The Breakfast Club Inner journeys provide new insights and understanding of the world and ourselves. It is the change of one’s thoughts, beliefs and behaviors. Inner journeys can be shown in John Hughes’s 1985 film The Breakfast Club, where we witness the transformation of five high school students from diverse social backgrounds who are forced to spend a Saturday together in detention. Throughout the movie, the characters break down stereotypes and society's expectations as they interact and share personal stories. These experiences lead to a transformation of the mind and spirit, as the characters begin to realize that they are more than the labels society has placed upon them. Allison is stereotyped as an outcast, basket case, loner and …show more content…
She stays at the back behind everyone not talking or contributing to the conversations, the positioning in the scene and her body language indicate that while she is physically with the group there is an emotional distance between her and everyone which encourages the audience to stereotype her as a loner and an introvert. As the group of teenagers try to return to the library there is a montage of the group running the halls trying to hide from Vernon. The scene shows fast paced clips framed tightly on the group, Allison is positioned at the back but chases after the group showing she is now a part of the gang, this highlights that while she may not be comfortable enough to talk she still interacts with everyone in her own way. When deciding which way to go both Andrew and Bender start fighting, Andrew goes his own way and both Claire and Brian follow, Allison beckons Bender to follow as well with her body language, she flexes her hands and spread her fingers apart as she stamps her feet while she moves backwards following the group. This is a significant moment showing that she may not speak but still cares for Bender and it's a start for her character development and her inner journey with the