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The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club. How did you know who was the “brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal?” Are these labels they gave themselves or are these labels that were bestowed upon them?

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The Breakfast Club

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  1. The Breakfast Club

  2. How did you know who was the “brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal?” • Are these labels they gave themselves or are these labels that were bestowed upon them? • There were two girls, one a “basket case” and the other “a princess”. What evidence was presented in the movie to help you distinguish which girl was which label?

  3. Characterization • A character always has human traits, even if the character is an animal (Shrek, Madagascar), a plant (Little Shop of Horrors),a robot (WALL-E), a vampire (Twilight),or a god (Hercules). Thus, the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars is not a character. • The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character is called characterization. (pg.1191 in Elements of Literature)

  4. Characterization: Round vs. Flat Round Flat Have only one or two personality traits—they are one-dimensional, like a piece of cardboard; they can be summed up by a single phrase: loyal sidekick, the buffoon, the nosy neighbor, etc. • Have multiple dimensions to their personalities—they are complex, just as real people are. (pg.1191 in Elements of Literature)

  5. Characterization: Dynamic vs. Static Dynamic Static A character who does not change much over the course of a story. • A character who changes in some important way as a result of the story’s action. (pg.1191 in Elements of Literature)

  6. The Breakfast Club’s Letter • “What we found out is that EACH ONE OF US is a brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal…” • At the start of Saturday detention, they all thought they were essentially static and flat characters because they had labels slapped onto them. • But what they found out is that they are actually dynamic and round people who are a little bit of everything and that they can change…they don’t always have to play their part of the static and flat.

  7. Characterization: Direct vs. Indirect Easy Hard(er) Direct Indirect Definition: shows things that reveal the personality of a character. There are five different methods of indirect characterization: Speech Thoughts Effects on others towards the character Actions Looks • Definition: tells the audience what the personality of the character is. • Example:“The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.”

  8. Tip #1: Acronym for Indirect: STEAL Speech Thoughts Effects on others towards the character Actions Looks

  9. Tip #2: Use Indirect for Visual Media Film Drama Pay attention to the way that the characters reveal their thoughts during a soliloquy. • Look at how the character dresses and moves. Note the facial expressions when the director moves in for a close-up shot.

  10. Example in Action!

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