Tension In The Breakfast Club

This situation is Carl defending himself against the teens after Bender mocks him and his profession. Once again, the reaction is not deserving of respect or impact but to scare the teens into seeing him as a powerful person. Unfortunately for Carl, the teens do not respect him any more than they did before, instead Bender continues to smirk at him. The idea that Carl is defensive because he wishes he could be them and have the chance to change his path is very possible, it is also possible that he sees himself in Bender and that is the reason Bender is the only one left laughing. Adults from The Breakfast Club and Carrie struggle with the need to show power in order to subconsciously avoid the reality of ephebiphobia and to defend themselves and their choices. But what makes teens such a different …show more content…
Is there a solution to this constant battle? The science that separates the teenage mind from that of an adult suggests that this social tension is a necessity for more than one reason. Sapolsky explains that, “Adolescence has its ups and downs, but… there’s no other way we could navigate the ever-increasing complexity of our social world.” The anger and insecurities that adolescents cause adults may seem unnatural and rebellious; however, the science proves that this is a neurological maturation stage that all teens go through. This means, that because Principle Vernon and Margaret White were once teenagers they had experience with what Sapolsky introduces as “turbulence," the increase in angst and emotions. Vernon remembers disobeying in school and Margaret remembers sinning against her religion, so why do the adults not understand their teens? Spinks from PBS shared an experiment conducted to see the neurological differences between these ages, “The frontal cortex helped the adults distinguish fear form shock or surprise…For teens, this area wasn't fully operating.” This means that