The Demonstration of Humanity in The Breakfast Club The Breakfast Club is a very well-known movie from the 1980s, written and directed by John Hughes. The film is famously known for targeting the stereotypes in an American high school and its relatable topics referencing mental health and identity. The theme circles around the struggles and obstacles put into the lives of high school teenagers.
The movie references the acknowledgment of others' backgrounds or pasts. As they go through detention, they talk and open up to each other about personal struggles and morals. They realize that the person or stereotypical group that they are seen to be associated with doesn't fully describe who they are as a person. People in high school tend to assume
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When hearing the other's explanations of why they were there some laughed, got upset, or even cried to hear the upsetting real truths. Some of these reactions were caused because they were comparing the other's situations to their own. They all thought they were in the worst situation possible themselves, but when others spoke up about what’s going on with them it was a shock. They realized that they weren’t alone anymore and they could relate to the other's stories, and from there they would show empathy. When looking at their high school and all of the stereotypes that surround it, it’s almost bizarre to imagine their different cliques being intertwined. You would never see a jock hanging out with the nerds or a richie mingling with a weirdo. Although, these groups are formed off of first glance, hair, style, social status, race, wealth, etc. If people had ventured out of their groups and actually listened and acknowledged the other people surrounding them, then maybe the characters would have already been friends. Or better yet there wouldn’t be any cliques in the first place.
The Breakfast Club demonstrates the