The plot of the movie is that a group of kids are in detention and they find ways to spend the time. The things they do range from talking over each other, to talking about who they think they are, and what they face in their everyday life. I believe that almost all of them are being abused emotionally at …show more content…
You can also see all of the pressure and pain that they go through, because of what category they fall through.
John mentions that his father calls him names and burns him with cigarettes and even the teacher that is carrying out the detention is yelling at him, telling him that he’s worthless. Andrew has a moment in the movie where they are all gathered around each other and confines in them that he doesn’t think for himself. The things he does to other students and himself are all to please his father. His father expects a certain life from Andrew and Andrew is living up to it while he suffers mentally. (Hughes.1992)
Allison suffers from neglect, her parents don’t bother with making sure she eats right, showers, or to even say goodbye. During the movie you can see that she’s seeking attention but when Andrew and Brian refuse listen, she dumps everything from her purse as a final strive for attention from the boys.