By Amanda Doughty, Staff Writer, Emerson College
Ever since The Hunger Games started getting really popular, people have been raving about how Katniss Everdeen is one of the most feminist characters to ever hit the YA genre and that she’s starting a new wave of strong female characters. They do certainly have a point. Katniss is heroic, humble, strong-willed, independent, and flawed (which gives off the idea that no one is perfect). Because of this, many argue that Katniss is the ultimate role model for young girls. Again, I agree with this, but I don’t think Katniss is as revolutionary as some try and write her off to be. She’s certainly a feminist, and a great role model for young girls, but she’s not the first of her kind. Maybe it’s because the Twilight series set the feminist movement in YA literature back about a century, but I think there are a lot of other feminist characters being overlooked. I don’t believe she started the wave of a strong woman in the YA genre at all. In fact, here are some other strong women in YA whom I believe could also be great role models for young girls.
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Ever since The Hunger Games started getting really popular, people have been raving about how Katniss Everdeen is one of the most feminist characters to ever hit the YA genre and that she’s starting a new wave of strong female characters. They do certainly have a point. Katniss is heroic, humble, strong-willed, independent, and flawed (which gives off the idea that no one is perfect). Because of this, many argue that Katniss is the ultimate role model for young girls. Again, I agree with this, but I don’t think Katniss is as revolutionary as some try and write her off to be. She’s certainly a feminist, and a great role model for young girls, but she’s not the first of her kind. Maybe it’s because the Twilight series set the feminist movement in YA literature back about a century, but I think there are a lot of other feminist characters being overlooked. I don’t believe she started the wave of a strong woman in the YA genre at all. In fact, here are some other strong women in YA whom I believe could also be great role models for young girls.
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