The character John Bender in the Breakfast Club is one of the five representational teenagers of stereotypical cliques. He is depicted as the criminal‚ and reveals a past that correlates to that of many who maintain similar lifestyles and recreational choices that Bender exhibits. As displayed by many teenagers‚ behavioral habits typically correspond with the conditions in which they live. This common assumption is further accredited upon disclosure of Bender’s home life. The parenting style that
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The Breakfast Club was a movie about five very different characters‚ Claire‚ Andrew‚ Brian‚ Allison‚ and John Bender. Claire was a popular girl‚ Andrew was a wrestler (jock)‚ Brian was intellectually gifted‚ Allison was a basket case‚ and John Bender was a rebel. On the outside they seem like very different people‚ in fact they were all socially opposite‚ but they also shared so much. As the movie starts out‚ the five teenagers are being punished with Saturday detention; their assignment for
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Breakfast Club film contained a wide variety of behavior and stereotypes. Each person had their on personality and taste at the beginning of the film. I believe that communication played the biggest part in the movie. It shows the way that people from totally different backgrounds can communicate and even agree on issues. The various types of communication and behaviors within the film will be discussed. Key terms will be pointed out and highlighted‚ as well as described in relation to the examples
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The Breakfast Club is a simple but beautiful 1980’s movie about a group of teenagers that end up realizing they are all going through some tough situations. While The Breakfast Club was made for entertainment purposes‚ it can be a great learning tool. Just from studying the movie‚ a student can realize they should not judge a book by it’s cover. For a student-teacher‚ this movie is a great tool in observing what happens when teachers decide not to invest their time into their students. Analyzing
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The Breakfast Club as a Healing Myth John Bender Anyone who has ever attended high school can instantly relate to the word “Bully”‚ whether its memories of being bullied by someone or being the bully yourself. Everyone knows to look out for him‚ but for the most part‚ once you have been picked to be the one being bullied‚ you might as well paint a bull’s-eye on your back. John Bender’s character does precisely that‚ he’s not exactly friendly with everyone else in the group‚ but his main target
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The Breakfast Club *Claire has been known as daddy’s little girl. She’s popular and can be perceived as being conceited and rude‚ but deep down Claire is kind and sweet and just trying to make a name for herself without her parents or her friends constantly pressuring her to be somebody they want her to be rather then who SHE wants to be. *Bender also known as the schools “bad boy”‚ has been known to be the criminal the guy that doesn’t care about anything and anyone. But what many people wouldn’t
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Question #1‚ Option b Roles are like “parts” we play in life‚ each with a set of expectations specific to that position (rules). In The Breakfast Club‚ Mr. Vernon has the role of the Principle. Naturally this means his “rules” include both the explicit (written out and specifically defined) ones such as managing the school’s staff‚ and creating and carrying out policies and procedures‚ and the implicit (implied) ones such as trying to guide his students down the right path and leading by example
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In the Breakfast Club John Bender was the character chosen for my paper. His transformation was very drastic through this movie. How he felt‚ acted and portrayed himself throughout the film. How he felt in the beginning of this movie was that he was stern and uncaring for anyone but himself. He was like this throughout the whole movie till the last half to quarter of the movie. He felt a special disliking toward the principal. Since he was the one that was punishing him. He also didn’t have feeling
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involvement in activities‚ drug and alcohol use‚ academic result‚ job characteristics‚ mental changes‚ family demographics‚ and learning ability. Each member of the wave 6 portion of the study was asked to choose a character from the movie the Breakfast Club in which they recognized characteristics from their own lives: the Princess‚ the Jock‚ the Basket Case‚ the Nerd‚ or the Criminal. They were told to base their choice on personality rather than the character’s
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John Bender ”the criminal” John Bender is sixteen years old‚ and has a father named Mr. Clark. John Bender is the main protagonist in the movie. He smokes cigarettes and marihuana. In the film‚ Bender learns that not everyone is out to “make him small”. In the beginning of the movie‚ Bender comes off as a very tough person‚ and none of the other kids does not know him at all. However‚ he changes in the end by learning to accept the others. He shows no respect towards anyone‚ especially the teachers
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