Analyzing Rebel Without a Cause, The Breakfast
Club, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower they all have teen angst
caused by stress of reputation, school, peers, parents, etc. and the characters all deal
with it by helping each other. In all three of these movies it focuses on the
troubles of common things teenagers all go through. In Rebel Without a Cause
it had angst dealing with parent-teen relationships, along with the characters
trying to fit in or keep up a reputation. In The Breakfast Club there
was also parent-teen troubles, meanwhile all the kids were also stressed about
reputations and expectations. In Perks of Being a Wallflower shows a teenager who
goes through the stress of being in a new environment and adolescence,
along with the similar causes of angst of the other movies. However in each movie,
all the teen characters deal with their causes of angst by healing each other. In
Rebel Without a Cause, The Breakfast Club, and The Perks of
Being a Wallflower they all have teen angst caused by stress of reputation,
school, peers, parents, etc. and they all deal with it by helping each other.
One common cause the teens in these movies all have is the stress given by parents. In Rebel Without A Cause the teenagers cause of stress is, without a doubt, parents. Jim stark the main teenage character of this movie has issues with his parents; the stress being from his dad not being much of a man. Jim has stress because he needs a male figure in his life however his parents, specifically his dad, are not giving him what he needs. The support female character Judy also deals with parent-teen troubles. In the beginning of the movie, we can she her at the police station acting out because she wants her father to give her attention. Like Jim, she also has problems pertaining her father, however her stress caused by her parents is not enough attention. Another character, Plato, also is suffered from having no attention, like Judy. Plato's parents split up, their only appearance in the movie was via a support check, and deals with issues of not ever having real parents who love him. Rebel Without a Cause, although having many other stress causes, the number one cause of this movie is the role of parents in the teenagers' lives.
The main cause of stress in The Breakfast Club, besides the large amount of stress given by each of the teens' parents, is the stress of reputation. The Rebel Without A Cause also dealt with the stress of reputation,by Jim having prove not being chicken to his peers, however The Breakfast Club is a better example. Each teen in this movie has their character set in stone for them by society. The examples given in the movie were the jock, the princess, the freak, the nerd, and the gangster. In the beginning of the movie, where they are in detention, they all try to protect the visage their known to have. An excellent example is the character John Bender, or the bad guy. Even though John had problems of being lonely because he was hated by every because of his exterior, he still kept his bad guy reputation by making fun of others. Another example was when they were all in a circle when they were talking about when Monday came would they say hello to one another. The character Claire stated that she wouldn't say hello because she would be ridiculed by her friends and would lose her reputation, as would John and Andrew's friends would do as well. Besides the many other causes of stress, The Breakfast Club's biggest cause would be the stress of upholding reputations.
Lastly the movie Perks of being a Wallflower deals with the pressures of peer, specifically school and it's peers. The main character Charlie, a teen transitioning to high school after the death of his friend, deals with the pressures of being new and also being different. In the beginning of the movie he is isolated and also slightly made fun of his peers. However he met seniors who helps him out in dealing with his stress, like he does with them as well. Friends helping each other also occurred in Rebel Without A Cause, where Jack, Judy, and Plato comforted each other as they also had similar parent problems. As did this occur in The Breakfast Club, where the kids helped each other be themselves only if it was for that memorable day in detention. In Rebel Without a Cause, The Breakfast Club, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower they all have teen angst caused by stress of reputation, school, peers, parents, etc. and they all deal with it by helping each other.
One common cause the teens in these movies all have is the stress given by parents. In Rebel Without A Cause the teenagers cause of stress is, without a doubt, parents. Jim stark the main teenage character of this movie has issues with his parents; the stress being from his dad not being much of a man. Jim has stress because he needs a male figure in his life however his parents, specifically his dad, are not giving him what he needs. The support female character Judy also deals with parent-teen troubles. In the beginning of the movie, we can she her at the police station acting out because she wants her father to give her attention. Like Jim, she also has problems pertaining her father, however her stress caused by her parents is not enough attention. Another character, Plato, also is suffered from having no attention, like Judy. Plato's parents split up, their only appearance in the movie was via a support check, and deals with issues of not ever having real parents who love him. Rebel Without a Cause, although having many other stress causes, the number one cause of this movie is the role of parents in the teenagers' lives.
The main cause of stress in The Breakfast Club, besides the large amount of stress given by each of the teens' parents, is the stress of reputation. The Rebel Without A Cause also dealt with the stress of reputation,by Jim having prove not being chicken to his peers, however The Breakfast Club is a better example. Each teen in this movie has their character set in stone for them by society. The examples given in the movie were the jock, the princess, the freak, the nerd, and the gangster. In the beginning of the movie, where they are in detention, they all try to protect the visage their known to have. An excellent example is the character John Bender, or the bad guy. Even though John had problems of being lonely because he was hated by every because of his exterior, he still kept his bad guy reputation by making fun of others. Another example was when they were all in a circle when they were talking about when Monday came would they say hello to one another. The character Claire stated that she wouldn't say hello because she would be ridiculed by her friends and would lose her reputation, as would John and Andrew's friends would do as well. Besides the many other causes of stress, The Breakfast Club's biggest cause would be the stress of upholding reputations.
Lastly the movie Perks of being a Wallflower deals with the pressures of peer, specifically school and it's peers. The main character Charlie, a teen transitioning to high school after the death of his friend, deals with the pressures of being new and also being different. In the beginning of the movie he is isolated and also slightly made fun of his peers. However he met seniors who helps him out in dealing with his stress, like he does with them as well. Friends helping each other also occurred in Rebel Without A Cause, where Jack, Judy, and Plato comforted each other as they also had similar parent problems. As did this occur in The Breakfast Club, where the kids helped each other be themselves only if it was for that memorable day in detention. In Rebel Without a Cause, The Breakfast Club, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower they all have teen angst caused by stress of reputation, school, peers, parents, etc. and they all deal with it by helping each other.
Rebel Without A Cause, where Jim is trying to tell his father to man up.
Breakfast Club, when they are talking about their reputations.
Perks of Being a Wallflower, Charlie being isolated.
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