While in the library with the other students John Bender does aimitation of what life is like at his home. If he was being truthful itdemonstrates a neglectful parenting style. Based on hisinterpretation his parents offer no support on only scold him.

Bender is spiralling towards a big fall. Being raised in a home such as he was,Bender probably had to do things things most other people did not and began to thinkof those things as acceptable. Now, he does those things out of habit which puts himin situations that make him angry and he does more bad things. This endless,destructive circle of reciprocal determinism makes it very hard for Bender to changehis ways.

This one applies to all the members of the Breakfast Club. In thedetention group, all of them feel safer doing things they would notnormally do because they feel as though their actions are not somuch their own as they are the actions of the group.

Throughout the movie, Bender seems resigned to his fate of beinga bum. Saying that there is nothing he can do about it. This is aclassic case of learned helplessness probably due to his parentsconstantly putting him down no matter what he does.

In the movie it is clear Bender hates his parentand would hurt them if he could. Alas, he cannot;so he lets out his anger on his peers andteachers.

Bender displays the invincibility fable when he climbs in the roof to get from thecloset back to the library where the other students are. He doesn't recognize thedanger because he believes nothing could happen to him. When he falls throughthe rafters that does not prevent him form climbing through them again to getback