Protagonist: Katniss Everdeen In The Hunger Games

One good stereotype that shows up often is the narrow-minded blonde that only cares about fashion. The best example of this is Emma Ross, from Bunk'd. She dosen't understand many simple concepts, but is very knowledgeable in fashion. Next, we the Sharpettes. They only care about fashion, and therefore perfectly fit the stereotype. Lastly, we have Liv Rooney from Liv and Maddie. Maddie has an astute eye for fashion,but is very narrow-minded, and only cares about fashion. However, in one episode, they show her not as dimwitted, but as a robotics whiz, so she does have a knack for robots like her two brothers, but still has no care for robots.

The Blonde Bimbo. Long or fluffy hair, revealing clothes. Sometimes dumb, not able to use machines, dependant on her man, not able to do anything, can't control her emotions over men. When I watched the TV to find some examples of stereotypes, the first thing I saw was a trailer for a documentary about David Bailey.

Stocked or stereotyped characters are character types that appear so often, that the reader immediately recognizes their nature. The two stocked or stereotyped characters I am going to talk about are: 1. Ichabod Crane, and 2. Katrina Van Tassel. To me Ichabod Crane is a typical thin and clumsy man. But Irving saw it a little differently by saying 'He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together. His head was small, and flat at the top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long nose, so that it looked like a weather cock, perched upon his spindle neck, to tell which way the wind blew.'; As Irving puts it, Katrina Van Tassel, 'Was a blooming lass

A character is someone portrayed in a novel, play, or movie that represents an person. An author can create characters in many ways to show the emotional, mental, and physical characteristics of that individual. An author has an infinite amount of choices of how he or she can construct characters. Zadie Smith does just that in “The Girl with Bangs.” In “The Girl with Bangs,” Smith represents the narrator as a normal college student that falls in love with a girl, named Charlotte because of her bangs. This representation sets up a series of conflict when Charlotte’s boyfriend, Maurice, moves and Charlotte hooks up with the narrator. Maurice then moves back months later to find out that she has cheated on him with the narrator and another unknown male. The narrator later finds out that Charlotte has cheated on her with the unknown guy and then was going to choose Maurice over her, which causes a small fight about who should actually have her. This gets resolved when she shaves her head in spite of all three men. Maurice is the only one who still wants her. The narrator has clear motivation about why she wants Charlotte, she is a dynamic character, and she is a round character.

Stereotype; a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. In the realistic fiction novel, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, and in the short story, “Geeks Bearing Gifts”, written by Ron Koertge, stereotypes are defied by ordinary people. In The Outsiders, Johnny Cade and Darry Curtis face many struggles throughout their lives. Their town in separated into two: the rich and dangerous Socs, and the quiet, tough Greasers. For them, living dangerously is a reality. As a result of their lifestyle, Johnny has become fearful and Darry is considered the toughest man in the gang. In “Geeks Bearing Gifts” aspiring journalist, Renee, interviews her fellow classmates who are classified as “outcasts.” After meeting several students, she realizes her assumptions were incorrect about them. After reading both of these stories, the reader learns that our thoughts about others often revolve around stereotypes and assumptions, but most of these ideas that we have about other people are proven wrong.

Stereotype, someone who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type. This is the main component of the S.E. Hinton novel The Outsiders. The stereotypes in the novel are the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs are the rich kids who don’t have to work for anything, while the Greasers are the poorer kids who have very little. They both live in the city of Tulsa, one group on the Northside and one on the Southside. Outside of these boundaries no-one knows of them but the hatred for each other still plays on their minds.

The definition of a hero has been moulded and changed over time, but all heroes have shared some qualities, constructing our archetypal hero. Katniss, the 'hero' from Suzanne Collins, 'The Hunger Games' challenges and confirms our views of a typical hero. She has events like a heroes journey and a tough upbringing, but she also has conflicting attributes like simply not being a male. Suzanne Collins has created a complex character, who doesn't strictly fit into the mould of a hero.

The word stereotype in the dictionary should include a picture of the fictional character Archie Bunker, from the 1970s sitcom titled “All in the Family.’ It is hard to find just one example of an episode that showcases the level this character will stoop to stereotype someone; however, I selected an episode titled, (Sammy’s Visit), that is considered one of the sitcoms finest.

“We had to save you because you're the Mockingjay, Katniss, says Plutarch. While you live, the revolution lives” (Collins). Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games is a complex character who epitomizes the archetype of a hero, however, she also shatters the mold by rebelling against the capital and endangering her whole family. She starts out as a hero to her family, especially her sister, and then becomes the symbol of strength to everyone. Katniss sacrifices herself by volunteering to join the Hunger Games in place of her sister, it is a game of survival where a boy and a girl from each district are forced to fight the other members of other districts to the death. By going out of her ordinary world and preparing to join a game where her life could be taken, she fits right into the archetype of a hero. Her bow and arrow, the weapon that only she can wield, will be the only things to help her survive. Despite these heroic qualities, Katniss makes an erroneous decision and blunder mistakes that shows the reader the flip side of Katniss.

What makes a stereotype a stereotype and does a character always fit the correct stereotype? Medea is a play written by Euripides, a Greek author. This tragedy expresses the harmful plans Medea has which seek revenge on her unfaithful husband, Jason. Medea and Jason soon begin to show gender roles. Throughout the play, there is a prominent battle of the sexes; the two main contenders are Medea and Jason, and Euripides shows that a stereotype does not always define a person.

Randy Bragg, Dan Gunn, James McBride and Ruth McBride are all examples of stereotyped characters put to extremes because of their environment. A stereotype is a widely held idea or image of a particular type of person or thing. An example of a stereotype is “All Mexicans in America are immigrants”. Bragg, Gunn, and the McBrides were all stereotyped in their own way and some more than others.

According to Dictionary.com a stereotype is something conforming to a fixed or general pattern, especially an often oversimplified or biased mental picture held to characterize the typical individual of a group (dictionary.com).

In modern society, stereotypes are often frowned upon. Though regularly perceived negatively, authors use stereotypes to develop characters and make the story easier for readers to understand. In the short story The Kiss, the author presents her readers with three stereotypical characters that can be compared and contrasted with contemporary characters. First, Nathalie shares qualities with Blair from the Gossip Girl television series. Second, Brantain displays some characteristics found in Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby.

The most apparent stereotyping in the entire book has to be with Joe and Amy. Joe is portrayed as the classic high school bad boy, he wears a bandana and a single skull earring. He drinks all the time, gets wasted at the parties and has a few brush-ins with the law. Amy on the other the hand is shown as the makeup obsessed high school slut. During the introduction of the story, her reputation of being easy is already mentioned and seems to be proven when Michael fools around with her on his birthday while his girlfriend is around. Both of these characters on the surface appear as stereotypical high schoolers. Most people in the neighborhood as well as some people at the high school label Joe as a bad kid, troublemaker, maverick, etc. While

There are so many stereotypes in today’s society that one can hardly keep count of. Aside from race, which has been said that there is “no race,” there are the more common stereotypes of, say, a high school class room. There are the jocks, the emo’s, bookworms, etc. These are typically given to you based on what others see in/on you. I, for example, choose to wear black skinny jeans, and any band tee that I can find in my closet.