What Are The Stereotypes In The Breakfast Club

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The Breakfast Club is a coming of age classic directed by John Hughes in 1985. It showcases five students that find themselves in all day Saturday detention for various unrelated incidents. John Bender, Andrew Clark, Allison Reynolds, Brian Johnson, and Claire Standish come from extremely different lifestyles even though they attend the same high school. Their parents drop them off at the school and the characters can be immediately judged by their cars and clothing. The jock, the basketcase, the nerd, and the princess are apprehensive at first, but after smoking the criminal’s weed they come out of their shells and learn about each other. They find that detention was not an entire waste of a Saturday, but turns into the day they find themselves. …show more content…

The brains are not complete weirdos and the spoiled girls do not have it all put together all of the time. Regarding the quality of The Breakfast Club, Hughes said, “...these movies are about the beauty of just growing up. I think teenage girls are especially ready for this kind of movie, after being grossed out by all the sex and violence in most teenage movies." Although there were many sexual comments, this movie was tasteful compared to others in this genre. I enjoyed The Breakfast Club because like Hughes said, it is real. Stereotypes are usually blown out of proportion for movies to be entertaining, but it was refreshing to have all of these different students learn that they are a lot more similar than they originally thought. John Hughes was genius for bringing a more realistic approach to the classic high school comedy/drama. Being a senior, this year has made me realize how similar everyone is, regardless of their “group.” We all struggle with school, stress at home, and plans for our future that is coming so soon. This year has also shown me much high school can either build people up or break them down. It is important for us to realize each others’ differences, but accept them. The Breakfast Club was enlightening because it perfectly encompassed the awkwardness of high school and how people take themselves too seriously when they are young. It was funny, serious, and captivating. Although I could relate to pieces of each character, Bender is bold and interesting. John Bender is the perfect anti hero because he is a lovable rebel and brings the Breakfast Club

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