However, such adversities do not deter me, as they do not deter Brian from his strict values. Brian is shown to occupy numerous statuses throughout The Breakfast Club. The most blatant of such statuses is that of a nerd, due to his love academics (he is a part of many academic clubs). Another status of Brian’s is that of an outcast from “popular society”. Being a nerd in his school is to be labeled “a nobody”, at least outside of his academic scene.
First, my mannerisms have expanded beyond my wildest dreams the school stresses giving respect to everyone and everything. Our former Vice Principal often said, "Character can be measured not by one's interaction with people who are better off than him or herself, but by one's interactions with those who are worse off." The other prime goal of the school's community is to convert every single timid lower-classman into a assertive self confident senior. Basically, if you have an opinion about something, it is wrong not to voice that opinion. Of course, being obnoxious is not the idea.
Alec had switched his life around whether on purpose or by the flow of how he lived. He started out as your smart, quiet, elementary school try hard. He moved on to middle school and many kids who had known him in elementary school were probably unaware of the fact he still existed. Now as high school student he is not popular but not unpopular and is well liked. He was also still very smart the only issue was how hard he wanted to try; his true dedication found in cross country.
Frank and Clegg at first seem free from particular social chains. Social chains being particular laws or moral codes that may in some way shackle an individual. To an extent this is true for both protagonists, however they are prisoners of their own psyche, also that of their parentage and physical inadequacies. Clegg is bound by his obsession for collecting beautiful objects, his position in society, and the struggle to adapt to the freer modern society of the 60’s. Frank on the other hand does not struggle with class issues, nor does he fail to recognize the world he lives in.
Charles Dalton, known by his friends as Charlie, is one of Mr. Keating’s students and is the rebel of the group. He is bold, confident, daring, and not afraid of punishment or authority. Todd Anderson, another of Mr. Keating’s students, who, unlike Charlie, is overly shy and unsure of himself, shows a total lack of confidence. Todd has the weight of the world on his shoulders and follows the rules, trying to avoid any kind of confrontation. Although Todd Anderson may have started out as a conformist, he learns and grows more from Mr. Keating’s lessons than the rebellious Charles Dalton.
Throughout the entire country, high school students are giving up everything that makes them teenagers to either please their parents or to feel they have accomplished something. Can anyone make the statement, “grades are everything, nothing else in the world matters.” This pompous statement is unjust and unfair. Why should every kid in the world give up what they want, what they desire to do, just so they can acclaim some “glory” in having good grades. Good grades should not mean everything in high school. The most intelligent child could have the worst grades, does that make the child stupid?
I agree with the fact that war does usually resolve problems by making it clear what is wanted, and enforcing it physically. If one looks at the history of the world, it is true that some of the biggest problems appear to have been solved quite efficiently by fighting. Admittedly, sometimes in politics the decision is made but nothing is actually ever solved. However, I disagree with the fact that violence keeps everyone satisfied with the solution and that it solves the problem in a fair way. Voting in politics is very clever, since there are no advantages or disadvantages as there is in war, seeing as everyone has an equal vote.
The people of the town do not agree with Carter’s contract philosophy but this does not change Carter’s plans. He has clear expectations for his, and follows through with them entirely. The final quality that makes Carter a great leader is that he is committed. Despite negative reactions from people in the town, Carter is committed to helping
Character to Theme Almost everyone is prejudice in some way or another, its almost impossible not to be. Its almost as difficult to not act on the prejudiceness inside almost each and every one of us. Atticus Finch was an amazing person because he seemed to have mastered this skill. If he was prejudice, he did an extremely well job of hiding it because throughout the whole To Kill a Mockingbird book it seems as if he is only ever trying to be helpful to everyone or at the very least he is always trying to show respect to everyone around him. This is the exact opposite of what prejudice is.
Much of this poor advice was put down to high-achieving pupils at schools in areas of disadvantage being viewed as ‘success stories’, who unlike the majority of non-achievers attending their school, did not need help (Furlong 6). Just because they are doing well in school does not mean that they don’t need guidance. The use of socioeconomics in education is