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Roles Of Women In The Hunger Games

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On the big screen, women have often been treated as second-class citizens and portrayed as helpless creatures, waiting to be rescued by their Prince Charming. This gender gap came to a halt when The Hunger Games (Dir. Gary Ross) was released in theaters. The brave Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) - stood up for someone else – even when it meant risking her own life. The Hunger Games was not only one of the top grossing movies of the year, but it was also one of the very few movies where a woman was able to display her stability and willingness to fight. The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Gravity are some of the recent movies that show a woman’s much greater potential in life centering around: courage, nature, and recognition. “Happy Hunger …show more content…

Divergent (Dir. Neil Burger), which shares a similar story and characters as The Hunger Games, gives viewers a taste of how a girl who is different than everyone in her society can make an enormous impact. Beatrice grew up in a community where her people were divided into five “fractions:” Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite. Her government was unfair and if a person did not fit with any of the five fractions, they would have to live on the streets, literally. Since Beatrice was classified as a divergent meant that she could not fit anywhere with the five fractions, which meant she had to die. Divergent’s were people who could think independently and therefore the government could not control them. Beatrice was born into Abnegation and took the leap to join Dauntless, even if it meant that she had to be separated from her family. Beatrice had a strong sense of curiosity that made her want to join Dauntless. As a member of Dauntless, a person must show fearlessness and determination. Although Beatrice was anxious to take on the challenges as Dauntless, she was able to climb up the leader board and become one of the strongest members of her fraction. What viewers can take from Beatrice is how she was able to display her inner strength. A girl from a normal family was able to take on new …show more content…

Neil Armstrong, the commander of the Apollo 11 moon exploration, made history on July, 1969 as the first human being to set foot on the moon. Buzz Aldrin, also part of the Apollo 11 moon exploration, drew attention from 600 million people in the world as he and Armstrong became the first two people to land on the lunar surface. Although these two respected astronauts should receive numerous credit for their achievement, many people fail to recognize the first woman who explored our galaxy beyond the Earth’s surface or to land on the moon. Gravity (Dir. Alfonso Cuarón), winner of seven Oscar awards and the blockbuster movie of the year, showed how a bio-medical engineer was the lone survivor to make it back to Earth. Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) was supposed to be on a harmless trip to space until disaster struck. Dr. Stone was repairing a space panel when she and her companion Matt Kowalski (George Clooney), a veteran astronaut and the mission commander for the space exploration, were told an enormous debris field was heading their way. Just short of making it back to their space station for safety, Dr. Stone and Kowalski were battered by the debris sending Dr. Stone into orbit. Kowalski soon came to rescue her and they both made a long and tedious journey to the next space station. Minutes after they have arrived at the space station, another set of debris took its place

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