Molly Ringwald

implication for people of Asian descent. A few years ago, I watched a movie called Sixteen Candles with my then nine-year-old cousin. One of the characters was a foreign exchange student named Long Duk Dong who pathetically hit on and was rejected by Molly Ringwald, a white classmate he lived with. Dong is a perfect example of how Asian men are seen as undesirable/portrayed in media. He was the ‘typical’ geeky, unattractive, socially awkward FOB Asian. Grace Ji-Sun Kim, a Korean researcher, complained in

big hit in the Directors career, as well as Pretty in Pink but we are not discussing that movie. In these movies we see a lot of themes crossed over that are explored in many different ways. One of the main characters for both these movies was Molly Ringwald; we really showed and expressed these ideals of her characters perfectly. There were many themes that we can compare and contrast these movies. The 4 main themes that I believe really made impacts on these shows are: rich vs. poor, popular or

Changes Nothing survives the span of time like coming of age and growing pains. It’s something every teen must endure to enter into the “real world” and claim their place in adult society. It doesn’t matter if one believes themselves to be upper class or lower class, popular or unpopular; every teen experiences the difficulty of growing up, and the struggle to triumph over high school. Though many try to rush this process some are in no hurry to join the ranks of adulthood and walk down the inevitable

Sixteen Candles is a movie about how a rich girl does not get to forfeit dreaded teenage years. For Samantha Baker, the angst of young adulthood is with her every single day. From her family forgetting her sixteenth birthday, to the geek freshman wanting her underpants. Despite Samantha dreading every single day of her life, things turn up for her in the end. In the beginning of Sixteen Candles, you can see that the Baker family lives in a nice house and the family is getting ready to go to work

the very relevant concept of discovering your identity and breaking away from stereotypes. It is about a group of 5 defiant high school students who are all forced to spend their Saturday in detention. The five main characters include Claire (Molly Ringwald) the princess, Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) the brain, Andrew (Emilio Estevez) the jock, Allison (Ally Sheedy) the weirdo, and John Bender (Judd Nelson) the criminal. These students have very different personalities and very little in common-

would resume as usual on Monday. Great. My day just went from bad to worse. The bus didn’t even come until 3, if it was still running. Feeling completely alone but not ready to give up just yet, I treated myself to a cheesy, store bought cake, if Molly Ringwald had her own pity cake, so would I. Approaching the grocery store I felt the eerie quiet, as crisp fall leaves blew across the vacant street, a silence seemed to ring through the emptiness of the town. Finding the doors locked, typical, I contemplated

All over the world, the sounds of screaming, fighting, and crying fill the houses of teens as they become scarred by their parents. A substantial quantity of reasons as to how parents largely affect adolescents appears in society today. A teenager spends all day at school, work, or with their friends, but eventually they come home. A teenager’s beliefs and actions largely boils down to one thing—their parents. Whether they suffer through divorce, abuse, pressure, or suffocation, a teen must endure

The film The Breakfast Club (1985) by John Hughes is just one story of the many that were popularized by the teen movie craze of the 1980’s. The comedy follows five high school-aged adolescents as they navigate their way through a day of Saturday detention that is not only atypical but rather an experience which ends up changing the whole perspective on the lives that they have been living. What sets this film apart from other popular high school movies of the time such Fast Times at Ridgemont High

The Breakfast Club Noah Lane Ivy Tech Community College Abstract This paper is why everyone should watch The Breakfast Club. It tells a story of four teenagers battling with rebellion, drama, and love. Most critics will argue that it is not realistic, and no teenager is like that. However, The Breakfast Club written by John Hughes made teens everywhere relate to at least one of these characters. This movie is a dramatic comedy that will make someone laugh, cry, and angry all brought

The Breakfast Club was a film created in 1985 and throughout the years proved to be a classic. The movie, centered around 5 students, all in detention due to their deviant behaviors. The principal, Mr. Vernon is the antagonist, tries to torment the kids, giving them a harsh Saturday detention and keeping them ahold in the school's library. From the beginning of the movie, their differences are shown as they all dislike each other, causing major conflict. Progressively as they begin to learn from