Characters And Stereotypes In Grease's The Breakfast Club

In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, there are groups called the Socs, who are rich kids, and Greasers, who are hoods, just like the main character Ponyboy Curtis. The story takes place in a town called Tulsa in Oklahoma, where Ponyboy lives. He lives with his older brothers Sodapop Curtis and Darry Curtis, and is part of a gang of consisting of Johnny, Dallas Winston (Dally), Steve, and Two-Bit. One night when Johnny goes too far and kills a Soc named Bob, him and Pony are forced to run away to avoid capture from the authorities. There are many events, quotes, and author choices that show a common theme, which is Stereotypes are often judged by other people, but aren’t always true. This is proven time and time again after people are beaten up, injured, and even killed through the span of this book.

The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American movie written and directed by John Hughes. The movie focuses on five different teenagers, each of which fits a typical stereotype. Each teen is introduced individually, displaying the traits of their respective stereotypes. The audience is first introduced to Claire, the preppy, popular girl, referred to as “The Prom Queen” in the script. Next, the audience is introduced to Brian, the nerd, or geek, of the group. Following Brian, the audience is introduced to Andrew, the popular athlete, referred to as “The Jock” in the script. In the shortest introductions, the audience is given a small glimpse of John Bender, although at this time the stereotype he fits is not known, a short observation of the physical attributes and clothing style will reveal to the audience that John Bender fills the role of the rebel or delinquent. The final member of the group is introduced in a short fashion as well. Allison, steps out of a car, dressed in dark clothing, with dark hair and makeup, is the outcast, or introvert of the group. Each stereotype represented by the teens is predicated on the general idea of high school cliques and the categories they generally fall into.

The Breakfast Club is a classic 1980’s film depicting the various lives of a group of extremely diverse high school students; each dealing with and trying to overcome their own obstacles and challenges. Despite the initial conflict between the characters due to them all coming from different backgrounds and social cliques, they soon learn that they are not all so different from one another and are each struggling with similar problems within themselves and their personal lives. They eventually learn to accept the differences between each other and realize the falseness of some of their internalized values and stereotypes that they hold against others and themselves. The Breakfast club perfectly exhibits how stereotypes effect our lives, illustrates

Teens are rebellious troublemakers. It’s just something that’s in their blood. Each one shows it in a different way. There are many movies that show teens coming of age and going through this phase. “Rebel Without A Cause”,“American Graffiti”,  “Breaking Away”, and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” all show how teens are growing up.

In the short novel The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, many 1960s stereotypes are used which separate the characters by where they live, how they dress, and how they act, but Hinton quickly gave characters who did not abide or fit these stereotypes. This showed that no matter your hair, dress, home, hobbies, or financial situation, everyone will always be different, but that doesn’t mean no two people cannot become friends. The stereotypes that follow you do not determine your personality or actions, only you.

The author of the essay “High-School Confidential: Notes on Teen Movies,” David Denby, purpose was to explain the stereotypical high school movie genre. Most teen movies follow certain criteria that some may feel has little reflection on what high school is truly like while others may feel these movies are exactly what high school is like. In typical teen movies, there are usually the cool kids, the popular cheerleader with the jock boyfriend, and that outsider nerd or outcast. Where that cool kids control the playground and the outcast just try to fit in and be part of the cool clique or stay as far away as possible and avoid humiliation. The film “Easy A" proves to follow this exact pattern that Denby speaks of, just as stereotypical as any other teen film.

John Hughes masterfully captures the shades of adolescent stereotypes and interactions, the culture clash between adolescents and adults, and the role that parents play in modeling the high school experience of each adolescent. The Breakfast Club follows five different teenagers throughout the course of a day as they are forced to endure detention on a Saturday. Each character symbolizes a classic adolescent prototype: the athlete, the basket case, the brain, the criminal, and the princess. At first, the adolescents separate themselves and make judgments and assumptions about each other based on the stereotype they each characterize. As the film develops, the characters start to move past these stereotypes to recognize they have

High school, the stage of life when young adults begin to learn of their place in society and the lessons of life. The harsh conditions of being thrown into an ocean of peer pressure, social status, world issues and varying opinions causes rapid growth to occur. Some gather into groups, called cliques, to overcome these hardships, while others fight them head on by themselves. In the coming to age movie, The Breakfast Club, five different high school teenagers are forced to be together one Saturday morning and afternoon in detention. Brian Johnson the brain, Andrew Clarke the athlete, Allison Reynolds the basket case, Claire Standish the princess and John Bender the criminal, are all forced to be caged together and think about who they

An anonymous speaker once said," Young nonconformists often identify with a subculture--such as hipsters, Goths, skaters, or Trekkie--that has interests or beliefs that go against the mainstream. "This basically means that teenagers identify with groups that go against the community's norm, but not against their own norms. I agree with this statement because teens hang in groups that others think there beliefs and ideals are wrong, but the teens in the group think their belief and ideals are right. In the realistic fiction novel written by S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders, there were groups of characters whose beliefs and ideals were against the norm of the community. Pony boy Curtis, the protagonist of the story, belonged to a gang that

John Hughes’ eighties classic film, The Breakfast Club, tells the story of a rebel, a princess, a brain, a basket case and a jock spending their Saturday together in detention. They first believe that they are completely different from one another, but by the end they learn that they’re more similar than they are different. A variety of social psychology concepts can be found throughout the entire film. Stereotypes, self-fulfilling prophecy, and social norms will be discussed within this paper.

So many different social groups and classes call for a huge amount of stereotypes. Jake Ryan, Samantha’s all-time crush, is dating the most popular girl in school, Caroline. Caroline is a social butterfly, captain of the cheerleading team, known for having a perfect body, and of course idolized because of Jake Ryan. Although she is almost perfect in every way, she never really loves Jake Ryan like a girlfriend should. Since Samantha is not very popular, she never thinks Jake Ryan would even give her the time of day. One day Samantha drops a note on the floor that says that she has a crush on Jake Ryan. Jake finds out and asks his friends about her and they have never even heard of Samantha. Despite Samantha’s unpopularity, Jake Ryan looks over all of the stereotypes. The book defines stereotyping as, “judging others based on preconceived generalizations about groups or categories of people” (Ferris 116). He really starts to see Samantha’s beauty even though she does not know

The Role of Stereotypes in Film Many teen movies focus on the stereotypes of high schoolers. One of the most notable of these films is The Breakfast Club, directed by John Hughes, starring Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, John Kapelos, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy. The Breakfast Club tells the story of five teens, described in their own words as Claire the princess, Brian the brain, Andrew the athlete, Bender the criminal, and Allison the basket case.

The movie “Breakfast club” directed by John Hughes talks about five high school teenagers who are in detention together. They are being watched by the principle, Mr. Vernon, which tries to keep the control of the situation. Because of their differences, the beginning of the movie is chaotic, but during time, they start to understand and accept each other, creating a completely different environment.

Nina Barrett Film Analysis Paper AP English P2 Rushmore, The Graduate, and The Breakfast Club: How Existentialist Jumps Lead to the Breaking of Stereotypes and Categorization It is no question that from the time we are born, we are placed into categories based on stereotypes defined by our gender, our race, and our social class. As we grow up, these categories come with a specific list of rules and expectations. These rules and expectations are forced upon us, and sometimes, this leads to unhappiness and loneliness. As shown through popular movies such as Wes Anderson’s Rushmore, Mike Nichols’ The Graduate, and John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club, to achieve happiness and meaning in one’s life, an existentialist revelation and, subsequently, an existentialist jump is needed to break free from these confining categories.

Charlie, the main character in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, tells his story through a series of letters written over a span of one year, or Charlie’s freshman year of high school. Author Stephen Chbosky, tells the story of a young man trying to find his way and also trying to make friends in school. Along the way, Charlie has trials he must go through, and not everything results in a happy ending right away. Eventually, all is well in Charlie’s life, but he must struggle in order to finally be content and happy with his life. Charlie’s coming of age story is told through his trials of trying to fit in by going to parties, drinking and even doing drugs while many of his relationships are hurt in the process. Just as every other high school student, Charlie wants to feel like he belongs, even if that means becoming someone that he is not. Along the way, not only is Charlie hurt, but also his friends Sam and Patrick. The relationships with these two friends, and Charlie himself are tested by all of their actions and how they live their lives.