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    I was in eighth grade the first time I watched The Breakfast Club. My cousins and I had gone to our local video store and were trying to pick something out. I was looking at Harry Potter and The Hunger Games‚ anything that had strong special effects and a huge plot. My cousins on the other hand went to look at the classics. That is when they found it‚ The Breakfast Club. I was skeptical at first‚ due to the age and how simple it looked‚ but they ended up convincing me. We went back to my house and

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    The Breakfast Club. Released in 1985‚ The Breakfast Club is about a group of seemingly different high school students that must spend the majority of their Saturday in detention together‚ each leaving the experience with a new perspective of their classmates. While some may say movies are for simple entertainment alone‚ I would argue otherwise as this particular film presents highly important messages to its audience. It alludes to themes of learning not to judge others based on stereotypes‚ self-acceptance

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    demeaning surface. Unfortunately‚ this stereotype may never change. The Breakfast Club written and directed by John Hughes expresses exactly that theme. Fortunately‚ youth of every age understand exactly what they are going through and have the ability to change what is being thrust on them by the socialization process which begins in the home and is reinforced at school‚ not only by students and parents‚ but teachers like Mr. Vernon as well. In The Breakfast Club five unique personalities‚ each secure

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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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    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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    Comparing Perks of Being a Wallflower and Breakfast Club. In this essay‚ I will be comparing John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club published in 1985 with Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower of 1999. The Breakfast club aims to highlight what went on in high schools as well as the larger society at the time‚ by using five unique stereotypes. In the movie‚ there was the jock: trying to live up to his dad’s and friends’ expectations; the brain‚ expected to be super-smart; the princess‚ who always

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    “The Breakfast Club: Claire the Princess” BY: Krizia Reyes Many people get sucked into the role or stereotypes that others impose on them but here’s to show that some people aren’t as always who they seem to be. One of the students in the film‚ “The Breakfast Club” shows a perfect example of stereotypes. This girl happens to be very popular and gets almost everything she wants‚ she’s living on a perfect life. She’s the “Princess”‚ the one that always has to look her best to impress everybody

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    Adolescent Development The Breakfast Club (1985)‚ displays many stereotypes of adolescents‚ which are more commonly referred to as irrational teenagers. The adolescents cannot help their behaviors‚ to an extent‚ as it is all biological. They are merely trying to figure out their identities‚ and need to experiment with their superiors in that time. Their hormone levels are changing‚ helping them transition from children to adults. Imaginary Audience As adolescents‚ the group in detention all have

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    Interpersonal Communication April 3rd‚ 2013 The Breakfast Club The Breakfast club quickly begins to define each character into their stereotypical roles within the first few minutes of the movie. Within the first few minutes you will begin to notice that Alison is one who craves the attention of other and is kind of the weird one out‚ Bender gets the stereotype that he is some smooth guy that is a rebel‚ Claire is the popular girl that everyone is high school longs to look like and tries to

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    The Breakfast Club; Overcoming Stereotypes Visually The central theme of this poster is overcoming stereotypes. 5 students spend their Saturday in detention. At first they all succumbed to their stereotypes but as time passed‚ they all got to know each other and realized that they’re not as different then they originally thought. The central theme/message of this movie is overcoming stereotypes and it becomes evident to viewers throughout the movie. This theme develops throughout the movie‚ starting

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