Club. The characters from the Breakfast Club that I feel most represent me are: Claire Standish (The Princess), and Brian Johnson (The Brian), and the one I feel least represents me is John Bender (The Criminal). Claire Standish is in my opinion a sophisticated individual who longs for independence. She is somebody, who throughout her entire life has sought individuality, and somebody who refuses to be a label. Claire is a somewhat reserved person, who is seemingly shy about revealing information
Saturday to sit through eight hours of detention. These five students; Andrew Clark, Claire Standish, John Bender, Allison Reynolds and Brian Johnson, have nothing in common. The Breakfast Club zooms in on the high school social groups and cliques that are often seen in the development of peer groups during adolescents. The peer groups that are portrayed in The Breakfast Club include, John “the criminal”, Claire “the Princess”, Allison “the Basket case”, Brian “the Brain”, and Andrew “the athlete”. The
But soon into the movie they quickly realize they are all too similar. This movie takes place in a high school in Shermer, Illinois. Four students are dropped off on a saturday for their detention. The geek Brian Johnson, the popular girl Claire Standish, the athlete Andrew Clark, and the creepy goth girl Allison Reynolds are all dropped off by their parents. Then the rebel John Bender decides to walk through the football field and wander to detention. Each parent has their own reasonings to be
viewers but after time “The Breakfast Club” has shown to be very entertaining for adult audience. The cast and characters of “The Breakfast Club” (In no particular order) include John Bender “The Criminal” (Played by Judd Nelson), Claire Standish “The Princess” (Played by Molly Ringwald), Andrew Clark “The Athlete” (Played by Emilio Estevez), Brian Johnson “The Brain” (Played by Anthony Michael Hall), Allison Reynolds “The Basket Case” (Played by Ally Sheedy), Principal Richard "Dick" Vernon
Clark) usually picks on nerds such as Brian and would become an outcast in his group of athletes if he were ever caught dead socializing with him. The princess (Claire Standish) is part of a high social class and would never be caught dead with anyone outside her wealthy click (except perhaps Andrew since he is a jock and we all know the princess is usually dating the jock). The troublemaker (John Bender) preys on all the members of the group, exploiting their weaknesses for his personal enjoyment
movie has five main characters that play five different, but common teenage personalities. “A brain” Brian Ralph Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall), “an athlete” Andy Clark (Emilio Estevez), “a basket case” Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy), “a princess” Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald), and “a criminal” John Bender (Judd Nelson) not only star in this movie, they are part of the elite “Brat Pack”, a group of young actors from the 80’s. The two other supporting actors are “the principal” Richard Vernon (Paul
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 are. In heated verbal and social exchanges, these aspiring adults learn to sympathize with the hardships of each other’s lives. They use different
movie through their teenage characters. The Breakfast Club, directed by John Hughes, uses stereotypes and behaviors to categorize the characters. Actions, appearances, and dialects all are assigned to every person. The athlete, the criminal, the princess, the brain, and the basketcase. In the beginning of the film, the characters are thrown into detention together and then forced to interact with one another throughout a whole day. All from different backgrounds and walks of life, but as their time
Released in 1985, The Breakfast Club depicts five high school students from Illinois as they spend a Saturday together in detention. Prior to their arrival, John Bender, Claire Standish, Andy Clark, Brian Johnson, and Allison Reynolds had not met, nor would they have associated with one another on a typical day in high school. After spending nine hours together, however, the group of vastly different adolescents break down emotional barriers, manage to build a sense of intimacy, and some establish
wearing torn jeans, his wrestling varsity jacket, a muscle shirt and sneakers. He is athletic, popular, muscular, presumptuous and attractive. Personally, he likes all kinds of sports and hates school. Claire Standish is characterized as “Miss. Popular”. She was voted Prom Queen and is portrayed as a princess who is extremely privileged. She is respectful, fashionable, sophisticated and strong. She dresses in designer clothing and wears a designer bag. She applies a lot of make up and had her hair done