Stereotypes In The Breakfast Club

Adolescence and high school years are marked by the development of identity, relationships, and societal roles. It is during this time that adolescents begin to place a significant amount of importance to whether they belong or not, their physical appearance, and friendships. During this time, everyone experiences being labeled or classified into a category that more than likely, they do not belong to. This is because society tends to place people in groups according to hobbies, personality traits, and common interests. In most cases, stereotypes motivate this kind of behavior. For example, there is a saying that says, “Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are.” In other words, your companions say a lot about who you are as an individual. These assumptions are what

In this movie, a group of five students who are part of very different cliques are stuck together in Saturday detention. However, little did they know that aside their differences, they would discover each other’s personal feelings and through their similarities, develop friendships.
Stereotypes
A stereotype is a generalized “belief about the personal attributes of a group of people… [which] are supported by negative beliefs” (Myers, 2013, p. 309). Stereotypes can be either accurate or inaccurate. The Breakfast Club shows how people place others, including ourselves into categories. This is how we are able to assimilate the world around us and know to be able to communicate with more facilitation. From the very beginning of the film, we are introduced to the main characters. The audience is able to see how each character is assigned a stereotypical role. The first character we are introduced to is Andrew Clark, the athlete or the jock. Then we are introduced to Brian Johnson, the nerd. Next, we are introduced to John Bender, which seems to be the typical trouble maker. After that, we are introduced to Claire Standish, who is the typical popular girl that