Common Stereotypes In The Breakfast Club

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On the flip side there are people who do not mind expressing themselves in a fashionable manner. Some are comfortable being a stereotype because they do not care what others think of them, these are the invisible students. The Breakfast Club displays two characters, Bender and Allison to carry the role of the students who act strange and wild from the rest. Allison is classified as an Emo girl who does not speak much, she wears goth like clothing and heavy black makeup. She makes strange noises and is not easily influenced by people. She is typically the girl nobody wants to be around, and is considered dangerous and unpredictable. In the beginning of the movie Allison “lets out a squeak and slams her face onto the table, hiding in her jacket

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