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An archetypal analysis of Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games

2021; University of León; Issue: 16 Linguagem: Inglês

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Maya Zalbidea Paniagua,

Themes in Literature Analysis

espanolLa trilogia de Los juegos del hambre de Suzanne Collins invita a reflexionar sobre el intercambio de roles de genero que metaforicamente llevan a cabo los protagonistas femenino y masculino cumpliendo el rol de guerrero/a asi como de protector/a familiar. Desde un marco teorico mitocritico y aplicando la metodologia del psicoanalisis en literatura, este articulo proporcionara un analisis de como los protagonistas Katniss Everdeen y Peeta Mellark deconstruyen los estereotipos de genero. Peeta Mellark sera considerado un hombre del futuro que apoya la igualdad de genero mientras Katniss Everdeen sera una representacion de los arquetipos de diosas aplicando la aproximacion a los arquetipos y al inconsciente colectivo de Carl Gustav Jung’s (1970), asi como las teorias de psicologia feminista de Jean Shinoda Bolen’s (2010) basadas en los arquetipos de diosas griegas. EnglishSuzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games trilogy invites to reflect on the exchange of gender roles metaphorically performed by a female and male protagonists who play the warrior as well as the family protector roles. From a myth-critical theoretical framework and applying psychoanalysis in literature methodology, this article will provide a feminist analysis of The Hunger Games trilogy (2008-2020) focusing on how the protagonists, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, deconstruct gender stereotypes. Peeta Mellark will be regarded as a future man who supports gender equality while Katniss Everdeen will be considered a representation of goddesses’ archetypes applying Carl Gustav Jung’s (1970) approach on archetypes and collective unconsciousness as well as Jean Shinoda Bolen’s (2010) theories of feminine psychology based on Greek goddesses archetypes.