Have you ever been at a party or a dance and felt underdressed? Speaking from personal experience this is a horrible feeling, you felt insecure and like everyone is judging you. You can feel similarly when you venture outside of your social class. Many people feel uncomfortable when socializing with an upper class when they themselves are of a lower one. On the other hand others may not care about social class and choose to view the world without social standards. Andie, of the movie Pretty in Pink, believes that social classes shouldn 't hold you back, however, she allows them to hold her back. I can completely empathize with Andie. I do not want to let social class affect my social interactions nevertheless, I am hesitant to socialize outside
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For example, she "upcycles", combining older articles of clothing to form a new, original piece. Andie also has an after school job. She lives in a small house with her dad. Blane, her love interest, is of the upper class. It is implied that he has both of his parents and he lives in a big, nice house. He is not at all worried about money. Blane dresses nice and has never worked a day in his life. They are polar opposites. Hughes has exaggerated the mere details of these two characters to further prove his point in this movie. Through this movie, Hughes shows how the social class affects all people and all of their social and economic interactions. On their first date, Blane brings Andie to a party at his friend Steff 's house; she is immensely uncomfortable not only because of the people there and their behaviors but also because his house is beautiful and they were treating it horribly. Steff remarks to Blane and Andie that, "Money really means nothing to me. Do you think I 'd treat my parents ' house this way if it did?" (Hughes). This remark makes Andie uncomfortable because she does not have the money to flaunt around like Steff does; he knows this and his quote is an indirect dig at Andie. Blane is uncomfortable with the
For example, she "upcycles", combining older articles of clothing to form a new, original piece. Andie also has an after school job. She lives in a small house with her dad. Blane, her love interest, is of the upper class. It is implied that he has both of his parents and he lives in a big, nice house. He is not at all worried about money. Blane dresses nice and has never worked a day in his life. They are polar opposites. Hughes has exaggerated the mere details of these two characters to further prove his point in this movie. Through this movie, Hughes shows how the social class affects all people and all of their social and economic interactions. On their first date, Blane brings Andie to a party at his friend Steff 's house; she is immensely uncomfortable not only because of the people there and their behaviors but also because his house is beautiful and they were treating it horribly. Steff remarks to Blane and Andie that, "Money really means nothing to me. Do you think I 'd treat my parents ' house this way if it did?" (Hughes). This remark makes Andie uncomfortable because she does not have the money to flaunt around like Steff does; he knows this and his quote is an indirect dig at Andie. Blane is uncomfortable with the