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Examples Of Femininity In The Hunger Games

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“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.” -Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games. In this movie, the characteristics of feminism were used within the film. Some of those characteristics resulted in masculinity as well. Her possession of these feminine traits caused my opinion to the thought that these traits are more due to her position in her family then to that of a girl who is tomboyish in nature. As you pay close attention to the movie, you start to witness the connection between femininity and masculinity within The Hunger Games. The character of Katniss Everdeen is a sixteen-year-old living in a poor surrounding. With her family being so poor, that was the boost of her character having both feminine and masculine characteristics …show more content…

That forces her to play both roles as mother and father of the family. That causes her to have a masculine side as well. She is the movie protagonist, the head of her family, has great skill in the bow and arrow while hunting, and she is athletic. An example of femininity in this movie came out to also be masculinity as well. During the beginning of the movie, Katniss little sister randomly gets chosen to be in the competition called The Hunger Games. Katniss didn’t let that happen and volunteers to go in place of her. That shows her feminine side of selflessness and family oriented. The masculine side is her having the courage to volunteer and take a chance in death. Another example of the mixture of femininity and masculinity is by Katniss being the head of the household, she declares her domination. She assumes she has to take the male role of getting the money in the family. Even though she may seem like she is the male model in the family, she doesn’t provide food on the daily as if she was the father. She then shows her feminine side with interacting with her family members as much as she

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