Stereotypes In The Breakfast Club

THE BREAKFAST CLUB
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The Breakfast Club (1985) is a coming-of-age drama-comedy film. The storyline involves five teenagers in the same high school but different cliques. They spend time in the detention—this allows them to learn about each other; thus realizing that they are beyond their previous stereotypes spheres. The five students comprises of characters with different psychological aspects—their perspectives portrays fitting in, peer pressure, and aggressiveness struggles. Moreover, the characters highlight social issues that affect the teenagers—such as prejudices, interaction barriers, stereotyping and labeling.
John Bender, Allison Reynolds, Brian Johnson, Andrew Clark, and Claire Standish checks in at 7:00 am at Shermer High School, Illinois for detention that covers all day. The five students later on gather in the library, where the assistant principal Richard Vernon instructs—offers them strict rules. For instance, not to speak, move from their seats, or sleep. This perhaps implies the nature of the five characters—for instance, stubbornness. Vernon assigns them an essay, titled who you think you are, perhaps he wants them to learn about their personalities. Yet the students spend their hours by arguing, talking, and doing drugs occasionally (IMDB, 1985).
During these sections, the five

In the group they are forced to conform and follow the instructions. As a group they lie to cover for Bender, and still maintain peace with the principal. The movie offers new insights on issues based on family and institution. For instance, how an individual’s background affect his/her perspective towards the world (Norms). Another important aspect of the movie highlights how relations at first might seem not to work—but with focus between the individuals, understanding is achieved thus