Tension In The Breakfast Club

In the movie The Breakfast Club, five students are to spend the entire day together in detention. These five teenagers all come from extremely different backgrounds and social groups within their school. As the movie progresses they learn more about one another. This bond comes about due to the students trying to have fun while in detention. In the beginning ten minutes of the movie one can see the setting of a team form. This means that it was clear that there would be a plan of action made by the teenagers, and that they would execute this plan that would involve going against the rules set forth while they are in detention. Once this has been made clear, the orientation phase begins within the movie. The most notable part of this phase is how three out of the five students do not talk, and the other two make remarks at one another. This causes primary tension within the group; and increases as such derogatory words like “asshole” and “jerk” are used to reference others. The primary tension really begins when one of the characters say, “Let’s close the door and impregnate the prom queen.” As time goes on, we see the students begin to talk to one another more; but we also see a power for
As Claire states, “You don’t know how it feels. What they do to you.” In this Claire is referring to her friends, her world; the group think found in it. However, the teenagers found the flaws and unique aspects of one another by bridging the gap in their differences. They did this by being willing to talk about and praise one another and who they are as normal people. This is clear by how Allison talks to Andy, and it is the first time any of the characters have ever heard her speak. They further bridge their difference by trying new things. This is extremely obvious when the group smokes marijuana, some for the first time, and almost instantly grow