How Is Gender Portrayed In The Hunger Games Trilogy By Suzanne Collins

In the novel “The Hunger Games” Suzanne Collins conveys the qualities of a hero through the main character Katniss Everdeen. The novel is based around a dystopian nation, in which is placed in Panem. Through which a boy and a girl from each district must take part in ‘The Hunger Games’ where they have to fight to the death, until there is one survivor. Katniss subsequently evolves as a significant hero portraying the heroic qualities such as selflessness, identity change and intelligence. Selflessness is shown as she puts others before herself, her identity changes as she has to put up a brave face, and intelligence is displayed as her strategies progress in the games.

The Hunger Games, a novel by Suzanne Collins, is the story of 16 years old, Katniss Everdeen, who fights to death for her district. The Hunger Games is an event hosted every year by the Capitol of Panem, where a randomly chosen boy and girl both need to represent each of the twelve districts that the capitol is composed of. When Katniss little sister, Prim, is chosen to be the representative for District twelve, Katniss volunteers to take her place and fight along her male counterpart, Peeta. The reason I choose this book for my book report is because Katniss is not your typical 16 year old girl. Not only is she her family’s provider but she’s also skillful, strong, rebellious, and unsentimental heroine. These are characteristics that society would mostly link to a 16 year old boy rather than a girl.

This books focuses on things that influence gender roles such as Sociological Perspectives, Social Stratification , Sex and Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Nationality, Poverty and Social Exclusion , Crime and Deviance, Religion , Families and Households, Power, Politics and the State, Work, Unemployment and Leisure, Organisations and Bureaucracy, Education, Culture and Identity and Methodology.

Society has created the concept of gender and how men and women have certain roles to follow. Some of these characteristics have been broken in today's society but many still exist. As people start to accept who they are and who they want to be, normal stereotypes do not stand out as much as they used to. By doing this, we are turning over a new leaf, where men and women are intermixing qualities and characteristics. Now a days, there are women who have become the providers and some men who have become the nurtures. Not being tied down by certain roles and expectations gives those who want to do more the chance to step out and be comfortable changing those said roles and expectations. In the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, she portrays some characters as having opposite gender roles and expectations. Two characters who show this the most are Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. Both of these main characters are portrayed in a unique way throughout the novel and portray traditional roles and break them throughout the Hunger Games.

The presence of true female bravery in many novels and films was very rare, however, the release of the series, ‘The Hunger Games’, has begun the start of the typical female protagonist, by introducing the confident character, Katniss Everdeen. The film focuses on the protagonist of the film, Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old girl that lives in the poor District 12, which is located in the apocalyptic land Panem. This essay will analyse views towards film heroes, and the protagonist in the film, by recognising gender stereotypes, traditions, values, and beliefs to relate to modern society. In the typical western tradition, the heroes in the films are typically male and reinforce the values of the typical western society, the heroes in the films normally follow a set pattern, and this is relatable to Joseph Campbell’s

The Concept of Self-Identity Conveyed Through The Protagonists’ Appearances in Anne of Green Gables and The Hunger Games

Shears 1 Sarah Shears Mrs. Markle ENG 4U 3 January 2015 Gender Roles in The Hunger Games In the movie, The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross, the world of Panem is an alarming, futuristic society of a totalitarian government. This government states a law of the Hunger Games, in which “each district shall offer up a male and female between the ages of 12 and 18 at a public reaping”... “transferred to a public arena where they will Fight to the Death, until a lone victor remains.” (Gary Ross).

Literature from the speculative fiction genre aims to expose problems or concerns that pertain to society and the struggle of humanity. In the case of Suzanne Collins’ ‘The Hunger Games’ the issues of power and gender are displayed. Collins reminds audiences of past societies that have disempowered individual citizens in order to offer a social critique through her literature. Although the circumstances seen in ‘The Hunger Games’ are extreme, audiences are reminded of their plausibility through Collins’ discussion of political, economic, social and gender imbalances of power. The text encourages audiences to critique the ideological structure of modern societies.

Another example of structure and agency is the influence of gender. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women (Willis & Elmer 2008, pp.85-91). The concept of men recognised as the breadwinner and as the main financial provider in the family (Hobson 2002, p. 174). In Ernie’s case, he has lost his job. Therefore he may have no self-confident as a leader in his family because he earns nothing. In his family, the husband has been the breadwinner; that trend is changing as his wife, Gloria start to support family’s finance. Moreover, he may be condemned as being lazy and labelled simply as a ‘scrounger’ in the social structure (Clegg 1990, pp.406-408). Ernie’s situation does not match his ideas about masculinity. As a result, the

For many years films have always been structured around the representation of gender roles. Up until recently, very few films have challenged the traditional stereotypes. However, with the increasing support of feminism and a heightened consciousness of the way the different genders are being labelled and stereotyped, many movies and novels now challenge traditional gender roles . ‘The Hunger Games’, a film adaptation of the novel by Suzanne Collins, is one of these movies. Released in 2012 and directed by Gary Ross, the film is the first of four movies based on the bestselling trilogy written from 2008-2010.

Love and hope, together are a timeless literary thematic duo, which continue to inspire countless variations and sub-genres of romance literature. For many centuries, romance as a genre, is arguably the most popular of all narratives. However, the theme of love often takes precedence and overarches other thematic interpretation of stories. So why then are people seeking romance in the literature they read? Suzanne Collins wrote The Hunger Games with the intent of introducing her young adult readership to a number of politically charged themes. Although Collins' work is acknowledged for successfully presenting themes of sacrifice, versions of reality, and power; conversely, her audience conversely identifies with the debatable sub-theme of

In this reading the author argues the role of inequality among house wives and mothers. She describes how she should conduct herself according to those roles, while being viewed through the eyes of a man. The author discusses her daily duties of caring for the children, taking care of her home and taking care of her husband. She seems to want independency. At times, she seems to be bitter about her expectations such as cooking, cleaning, caring for her children and pleasing her husband romantically. It can be inferred that she might be tired and wants a wife of her own. The tone of the writing can be perceived as sarcastic at times, which may lead you to conclude that men during that time period might not have taken this reading serious. On the other hand, women could relate in more than one way therefore impacting the feminist movement during this era.

The social formalities the protagonists break in their respective societies, allow them to become symbols of hope and inspiration as they lead a movement of change in their worlds. However, for the female protagonists of the Hunger Games and Divergent titles to succeed as hero figures, they must let go of traditionally feminine qualities

Collins’ The Hunger Games, a dystopian society fiction, features a female hero, Katniss Everdeen, who is set apart as a hero due to social class, gender and the selfless act of offering herself for the annual games. She is forced to grapple with her sexuality, extreme violence, and ethical dilemmas due to the political hierarchy. All the while she is keeping popularity with said political enemies due to the dystopian terror-filled sport run by those very individuals. This novel focuses on the disparity between the classes where the upper class is kept apathetic to the underclass, because of the conditioning from the hierarchy to view this demoralizing “game” as pure entertainment. This creates a passivity of the upper class that helps in aiding Katniss’ rebellion against the political system.

8). The traditional views of gender roles are indeed quite different from the modern views. The men in society are the bread-winners where as the women take care of the children and home. There are basic and common work roles, however in terms of behaviour and involvement there are gender role distinctions. The sex roles generally play out in modern society as well, some sex roles and stereotypes for girls are that they are “nonaggressive, nonathletic, emotionally expressive, tender, domestic, and nurturing. Boys on the other hand are “aggressive, value achievement, attain goals through conflict, and work towards monetary success” (Whicker and Kronenfeld, 1986; pp. 8). The males in the society are “emotionally anesthetised, aggressive, physically tough and daring, unwilling or unable to give nurturance to a child” (Lewis and Sussman, 1986; pp. 1). These traits are carried out by this particular gender mostly outside the society to demonstrate their strength. Those individuals who ignore to carry out these personality traits are seen as weak and unmanly. The women on the other hand are given the responsibility of looking after the family and are supposed to have the opposite personality traits. For instance a woman can show emotions but not outside of the family because of the shame that would bring to the