Female Perspective Speech- Jacinda So
Good morning Ms Jamons and fellow students, today I will be talking about the female perspective. For my speech, I have chosen the movie, The Hunger Games. The Hunger games is set in the dystopian future, where punishment for a past rebellion, each of the 12 districts of Panem is forced by the conquering capitol to annually select 2 tributes, a boy, and a girl, between the ages of 12 and 18 to fight to the death in the Hunger Games.
I have chosen this text because I believe that Katniss Everdeen, who is the protagonist of this film, is a strong and independent, female character. Katniss has skills associated with power, strength, athleticism and hunting. These are traditionally “masculine” skills. Thanks
In the novel, The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian young adult book that is based in Panem that is divided into twelve districts. Each year the districts have to send a boy and a girl into an arena to fight to the death. The novel’s protagonist is Katniss, who lives in the poorest district. Katniss makes the audience think of the important ideas of bravery, societal class and love.
I chose to the modern mythology known as The Hunger Games a novel written by Suzanne Collins and later adapted into a feature film. The novel was actually part of a trilogy The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. The story begins by introducing you to our main character Katniss Everdeen who lives in a world run by the Capitol where President Snow resides and has enforced a form of martial law on all 13 districts. Every year the Capitol hosts their annual Hunger Games which is a form of entertainment for the Capitol. Out of every district two tributes, one boy and one girl will be picked to participate in the Hunger Games which is a battle to the death. Whichever tribute manages to survive till the end will be rewarded by getting to stay in the capitol and their district will be given more food and supplies. The reason Katniss becomes a part of the games is because her little sister prim is chosen during the reaping to be the tribute so Katniss hearing her sisters name volunteers as tribute to save her sisters life but she tries to win the games for her district and to provide for them. The only problem is she finds it hard to murder the other tributes because they are all so young and she doesn’t see why she must kill them for the Capitols entertainment.
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.
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.
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.
The Hunger Games is the first book that makes up the famous trilogy written by Suzanne Collins. Katniss, the book’s main character, is a sixteen year old girl, who lives in Panem, a country divided in 13 different districts. Each year, a reaping is hold, where every district chooses one boy and one girl to participate to the games. The participants have to kill each other for their survival, and only one person can end up as a winner. Because of Katniss’ ingenuity and strategies, both tributes from her district were able to survive and get through this challenge. This world clearly relates to the reality television in our contemporary world and to the gladiator fights. This essay will analyse the different themes, which are used to convey
“Happy Hunger Games!” she says, “And may the odds be ever in your favor.” She crosses the stage, and reaches her hand into the glass ball for girls. “Ladies first!” she says, traditionally, and grabs a slip of paper, smooths it out, and reads it loud and clear.
Every year, thousands of immigrants, both legal or illegal, come to the U.S. in hope for a chance at a better life. People sacrifice so much for their families and for themselves, to live out the american dream. For immigrants, the American dream is an idea to live life that does not involve war, poverty, or any forms of a corrupt government. Which is why many come to the U.S. to find and receive those freedoms and benefits that all americans have. Sadly, america is not so kind to those foreigners.
The Hunger Games (2012) – based off of a novel of the same name – depicts a dystopian society of Panem. Twelve districts in total compromise the nation of Panem, each of their own status and wealth, with District 1 being the most rewarded for their loyalty to the Capitol. The Capitol annually selects two “tributes” from each district – one male and one female – aged 12-18 to fight to death in a televised event. After her younger sister is chosen to represent District 12 – the poorest of the districts – the main protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, volunteers as tribute to take her place. After all of the competitors have been chosen, they are given mentors and taken to the Capitol for training prior to the games. Once competitors from poorer districts
The Hunger Games focuses on a dystopian society in which there exist distinct social classes and cruel acts perpetrated by the acting government. Panem, the nation established in the territory of the former United States, contains a special cultural event driven by the control exerted on the people: the titular Hunger Games. Young people, forced to participate by the government and chosen through a random selection system, must survive and claim victory for their respective District. Only then does that individual earn a slightly better existence. However, many of the poorer Districts’ citizens continue to live in poverty and hardship. By describing constant hardship and violence in the dystopian, media-driven world of Panem, Collins provides a major warning of the inherent dangers of human nature and behavior.(this is a very broad topic- and could you change human nature once warned?)
“Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether mad is or is not the loftiest intelligence—whether much that is glorious—whether all that is profound—does not spring from disease of thought—from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect” (Poe); these are the words of a man born on January 19, 1809. As a child Poe’s parents had passed on making him an orphan. He then went on to live with the family of John Allan who was originally from Richmond, Virginia. During the period of 1815-1820, the family migrated to England. Living in England was beneficial to Poe for the reason that he gained his gothic style that appears so frequently in his work from this area. Although prior to his success challenges
The Hunger Games, the movie, was adapted from the popular young adult novel by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games is sometimes described as another cliche love story for which the young adult genre is infamous. Despite appearances, The Hunger Games illustrates a complex and creative dystopian world with a much deeper underlying message, including topics such as, politics, history, and celebrity worship. The setting appears to be a futuristic version of America. This future America is very classist, and the tyrannical government is sure to keep the classes divided by heavily oppressing the working class. The working class is divided into twelve districts, which used to be thirteen districts until the thirteenth district was annihilated as a result of its uprising. In response to the thirteenth district’s resistance, the President created a game called “The Hunger Games” in an effort to instill obedience in the remaining twelve districts. Through the course of the movie, we learn that “The Hunger Games” are not only a mechanism to force obedience on the working class, but also to serve as entertainment for the elite society who live in the Capitol. The Games require 24 randomly selected children from the working class districts to fight to the death in an elaborately staged battle, all of which is filmed and broadcasted to the entire nation, working class and elite alike. Thesis: The Hunger Games, the movie, has a hauntingly feasible storyline and clear references to real
In life there is always some sort of violence and there always seems to be a good and a bad side. The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross is a movie about 24 tributes fighting to the death for the Hunger Games crown. The prize is riches, fame and freedom from ever having to physically fight in the arena again. It is a game of violence, ferocity, and blood, and only one tribute can win. Even though stories often have a Battle between Good and Evil, it is Katniss’s internal conflict confronting her own good and evil that portrays humanity with a longing for destruction, violent inclination, and sense of separation.
Should marijuana be illegal or should be legal in the United States? I think that marijuana should be illegal. Marijuana is a plant that is illegal in some states of the United States because it makes you do things that you don't want to do like when you are drunk but for marijuana instead of saying drunk its high and when you're high it's the same thing as if you were drunk like you start acting weird, might not remember what happened the night before things like that. The main reason why I want marijuana to illegal is because there are people out there in the world that need lungs and if we make marijuana legal then all those lungs we could have used for the people that need lungs will be lost and the people that need lungs might die,
The Hunger Games has women's liberation covered up in the most profound corners of its pages and the author has portrayed an extensive variety of thoughts that can relate the book to feminist viewpoints. Suzanne Collins has put forth her thoughts by incorporating culture, generalizations, parity, power, class and stereotypes through the characters and the setting of the novel. This assignment analyses the extent of feminism present in the novel with reference to the portrayal of its characters in the dystopian post-apocalyptic future juxtaposing it with the present-day society.