The 1985 film “The Breakfast Club” is a classic American coming-of-age-drama-comedy film. “The Breakfast Club” is written‚ produced‚ and directed by John Hughes‚ who was met with “resistance and skepticism” because he lacked filmmaking experience when he requested to direct this film. This film turned out to be Hughes’ directional debut. With a budget of one million dollars‚ this film grossed 51.5 million dollars worldwide. In just 97 minutes‚ we learn differences between “five strangers with nothing
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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
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In The Breakfast Club‚ Claire and John are two of five students who have been detained in school on Saturday morning. Claire was here for skipping school to go shopping while John was here for pulling a false fire alarm. At the beginning of the movie‚ it’s easy to see that Clair and John have so many differences. During the journey of self-discovery‚ there are more and more similarities appear between Claire and John and they try to face these facts. From all‚ their families‚ their social life and
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The Breakfast Club This paper is an analysis of five dissimilar teenagers representing a cross-section of middle class high school students in the suburbs. The students meet each other for the first time during a Saturday morning detention session. Each student arrived to the school by different means‚ which is a precursor to determining the type of individual each one is. The group is comprised of a "princess"‚ an "athlete”‚ a "brain"‚ a "criminal"‚ and a "basket case". These are the roles the
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The film “The Breakfast Club” directed by John Hughes is a compelling film that illustrates the inner working of the teenage mind-set. A film quite literally opens your eyes to how teenagers work within different stereotypes. John Hughes is able to show how although each character may give the impression that everything is “OK” but really‚ on the inside their whole life is just constant stress. This stress‚ which numerous things‚ including their parents and peers brought on‚ effected them in a way
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Dear Mr Hughes‚ I am writing to you tell you about my opinions of your movie‚ The Breakfast Club. It is a movie classic which most people will see at least once in their lives. What makes The Breakfast Club so special is that the film was very different from almost every movie released at the time. It’s a movie made to target teenagers and the problems they go though. It directly talks about communication gaps‚ teen isolation‚ and the angst that teens experience during the years that function as
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method is useful in cohering a poorly organized group‚ especially a group of young high school students as in the movie‚ The Breakfast Club. The first stage of group development is the forming stage. Forming is when members get to know each other and find common ground‚ while the group leader provides structure‚ direction and ground rules. For example‚ in the movie‚ The Breakfast Club‚ the forming stage was the point at which students were forced into a group during detention‚ which provided structure
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Saturday detention. The Breakfast Club gives viewers a first hand look at Gordon Allport’s Contact Hypothesis and it’s effect on high school students. The Contact Hypothesis is one of the best ways to improve conflict among inter and outer groups experiencing conflict and is exemplified throughout The Breakfast Club as the five students are forced to sit through a Saturday detention. The Contact Hypothesis is an important theory to understand before analyzing The Breakfast Club. The Contact Hypothesis
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The Breakfast Club is a film about four different students-Allison‚ Claire‚ Andrew‚ John‚ and Brian - who come from different backgrounds and are serving a Saturday detention. After they get comfortable with one another’s presence‚ they all share their personal stories. Principal Vernon‚ who is powerful and strict‚ gives the students’ directions in order to write an essay describing who they think they are. The movie centers around the social divisions between high school students‚ labels that students
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PSY 455 Adolescent Psychology Bryn Carriker April 19‚ 2016 The Breakfast Club Character Analysis The Breakfast Club shows many different conflicts that occur during adolescence and is a great resource when learning about how an adolescent thinks‚ how one forms his or her identity‚ what influences an adolescent‚ and so much more. It also emphasizes on all the conflicts and crisis an adolescent is dealing with and what peer groups or cliques an adolescent may fit in with. Much information can be
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