The breakfast club

1. The first shot shows the school and
suggests that the social group is
teenagers because children go to
school however there could be
many different social group within
the school and friendship groups.
The school looks
like an average
school and
doesn’t imply
and social group
in terms of class.
There is a voice
over at this point
and it sounds like
it is a teenager
talking which also
suggests that the
social group
representation is
teenagers.

2. This shot shows one of the characters in the film.
She is wearing trendy clothes which suggests that
she if of a popular social group at her school and
wants to impress other people around her.
The close up of her face shows that
she is wearing a lot of make up which
also suggests that she represents a
popular social group and wants to look
attractive to other class members.
Her father also looks
quite sophisticated
and well off which
suggests his daughter
might be of the same
social group.

3. This character is very intelligent and
represents a social group of quite nerdy and
clever teenagers. His mother can be heard
talking about him needing to study during
the detention and she is not pleased that he
has been given a detention in the first place.
He doesn’t seem to be
wearing very trendy clothes
which also suggests he
represents a nerdy and not
popular social group
The music playing at
this point is very
trendy and popular at
the time and adds to
the representation of
that is teenagers.

4. Here we see the school thug. He represents the
social group of hardcore youth thugs and he
wears drug dealer clothing, sunglasses, and
gloves which all add to the representation of him
being rough.
He also touches everything and
knocks over a few things that are
on the desk. This shows that he has
no respect and care for anything
else and again shows how he is a
thug and not a nice social group.