurant
Andrew had a huge bag full of healthy food: 3 sandwiches, apple, banana, dairy product, cookies and a big pack of potato chips. Andrew is an athlete, a wrestler, he probably works out a lot, and, therefore, he needs a lot of healthy food to sustain his body and gain muscles. His father is only concerned about Andrew's sports career, so he [Andrew] would get a scholarship; therefore, Andrew's dad is making sure that the son consumes enough calories and then performs well on tournaments.
Allison had a sandwich made by her parents, but the bread was different (two type of bread), there was butter and odd looking meat loaf; parents probably were either in a hurry when making sandwich or they just put whatsoever.
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
beating.
4. peer pressure & risky behavior
5. Peer pressure is influence that a peer group or an individual exerts that encourages others to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to conform to group norms. Peer pressure could be positive and negative. Positive pressure could be expressed when good friends encourage their friends to study harder, participate in flunk and develop good social skills. Negative pressure happens when teens are feel to something that they know is word, and it's usually associated with risky behavior, which could be smoking, drinking, doing drugs or simply against the rules. Usually, teens do all of those thing to be like others: they want to be approved and liked by others, look older, or lose a friend, or they simply don't know what they want.
6. Reacting to the movie, the kids left the library and followed Bender and to his locker, knowing that they could into a big trouble, but they probably didn't want to look like cowards and didn't want to bullied then by John. Even when they were disgusted by marihuana, they still continued following John; the minute he walked in into the library, he established control of the rest of teens; they see him as a leader despite the fact that he has a lot of negative sides.
7. Although John is acting as if he doesn't care about anything or playing a role of a bad boy, he sacrifices himself, so that the others wouldn't get in trouble. He probably felt responsible for bring them out in the hall and wanted to pay the price; also, he might have felt sorry/bad for the things he said and did to the teens (Claire, Allison, Brian, Andrew) and sacrificing himself was a way to wash his mistakes.
8. remain friends?
I think that they will stay friends, because today (on the day of detention) they broke the stereotypes and "school's social code". In detention, they were "in the same boat", and people who have a common problem tend to stick together. Teens opened up to each other, told each other the truth about their relationships with parents, friends and other problems. It was real, unlike many days in high when Claire, for example, has to act they way her friends expect her, but not the way she wants. Claire did the something she wouldn't do in everyday school life: she was nice, and helped Allison to become a lady, even though had low status in high school; she and Bender had a relationship, which contradicts both hers and his friends' attitudes and "moral" school values. Claire and Brian also developed connection, as they shared the common humiliation of being a virgin. Andrew and Allison kissed, which was probably the start of their relationships. Each adolescent was labeled by a teacher, but everyone found something of other one's personality in himself/herself, But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal". Today was a breaking point, and now they have a chance to change things at schools and have the lives they really want, and I think that everyone of them wants to have someone real, trustful and caring.