The Breakfast Club is a timeless moving picture that captures the essence of the different social groupings of the American teenager. The film uses the setting of a Saturday morning detention to portray how different cliques interact with each other, and how they can ultimately melt together to create a unique coterie. In the movie, five different socializations are represented by individuals coming from those backgrounds, John Bender, the criminal, Claire Standish, the princess, Andrew Clark, the athlete, Brian Johnson, the brain, and Allison Reynolds, the basketcase. Each possesses distinctive character traits with which one can easily identify, especially those going through their adolescent years. Likewise, they all represent factions that
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Initially, she remains quiet within the detention room, yet as the movie progresses she becomes increasingly engaged in the activities of the group while still maintaining a slight level of independence. Another interesting characteristic, which Reynolds demonstrates for the majority of the picture, is her compulsive tendency to lie in order to gain status or interest from her counterparts. On a personal level, I do not connect with most of the actions that Allison commits throughout the movie, like her inclination to steal items, but instead her nature as a whole. Her desire to remain to herself until she feels that her fellow students are trustworthy is something that particularly reflects my own feelings toward other people. For example, in my own friend group, it has taken a fair amount of time for us to truly open with each other, far longer than it took Allison. Likewise, in a scenario where I am unfamiliar with the people, even ones even if I have familial relations with, surrounding me, I will most likely keep myself busy to ensure that none of those people will attempt to bother me with small talk or any other sort of interaction. As is the case with Allison, these inherent attributes most likely arose from my cultural heritage
Initially, she remains quiet within the detention room, yet as the movie progresses she becomes increasingly engaged in the activities of the group while still maintaining a slight level of independence. Another interesting characteristic, which Reynolds demonstrates for the majority of the picture, is her compulsive tendency to lie in order to gain status or interest from her counterparts. On a personal level, I do not connect with most of the actions that Allison commits throughout the movie, like her inclination to steal items, but instead her nature as a whole. Her desire to remain to herself until she feels that her fellow students are trustworthy is something that particularly reflects my own feelings toward other people. For example, in my own friend group, it has taken a fair amount of time for us to truly open with each other, far longer than it took Allison. Likewise, in a scenario where I am unfamiliar with the people, even ones even if I have familial relations with, surrounding me, I will most likely keep myself busy to ensure that none of those people will attempt to bother me with small talk or any other sort of interaction. As is the case with Allison, these inherent attributes most likely arose from my cultural heritage