Yanni Thomas 4 December 2013 Professor Stanley COMM 1375-60 Mis-en-scene and Cinematography in The Breakfast Club This film written and directed by John Hughes follows five students at Shermer High School in Shermer‚ Illinois as they report for Saturday detention in 1984. While not complete strangers‚ the five are all from different cliques‚ there’s John Bender "The Criminal‚" Claire "The Princess‚" Brian "The Brain‚" Andy "The Athlete‚" and Allison "The Basket Case." The school’s disciplinary
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A “quintessential 80’s movie‚” The Breakfast Club is a film rich with psychological principles. This movie is about a group of high school teenagers filled with personal angst who spend a Saturday serving their detention sentences in the school library. Each teenager from a different clique‚ they didn’t expect to relate as much to each other as they thought. As they begin to get to know each other‚ the vengeful assistant principal Vernon starts to single out Bender‚ the rebel of the group of teenagers
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Breakfast Club Albert Bandura believed that direct reinforcement could not account for all types of learning. His theory added a social element‚ arguing that people can learn new information and behaviors by watching other people. Jonathon Bender is a rebellious‚ careless delinquent and Bandura’s theories can explain why his behavior is how it is. One example of Bender’s behavior was when he was in the library and the principle kept giving him Saturday schools. He kept asking if Bender was done
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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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Social Penetration Theory in The Breakfast Club The Social Penetration Theory‚ adapted by Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor‚ is based on the idea that people are layered like onions‚ (Griffin 133). These layers are made up by different things that hide an individual’s true self. One’s true self can include his or her hopes‚ fears‚ likes‚ dislikes‚ aspirations and other things that one thinks about. For individuals to become close‚ they must get past all of the facades and disclose their true
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The Catcher in the Rye and The Breakfast Club Various pieces of literature and entertainment exhibit similar characteristics in their writing style‚ themes‚ and portrayals. These features are in each piece to enhance the reading and viewing. The novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ and the movie The Breakfast Club directed by John Hughes‚ are two works that are similar in some significant aspects. Both compositions overflow with the theme of teenage rebellion‚ use rich vernacular‚ and
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rest of the characters from Hughes’ The Breakfast Club‚ can be categorized in more than one level/stage of Lawrence Kohlberg’s levels/stages of moral development. Many of the characters grow as people and can be seen at different levels of moral development throughout the film. For the purpose of this analysis‚ Brian will be categorized based on the general impressions and behaviors he expresses before reaching his “changing moment” near the end of the film (along with the other characters). Brian
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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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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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identity groups‚ 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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