Gender roles refer to theoretical construction about how people who belong to different genders should speak, think, dress, act and interact within the context of community they live in. Moreover gender roles divided into two main elements, which are dependent on the cultural context as well as the personal preferences or tendency of someone. Gender representations in “The Hunger Games” represents classical shifts away from mainstream gender roles with some elements and reinforces established gender roles in others. Girls are presented as the fairer gender, with an inclination towards being emotional and kind and rarely have characteristics of toughness and strength as is characterized by boys. On the other hand, …show more content…
She is also portrayed as tough and has a lack of ability which is supposed to be in girl 's attributes. Katniss also plays the role of protector in the movie clip, protecting herself and other members of her group from various risks. The role of protection in many communities is usually done by men and boys. It is an exception to the traditional gender roles that Katniss plays this role while characters such as Peeta depended upon her for their protection. Linda Holmes indicated in her article “What makes Katniss stand out” that Katniss defies the traditional gender roles for heroines and also Peeta defies the typical known versions of gender roles about boyfriend. The evidence …show more content…
It seems like a revolution and challenge for the existing gender roles encouraging men to be more caring and assertive about their emotions and women to be a little bit stronger and not overly emotional. In other words, Peeta encourages Katniss to open up, talk about her feelings and share herself with other people. Perhaps the movie is not just about strict gender roles and their manifestation but about being brave and strong in whatever skill set or character that a person has. Also Peeta is softer and not strong enough and one of the evidences is when Peeta escaped to the forest and hid himself among the
Yamato, Jen. Burning Questions.“The Hunger Games and Real World Parallels: “Can kids all become Katniss Everdeen”. Movie Line. March 13, 2012. Web. May 04, 2012
Even though many social forces impact Scout in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, gender impacts Scout the greatest. It affects her in how other people treat her. Unexpectedly, Aunt Alexandra shows up at the Finch household, and Scout asks why she had just shown up. Aunt Alexandra replies, “We decided that it would be good for you to have some feminine influence. It won’t be many years, Jean Louise, before you become interested in clothes and boys” (127). After Alexandra says this, Scout becomes puzzled because she does not think she needs a “feminine influence”. But, as she becomes older she is expected to act more lady like. Since she is a girl, she is expected to act prim and proper. Her being raised around men is acting against these stereotypes. Certainly, it is obvious that boys are more daring than girls. So while Jem and Dill want to get a sneak peak inside of Boo Radley’s house, Scout gets a little apprehensive. Jem shouts out, “Scout I’m telling you for the last time shut your trap or go home. I declare to the lord you’re getting more like a girl every day,” (51-52). After Jem said this, she decides she has no option but to join them. She does...
While the women in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird come in a variety of personalities and backgrounds, all of their lives are led by one constricting factor; their gender. Scout's upbringing as a young woman greatly contrasts that of her brother Jem. Jem is educated as a young boy growing into a man while Scout’s journey is taken as a woman. The manacle of womanhood is but a concept if one does not consider the harsh faults and inhibiting limits of men or rather the struggle for “masculinity” that men are similarly constrained. Though she is repeatedly told to have ladylike manners and to dress in more feminine way, Scout mostly denies this norm but is still able to become a young
In the novel, Katniss and Peeta, used the strategy of showing fake love in order to win hearts of the people and get attention of sponsors in order to survive the competition. Katniss’s on-air romantic relationship with Peeta, which helps her to survive throughout the course of the series, echoes the overtly dramatic romantic tensions at the center of so many reality shows, ranging from The Real World to The Bachelor. (Wright 102)
Throughout history, thousands upon thousands of stories have been told, written, and passed from generation to generation. Most of these stories follow a sort of pattern, from the damsel in distress to the joker and of course the greatest of all, the hero.Every once in awhile these stories reappear in different forms. Such is the case with Katniss Everdeen and Theseus. Although both Katniss Everdeen of The Hunger Games and the mythological Theseus follow the archetypal hero pattern, only Katniss actually portrays it as Theseus abandons the woman who makes his victory possible while Katniss completely embodies the heroic ideal by being both strong and human at the same time, proving that the heroic archetype is unrestricted by gender.
Therefore, the author favors Scout's unique personality and implies women do not have to act in a stereotypical manner. The book might inspire young girls to become independent and create their own unique personalities. To Kill a Mockingbird emerges as an important novel that contradicts female society and suggests that girls should not feel pressure to act in scripted "womanly" roles.
The book The Hunger Games is full of critical scenes. A critical scene is a type of scene that is necessary for the book to have a story. One very important critical scene is when Prim was chosen at the reaping. When she was chosen Katniss decided to take her place as a tribute. Why did Katniss take her place? What could have happened if she didn't take her place?
The movie “The Hunger Games” has many similarities and relations to World Mythology. While it may not seem like this movie is as myth related as others, such as Troy and Thor, many of the themes and situations in the movie were inspired by the stories of the great myths and epics. The overall theme of the movie is courage, strength, and destiny.
Katniss in the Hunger Games is portrayed as a strong-willed, brave, strong character. This is not how female protagonists are usually portrayed in novels or movies. Female protagonists are usually the damsel’s in distress, and the male protagonists will save the females. It is the same case in the novel Divergent. I this novel the main character is Tris, she is a brave, strong willed character, just like Katniss.
Everything Peeta did was for Katniss. According to Kendra Cherry, “people who rush in to help others in the face of danger and adversity do so because they genuinely care about the safety and well-being of other people” (2). Peeta could always see the bigger picture. Peeta knew that Katniss could make a different and could bring the Capitol down. He was willing to do anything it took for Katniss, including die for her. He never compromised who he was in the games. Heroes are people who act with dignity under pressure.
Mahatma Gandhi once said “Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.” Power is something that a lot of people tend to misuse. Power can be great at times, but most the time it can make bad things happen. People think just because they have the power to do something means they should do it, when really that is not the case. In the movie “The Hunger Games” power is used to abuse everyone and everything around.
Characterization plays an important role when conveying how one’s personality can disintegrate by living in a restrictive society. Although Kat is slowly loosing her mind, in the story, she is portrayed as a confident woman who tries to strive for excellence. This can be seen when she wants to name the magazine “All the Rage”. She claims that “it’s a forties sounds” and that “forties is back” (311). However the board of directors, who were all men, did not approve. They actually “though it was too feminist, of all things” (311). This passage not only shows how gender opportunities is apparent in the society Kat lives in, but also shows the readers why Kat starts to loose her mind.
Katniss is a hunter, self-sacrificing, not very romantic and does not share emotions. She is the Provider and a protector of her family which is usually a male role. Katniss is given masculine and some men are given feminine attributes in the book it makes it seem like men and women are equal. their attributes allow for fluidity with gender and create a much more open world where women be stronger and men be more emotional without shame. Because of this view Katniss is taking place of male hero in the novel and Peeta is taking place of women in the novel. Peeta is the girl with Katniss. Peeta shows his feminine attributes when he starts crying and presents his undying love for Katniss. He openly weeps (Collins 40-41), he has been in love with Katniss from afar, he is a baker, and is known for creating beautiful flowers on the cakes that he sells at his family’s bakery. He even physically matches the more feminine characters in Katniss’s
Overall, the reader can connect sexist issues in “To Kill a Mockingbird” to the present day world. Women are still expected to follow rules that society has set for them. Advertisements with unrealistic beauty standards are shown millions of times everyday. Women are still expected to stay at home and cook and clean while men go to work. Scout is a very brave girl who is
When one thinks about women, the same basic thoughts always cross through men's mind. Too many men fit women into the same standard roles of cooking, cleaning, and catering to men. Historically throughout time the role of a woman has been lesser than that of man. Those thoughts have progressively changed with time, but have yet to reach the equality sought out by every woman. Thoughts such as those mentioned above are prevalent in literature, with most female characters following the same mold of traits and intelligence in every novel. Women historically have had to conform to specific stereotypical roles, which are often reflected in literature.