Analysis Of The Hunger Games - 944 Words

In general, Stereotyping affect not only the youth of today but also other individuals. An individual can be stereotyped based on race, skin color, class warfare or gender. The book, The Hunger Games, which is now a well-known movie, demonstrates how stereotyping can happen to any individual. In The Hunger Games, Katniss is affected by stereotypes. Being a citizen from District 12, her appearance and being a female affects the way the Capitol distinguishes her. District 12 is the poorest district in Panem and everyone expects for the tributes to act as savages and criminals. During the opening ceremonies, Katniss reminisces about the past tributes’ clothing. Since District 12’s principal industry is coal mining, the past tributes have attended the opening ceremony naked covered in black powder to represent coal dust or skimpy outfits and hats with headlamps (The Hunger Games 66). District 12 tributes are judged by the Capitol and the stylist judged them based on where they are from. The past stylists do not put any effort in designing their clothing since District 12 tributes already look worn out and dirty. Typically, everyone in the Capitol judges Katniss and Peeta because they are from a poorer side of Panem. â€Å"By stereotyping, we infer that a person has a whole range of characteristics and abilities that we assume all members of that group have. It leads to social categorization which is one of the reasons for prejudice attitudes† (Mclead). There are plenty of youngShow MoreRelatedHunger Games Analysis966 Words   |  4 PagesIn the movie, The Hunger Games, the director, Gary Ross, attempts to convey several messages about human nature and the current state of the world. This can be seen through an analysis of the mise-en-scà ©ne in the beginning of the games scene. I argue that in this scene Ross was portraying human nature as selfish and following the logic of neorealism and Thomas Hobbes, while also showing the romanticism of violence by Western Culture. 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