![]() ![]() (can a female character be replaced by a sexy lamp without affecting the plot?) Katniss also has a couple one-line conversations with Effie. While the two talk about Peeta, they mainly talk about strategy and survival. During the games, Katniss allies herself with Rue, a girl about Prim's age. ![]() In one of the earliest scenes Katniss talks to her sister, Prim, about the games. The Hunger Games passes the Bechdel Test. The same group talks about Peeta when he’s not there and about strategy. Peeta talks with a group of Tributes about hunting Katniss. Many other conversations occur between mixed groups of male and female characters.įor example, Haymitch talks with Peeta and Katniss about strategy, sponsors, and their skills, as does Effie. her promise to Prim that she’ll try to win.Katniss and Cinna (the stylist who designs her clothes) talk about: the consequences of making the Capitol look bad.caring for Katniss’ family when she’s gone.how much to risk to get medical supplies.Peeta’s declaration of feelings for Katniss.Katniss and Peeta talk about many topics, including: giving the crowds something to root for.Peeta and Haymitch (a mentor to Katniss and Peeta) talk about: Seneca Crane and President Snow talk about: TV personality Caesar and gamemaker Seneca Crane talk about:Ĭaesar and another announcer, Claudius, talk about: the way mom shut down after Katniss' father’s deathĪlso, Katniss talks to an unnamed female vendor about the Mockingjay pin and trading.The rest of the one-on-one conversations between female characters include one or more who are never named.įor instance, Katniss and her mother, who is unnamed, talk about: Rue’s fatal injuries (Katniss sings to her).signaling one another through Mockingjays.Rue, a young female Tribute, and Katniss talk about: an interview where Katniss does a good job.Katniss and her sister, Prim, talk about:Įffie (a mentor for the games) and Katniss talk about: I was surprised, however, at how many more one-on-one male conversations there are than female-to-female given that The Hunger Games features a female lead and a large cast of both male and female characters. Three sets of named female characters talk to one another about something other than a man. (Does a (named) female character talk to another named female character about anything other than a man?) Who’s Talking To Whom About What Katiniss and Peeta, the boy from District 12, become allies, friends, enemies, and love interests as they fight the Tributes from other districts and struggle against the Capitol’s machinations. Katniss Everdeen, a young woman who lives in impoverished District 12, volunteers when her little sister’s name is drawn. As payback, the Capitol requires each district to draw names of one boy and one girl-called Tributes-each year to battle to the death in a staged reality show/pageant. In the future a wealthy capitol city governs twelve districts that once rebelled against it. (You can find out more about the 3 tests I'll use in Women, Men, and Movies or just read on.) The Story This week I’ll look at how women are portrayed, and how they interact with other characters, in the 2012 dystopian thriller The Hunger Games, one of my favorite films. ![]()
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