The Hunger Games Feminist Analysis

Mary Wollstonecraft’s A vindication of the rights of women written in 1792 can be considered one of the first feminist documents, although the term appeared much later in history. In this essay, Wollstonecraft debates the role of women and their education. Having read different thinkers of the Enlightenment, as Milton, Lord Bacon, Rousseau, John Gregory and others, she finds their points of view interesting and at the same time contrary to values of the Enlightenment when they deal with women’s place. Mary Wollstonecraft uses the ideas of the Enlightenment to demand equal education for men and women. I will mention how ideals of the Enlightenment are used in favor of men but not of women and explain how Wollstonecraft support her “vindication” of the rights of women using those contradictions.

Throughout history, women have made a name for themselves. By rising up and fighting for something that they believed in, the Mirabal sisters made a name for themselves in the Dominican Republic and in Julia Alvarez’s novel In the Time of the Butterflies. By applying a theory to a novel, readers can relate the book to the world they are living in today (Davidson). Feminism can be defined as a dynamic philosophy and social movement that advocates for human rights and gender equality (“Feminism”). Feminist Theory involves looking at how women in novels are portrayed, how female characters are reinforcing stereotypes or undermining them, and the challenges that female characters face (Davidson). Feminist Theory can be applied to In the Time of

Throughout history, the equality of women to men has been regarded as a social taboo. It was a universal understanding that women were always subordinate to their dominant males. Pre Modern Greece expressed these views through their social expectations, hierarchical structures and general lack of acceptance. This ubiquitous truth for this society was challenged in Homer’s The Odyssey, with his strongly developed and diverse female cast. Each female character possesses a unique personality and faced internal as well as external struggles that rivals the complexity of the male characters. Despite the inequity that these females face, they overcome it by showing themselves to be strong in the face of adversity and work to be unmoved by even the

During times of crisis, women have been marginalized continuously, and although many would like to think so, conditions for women have not changed much over time. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak both reflect that. Women in literature and in real life who deserve lead roles are often forced into supporting roles. Most people understand this but few acknowledge it. Strong female characters such as Liesel in The Book Thief, Penelope in The Odyssey, and Antigone in Antigone need to be honored the same way strong male characters are.

The book, Bad Feminist, written by Roxane Gay, is a collection of essays that argues about many topics of feminism and typical problems in today’s society. “What We Hunger For," is one of her personal essays. Gay reveals to her reader the difficult journey she had to endure as a teen, while also taking her reader through the cultural experiences that many girls endure but never talk about. She later explores The Hunger Games trilogy and its heroine Katniss Everdeen to emphasize the cathartic and sobering stories in young adult literature. Gay claims that through the use of young adult literature and movies that speak of true experiences and accomplishments, the dark past young adult endure can be unlock and resolved. Gay appeals to ethos, logos

William Shakespeare 's "Othello” can be analyzed from a feminist perspective.This criticism focuses on relationships between genders, like the patterns of thoughts, behavior, values, enfranchisement, and power in relations between and within sexes. A feminist examination of the play enables us to judge the distinctive social esteems and status of women and proposes that the male-female power connections that become an integral factor in scenes of Othello impact its comprehension. I believe that the critical lens that provides modern society with the most compelling view of literature is Feminist Criticism because it analyzes distrust and disloyalty among relationships, women being treated as possessions

Student, Loobeek, sets out to discover the different waves of feminism and determines which one is most pertinent to The Hunger Games movie trilogy. Loobeek states that there are three waves of feminism, the first, second, and third. The author states that the first-wave concerns women obtaining equal rights, as men have. The second-wave focuses on female-only rights, like abortion and objectification of the female body. The third-wave is inclusive to women of all religions, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, and it focuses on the woman’s sexuality and her right to display it. Loobeek then takes to a feminist analysis of The Hunger Games. The author states that Katniss Everdeen’s, the protagonist in The Hunger Games, strongest example of

those who oppose them. Also, Katniss is destined to kill the other 23 players, and Odysseus is

Where male and female dynamics are obvious in the past as depicted through Mulan, there is not one indication present that show males are ultimately placed above females in The Hunger Games. The novel establishes that society is ranked according to the status of the district that a person belongs to and not by their gender. In addition, skills typically associated with men such as strength, speed and athleticism are all easily achieved and most noticeable in Katniss in comparison to the other tributes in the Games. When Katniss first enters the room where she is assessed on her abilities as a warrior, the Gamemakers show her no attention due to the fact that she was from the poorest district, not due to the fact she was a female. However, in

The Hunger Games is a fairly popular and typical tale that includes a heroine, courage, and bravery. This story can be read or watched through many different lenses such as a Marxist lens, feminist lens, or even an archetypal lens. Through these lenses one can see as a reader or viewer that this is not just a story that fits into one category, but one that can fit into many. Using the Marxist and feminist lenses a viewer can gain a great depth of knowledge into The Hunger Games story itself.

Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) has often been regarded as one of the most influential and important articulations in the history of feminist theory. Wollstonecraft, addressing such issues as education, politics and marriage and debunking the myths of female frailties, vehemently argues for the rights of women and the equality of the sexes. In particular, Wollstonecraft’s views on marriage are continuously echoed throughout Jane Austen’s beloved novel, Pride and Prejudice (1812). Wollstonecraft’s notion that marriage should be based on friendship and respect rather than economic security or physical attraction is an ideal epitomized by the nuptials between Pride and Prejudice’s two leading characters, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.

Imagine a world full of peace and happiness, a place that epitomizes equity and unity. Imagine a society born from ideals and dreams, where people are able to fulfill their ultimate purpose and goals in life. Think of a happy-go-lucky world, of a brightly colored future filled with hope. Now, imagine a world filled with ash and dust, where the air that people breathe in is filled with toxins. Imagine a society born from the product of war and desolation, where people are restrained to the shackles of a totalitarian government. Think of a post-apocalyptic world, of a darkly painted future filled with regrets.

This essay will critically examine on how the female figure is represented throughout a very “selective” media outlet (the film industry), and how society is depicted in the film medium. The chosen media text for analysis is The Hunger Games, a theatrical adaptation of the novel written by Suzanne Collins and directed by Gary Ross. The film is centred on Katniss Everdeen - a teenage girl who volunteers on behalf of her sister, to fight in the annual Hunger Games- and the male District 12 tribute, Peeta Mellark, with whom she shares quite an intense past. Both characters embark on a journey that will test their physical and emotional boundaries, while being hunted by the other 22 competitors who all fight for the same objective: survival.

By examining the resource rich setting of a novel, readers of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein can come to understand the author’s many significant ideas. Frankenstein is a gothic novel, written in the romantic period of 1800-1850 and thus combines elements of both romance and horror. The gothic genre was ‘invented’ by Horace Walpole in his “The Castle of Otranto (1764) where he described it as aiming for a “pleasing sort of terror” that emphasizes emotions of both fear and awe. An understanding of the gothic genre and its conventions is key to understanding the author 's purposeful use of setting to contain their significant ideas. Commonly featuring settings of sublime nature, women victims and religious settings and concepts, these typical gothic conventions of setting can

This thesis consists of Hanif’s portrait of women and their marginalized positions in the society and economic, social and religious pride and prejudices towards women in Pakistani society which is an important theme of his novels. He belongs to those who are proof of that some people can tell the truth more comprehensively and authentically with fiction than facts. In his second novel Our Lady of Alice Bhatti (2012), he discusses the battle and determination of a woman fitting in with minority goes out in a patriarchal society and endures accordingly.