Hunger Games Representation

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire



The white female (Katniss) is presented as a strong, independent, determined and caring person who is ready to put others needs ahead of her own, making her fairly selfless. This is probably to contradict the traditional female roles in order to appeal to young females who disagree with the previous stereotype of females and present the current changing society consisting of stronger female individuals. Young white men are presented as slightly weak, vulnerable and emotional in order subvert typical roles to apply to the younger males that can't identify themselves with the stronger male characters. The stronger female role may also be inspired females to develop a stronger persona.

The people in power and the political hierarchy are presented as thrill seeking, manipulative, unwilling to show a regard for the welfare of the poor and show a fairly negative aura. This is most likely to show how the general public may view people in power but in an extreme case. This helps the audience to understand where the idea may be coming from.

The Hunger Games overall is set to extreme versions of our current society, selfishness, extreme needs to see violence and need for extreme entertainment but also showing where poverty and slavery could lead a country. The trailer represents this parody. 

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