The breakfast club
by John Hughes
Book 905 of The Criterion collection --
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How does the rigid social hierarchy of Shermer High School reflect the real-world pressures and cliques you experienced during your own teenage years?
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Which of the five archetypes—the brain, the athlete, the basket case, the princess, or the criminal—did you relate to most when you first encountered this story, and has that perspective shifted over time?
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Consider how the characters' initial personas are slowly dismantled throughout the day; what do you think is the true catalyst that makes them finally let their guards down?
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