Essays about: "Katniss"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Katniss.

1. 1. Idealized Gendered Behaviors in The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för konst, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Heidi Hartvik; [2018]
   Keywords : The Hunger Games; gender performativity; traditional gender roles; masculinity; femininity; ideal-ized behaviors;

   Abstract : Suzanne Collin’s trilogy The Hunger Games has become an international bestseller, and tells the story about Katniss Everdeen, a young citizen of District 12 in Panem. The object of this essay is to demonstrate that nurturing, being a warrior and pursuing beauty are the most idealized behaviors in The Hunger Games trilogy. READ MORE

3. 2. THE DECONSTRUCTED HERO A Studyof Heroism in Suzanne Collins´ NovelTrilogyThe Hunger Games

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Ellen Julie Opdahl; [2015-10-20]
   Keywords : Hunger Games; heroism; quest; Katniss;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to study how contemporary literature challenges the traditional role of the hero, by exploring the character functions of Peeta, Katniss and Galein The Hunger Games trilogy. Their functionspresent a variety of perspectives on heroism, both in terms of traditional ideas of heroismand female heroes, but also suggestthat main characters can function heroically, and change between different functions, in turn affecting the reader’s mind-set regarding the protagonist. READ MORE

4. 3. ”TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN”: An Analysis of the Utopian and Dystopian Aspects in Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games Trilogy

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Sandra Fetouni; [2015-10-16]
   Keywords : Suzanne Collins; utopia; hegemony; ideology;

   Abstract : Suzanne Collins’ young adult novels The Hunger Games trilogy present a dystopian tale told through the eyes of the protagonist Katniss Everdeen. While the novels lift several topics that are common in dystopian fiction, this essay will focus on the controlling power of the governments introduced in the novels, one led by President Coriolanus Snow and the other led by President Alma Coin. READ MORE

5. 4. Perspectives on Power : Teaching Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games and the Concept of Power in the English Language Classroom

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för lärarutbildning (LUT)

   Author : Martin Wildstam; [2014]
   Keywords : The Hunger Games; Power; Power Over; Power To; Humiliation; Dehumanization; Oppression; School.;

   Abstract : Målet med uppsatsen är att visa hur Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games kan användas i ett språkklassrum för att introducera begreppet makt. Målet är även att, från ett makt-perspektiv, kunna påvisa att spektaklet Hungerspelen kan uppfattas som ett medel för systematiskt förtryck, förödmjukelse och avhumanisering av den styrande makten. READ MORE

6. 5. Popular Culture as Resistance : The Dual Critique of Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

   Author : Lovisa Bonnarp; [2014]
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   Abstract : This essay aims to examine Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games, a dystopian novel, using Marxism, a utopian ideology, and also to highlight the dual critique presented by the book. This essay will use Marxism’s view on ideology and mass culture to analyse The Hunger Games. READ MORE