Mia Choe 11/18/2012 Honors English 2, Hour 3 Miss Independent By: Ne-Yo Miss Independent, a catchy R&B song by Ne-Yo, is directed towards the younger generation. This song is enjoyable not only for its rhythm but also because of the message embedded in the lyrics. In a world where women have continuously been looked at as inferior to men, the song Miss Independent by Ne-Yo encourages them to take a stand in society. First of all, the two words which make up the title are contradictory to one another. Females are seen as dependent on men to get by in life.
The Hunger Games Imagine if you lived in a world, where you were thrown into an arena with 23 other contestants, and only one person comes out. Well this is exactly how Katniss; the protagonist, feels. In this great film, directed by Gary Ross, it is a futuristic setting, in which people now live in districts that used to be North America, which is now called Panem. Katniss and her district is said to be located on the eastern border of Panem. In The Hunger Games it tells a story about a girl Katniss and she has to goes through, in which a way she just has to discover herself, also to show that the government has control, they hold a competition in which children compete against each other, and only one victor comes out.
There are many examples of how the Capitol controls the people of Panem such as the Hunger Games, Reality TV, and control of food. The Hunger Game is where children are forced to fight to death in the arena for entertainment. One girl and one boy aged 12-18 are chosen from each of the 12 districts. Katniss the protagonist of the novel sacrifices herself and volunteers for her sister who was picked as tribute at only the age of 12. “Look how we take your children and sacrifice them and there’s nothing you can do.
The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller in 1952, is a recount of the horror that filled the town of Salem, known to many as the Salem Witch Trials.Which was really based on McCarthyism and the black list in the 1950s. The girls were motivated out of fear for their town’s harsh religious righteousness. Mean Girls, written by Tina Fey in 2004, is a tale of five girls that terrorize Lincoln Park High School. Motivated out of desire for high social standing, the girls
The Hero’s Journey Report on “The Hunger Games” Joseph Campbell has written a “Hero’s Journey” which externally reflects the Greek civilization in its order and flexible society to take steps to become a greater Greek soldier. In Suzanne Collin’s novel “The Hunger Games,” the story of Katniss Everdeen, a girl from District Twelve in post-apocalyptic earth, faces many trials and terrors when she is sent to participate in the annual Hunger Games. “The Hero’s Journey” is seen all throughout this story, and is able to pin point the exact moments when Katnisses life turns upside down. Through out the book, we see Katniss transform from a barley-surviving citizen to the outer district to the heroin of the novel. Katnisses death is foreshadowed
‘The Hunger Games’ depicts a society in which male and female characters display a full range of characteristics that do not always conform to traditional gender stereotypes for men and women. ‘The Hunger Game’s allows the audience to explore different gender roles that are addressed in novel/film. This essay will explore the issues of stereotyping surrounding gender in society and film with relevance to theory. The storyline of ‘The Hunger Games ‘follows Katniss’ Everdeen, a 16-year-old strong, confident and intelligent female who is highly skilled in archery, hunting and looking after her younger sister Prim. Katniss’ fellow district 12 tribute and love interest Peeta Mellark is emotionally expressive, physically strong baker and a talented cake decorator.
The seat of the government is in the Capitol, and they control all twelve poverty stricken districts. Hunger Games is a punishment for a past revolution in Panem. Every year the Capitol forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the hunger games. The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which tributes must fight with one another until one survivor remains. The Hunger Games takes place in a arena in the Capitol.
Even though she thinks it’s unfair she hesitates and recognizes that men and women should have equal rights. Since most writers in the 18th century were men, society looked at women writers more on the negative side or didn’t take women serious. Between 1700s and 1800s, Anna wanted femininity. Considering women writers didn’t have much freedom with their own creativity. She says, “thou mayest command, but never canst be free”(20).
Don’t expect the flower to walk right up to you hive. But still, so many guys do. But if she likes me so much… then WHY does she want to be just friends? Ah, female logic! Einstein has been quoted as saying that he can unravel many of the universe’s greatest mysteries… but he still doesn’t understand women.
Jane Austen Comparing both novels Women Both characters are strong, vivid, self-confident and, in some way, a rupture to the normal behavior on that time. They search their own path and destiny, disconnecting theirelves with the normal society's expectations. Love Love is the main theme in both novels. Not only love as a feeling, but love as a pursue of happiness and stability, this last being totally necessary, at the time, to girls with lack of fortune. In the case of Anne, her search for love serves to redeem her past mistakes and, finally, be with the one that she has chosen, not her relatives.