The elements of a teenage movie can often be examined through four major characteristics:. The themes include 1) sex and relationships, 2) rebellion, 3) high school experiences, and 4) teenage stereotypes. The experience of high school and the events that occur there are a rite of passage for every teenager, making school the perfect backdrop for a coming of age film. Rituals such as prom in Pretty in Pink, and the shopping fantasy in Valley Girl, are often a staple. Possibly the most noteworthy archetype of teenage portrayal in Hollywood is The Breakfast Club, revolving around teenage stereotypes and the roles they play. According to Patrick O’Neill in his thesis investigating the 1980s Hollywood teen drama, “the dramatization of the role of the teen stereotype and its hierarchical nature is a theme which is consistent throughout the genre, especially from the mid-1980s onwards: the jock, the popular girl, the delinquent, the rebel and the nerd all pervade the films in various forms and manifestations, with The Breakfast Club being emblematic of this.”