The document discusses gender representations in The Hunger Games trilogy. It summarizes how Katniss Everdeen serves as a strong female protagonist who breaks down stereotypes of masculinity. As a skilled hunter, she is able to overcome challenges with bravery and intelligence. In contrast, Peeta Mellark relies on Katniss for protection and displays more traditional masculine traits like emotional vulnerability and sacrificing himself for others. The document also briefly discusses the social class divisions portrayed in the fictional world of Panem.

1. By Mansour
Ahaidi

2. Representation of hunger
Games
Hunger Games uses a female protagonist which
helps to break down gender stereo-types as
Katniss is strong woman who has a number of
masculine qualities.
The idea of gender and man being seen as a
leader and protector whilst women are often
shown as followers of the men and being weak,
dependent by nature is changed through the
Hunger Games.

3. Gender
Katniss Everden arrives in the scene in Hunger
Games at the start of the movie. Katniss Everden
is living in district 12 of Panem which is has really
poor living conditions. Katniss Everden hunts for
food to take care of her young sister and mother.
Katniss Everden has strong, powerful and
leadership qualities. Katniss is not afraid of any
challenges that she may encounter taking
everything in her stride.

4. THE Protagonist Katniss
The female protagonist is un-stereotypically emasculated, and has
warrior like characteristics that enable her to overcome serious
obstacles with fearless cunning.
Throughout the films Katniss hunts to kill people, she often represses
her emotions in order to survive. Katniss avoids showing romantic
feelings towards her comrades as she is focuses on survival. Every
so often her true feelings do surface when she is with Peeta.
Katness Everden has different skill sets such as her ability to use a
bow and arrow to kill people, she is very ingenuitive and able to use
her environment to defend herself.

5. Peeta Mellark as (Josh Hutcherson) in Catching Fire he is afraid and scared
of the challenges that he faces. Peeta Mellark through the film is relying on
Katniss to save his life from the tributes that want to kill him.
Peeta Mellark is an emotional character. During the battles in the Hunger
Games it becomes apparent that Peeta can be best characterized by his
willingness to sacrifice himself for Peeta, which stems back to an early
memory of Kastniss when Peeta burnt a loaf of bread from his bakery to
feed Katniss and received a beating in the process.
Peeta is emotionally and openly romantic towards Katniss throughout the
film, showing the audience how much Peeta loves Katniss.
THE PROTAGONIST
PEETA MELLARK

6. Social Class status: Is the way in which society can be divided based on
social and economic status.
The social class in the Hunger Games are divided into different social
tributes such as district 1,2 and 3 as you go further up the districts the class
status of the people get worse as poverty becomes even more severe.
The social divisions are extreme in Panem.
DIFFERENT SOCIAL CLASS STATUS

7. Hunger Games capitol
The capitol of Panem is technologically very advanced, it is a
utopian city in which the nations powerful and wealthy people
reside. The people of the capitol dress well and it is easy to
differentiate from the males and females as they have different
style of make up on the body.
The society that Hunger Games portrays gives a representation
that is different to the present time.

8. Biography
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