• Title/Summary/Keyword: Shirley Jackson

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A Study on the Violence and Gender of the Patriarchal System Hidden in the Drawing Lots in "The Lottery" and The Hunger Games (제비뽑기에 숨겨진 가부장제의 폭력과 젠더 연구: 「제비뽑기」와 『헝거 게임』)

  • Chang, Jungyoon
    • American Studies
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    • v.42 no.2
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    • pp.31-55
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    • 2019

  • This study explores how the patriarchal system instigates violence through the use of a lottery in "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson and a reaping in The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. To maintain its validity, the patriarchal system makes people internalize the principle of homicide in everyday life. One of the effective ways to sustain the patriarchal system is to develop the gender concept clearly. In "The Lottery," traditional gender segregation results in the construction of a homogeneous community supported by patriarchal concepts. On the other hand, The Hunger Games shows how Katniss Everdeen, the main character, experiences the different gender roles and norms according to the specific surroundings like her hometown (the 12th district), Capitol (the capital of Panem), and finally the Hunger Games stadium, where she has to kill others to survive. In the end, Katniss both becomes a political entity through playing gender performance supported by Judith Butler.