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Katniss and the Self

Significant Others

The very fundamental individual Katniss values is her younger sister, Prim. It's Prim's wish for her sister to return home that consistently pushes Katniss past her demons.

Self

Katniss's sense of individuality can be observed from the audience through her collection of personal struggles. For example, early in the first movie (The Hunger Games) she is challenged with a psychological burden concerning the well-being of her only sister, Prim. Katniss initiates a one-on-one conversation with her mother, in the attempt to stabilize her family if the worst were to happen, that being Katniss's absence. We see Katniss understanding her existence because she understands the implications of her absence. 

Role-Taking

After Katniss is selected to participate in the upcoming Hunger Games, she begins to mentally prepare herself for the upcoming challenge. This is a demonstration of role-taking because Katniss is aware of the for-set expectation from the Capitol, for her to compete within the Hunger Games. As a result, she cooperates in the same fashion the tributes before her did.

Me

During Katniss's interviews before the Capitol, she forms into the shape the audience expects her to be. As a result, she strays from her natural desires and person, which could only exist in District 12. 

Katniss's "I"

The raw character of Katniss Everdeen is most demonstrated before she reaches the Capitol. The reason to this is because if Katniss's original self were on display at the Capitol, it would put her and those around her in danger. Her private self despises the Capitol's very existence, but if she wants to succeed in her wills, she is forced to publically compromise.

Generalized Other

The public symbols, such as the Capitol, certain Districts, and President Snow, bear the generalized others position in Katniss's mind. The primary reason for this is because she doesn't have any personal relationship with any of the examples given, yet she is forced to sub come to a superficial cooperation with all three in order to establish a warrant in society.

Looking Glass Self

Due to Katniss's victory in the Hunger Games, Panem begins to shove her qualities and characteristics into a shape of power and superiority (excluding the Capitol).  Although, in Katniss's mind she sees herself as the Capitol's puppet (see a foreshadowing of this in the clip/link provided below). An effect of both of these conflicting views, forms Katniss in the expectation that the society around her places all of their happiness (which can essentially be defined as a lack of the Capitol) onto her. Link: https://youtu.be/Tq3e48mMZhQ

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Katniss and Social Structure

Social Structure

The selection of Peeta and Katniss during the Reaping causes them to change the level of relationship they originally had. The structure of expectation radiated down from higher positions directly impacts and forces the Tribute's relationship to evolve. The beginning of this process can be seen in the link provided. 

Status

The social position of being selected for the Hunger Games places Katniss and Peeta (and 22 others) into a designated position distinctly different from the average Panem civilian. Once an individual is identified as a Tribute, they are stripped of a humane role and pushed to become an animal fighting for its life. This vocab word has the biggest impact upon Katniss because it permits the societal expectation for her to be publically murdered. 

Role

The expected character from society is for Katniss to become less of a normal human (with human rights) and more of an alienated animal. The psychological breakdowns of many former Tributes gives a dilluded warrent for society to view every Tribute as someone who acts out the twisted things of desperate and emotionally exposed teenagers. 

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Achieved Status

The effect of Katniss being the Victor of the Hunger Games delivers an elevated social position. Due to the Hunger Games holding such a key part of the Panem society (specifically in the Capitol), she becomes significantly more valuable to the people who not only support the Hunger Games, but those who oppose it as well. The reason for this is because Katniss has been given the status as a Victor, through a demonstration that broke the formerly active Capital oppression. 

Master Status

The original idenity of Katniss Everdeen, that being a civilian of District 12, is the basis to all that happens to her. If it wasn't for her setting then she would have never had the ability to not only participate in the Hunger Games, but have the emotional will to rally all of the Districts against the Capitol. 

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Reciprocal Status

The negative relationship Katniss and Peeta have with the majority of the Districts is a demonstration of their corresponding status, as Tributes. Since they have been selected for the Hunger Games, their role is now to kill or be killed. 

Role Expectations

Due to the Districts inferiority to the Capitol, civilians like Katniss are expected to submit whatever they are, or can become to President Snow. This expectation is carried from both the oppressor and the oppressed.

Role Performance

Katniss Everdeen performed in a manner that was in confirmation to the Capitol's will, until her and Peeta successfully undermined the Capitol, through threatening to kill both of themselves at the end of the Hungr Games. If they were successful, it would have broken the Capitol's expectation for their to be a Victor, which would of publicised a Captiol weakness. 

Role Set

Since Katniss is a Tribute, she then becomes a public figure who is expected to hunt, gather, and survive during the Hunger Games. Not only is this an expectation, but a natural position Katniss fulfills in order to return home to District 12. 

Role Conflict

The ability for Katniss to uphold a relationship with Peeta becomes nearly impossible once the Hunger Games begins. Balancing between trying to be the last one standing, and keeping Peeta alive, creates a sense of psychological stress that bears down upon Katniss. 

Role Strain

After being selected during the Reaping, Katniss is taken away from her family. Her absence strains the ability to manage her unorganized family. Katniss provided everything for her family, so an affect of her not fulfilling this role would be disastrous for her mother and Prim. 

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Social Institution

The Rebellion, located at District 13, becomes an organized social platform for the people of the Disticts to break away from the Capitol. The ability for the society to remove themselves from the Capitols control is essencal for them to preserve their basic human rights.

Katniss and Social Groups

Social Category

A social category that Katniss truly identifies once arriving to the Capitol, is the people of the Capitol. The people of the Capitol are much more privileged than those which live in the District. Not only this, but their status also gives way towards their ability to evadie the possibility of participating within the Hunger Games. This social group of people was formed through their geological setting, which eventually influenced their well-being.

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Dyad

The most influential dyad to Katniss's childhood was her relationship with Gale. Katniss and Gale's relationship was a platform utilized by both members to help provide for both of their own family's well-being. Early in The Hunger Games, the audience is revealed this dyad. Clip is linked here. 

Triad

The relationship between Haymitch, Peeta, and Katniss creates a triad. This triad is formed through the mutual will of all those involved. The will is to survive the Hunger Games, and return home. 

Small Group

A small group is formed once Katniss and Peeta survive the Hunger Games. This small group contains Effie, Peeta, Katniss, Haymitch, and Cinna. The triad is momentarily broken due to their separation.

Formal Group

The Capitol's government is an example of a formal group. Their basic goal, which is then structured around, is to keep the Districts below the Capitol's foot. 

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Informal Group

An example of an informal group is demonstrated between the triad. The audience can see this through the multiple times miscommunication on issues that should be fundamental, are conflicting. One such occurrence happens when Peeta tells Haymitch he no longer wants to train with Katniss. 

Primary Group

The most influenecial primary group to Katniss Everdeen would be her family. Her family includes her mother, father (who the audience is never revealed much to, due to his passing when she was a child), and Prim. This group of have, or have had a personal and intimate relationship with Katniss. These relationships clearly affect her throughout the movie. 

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Secondary Group

Katniss and Peeta's realtionship with the majority of the other selected Tributes is an example of a secondary group. Due to the context in which these Tributes will be forced to cooperate with each other, that being violent and death bound, most interaction contains a threatening undertone. 

Reference Group

During Katniss's stay at District 13, she begins to realize the similarity in structure between President Coin's Rebellion and President Snow's Capitol. While Coin attempts to keep the secret of these fundamental similarities hidden from Katniss, they become evident in the way which the president leads her Rebellion. 

In-Group

Following the destruction of District 12, the leaders of the Rebellion look towards Katniss to embody the symbolic representation of their will, through becoming their "Mockingjay." This is an example of an in-group because Katniss is socially affiliated with the Rebells.

Out-Group

An out-group through Katniss's perception would be the Capitol. The Capitol becomes alienated from Katniss due to their negative affects the have upon not only her, but the people who she loves. President Snow targeting the people Katniss loves, is demonstrated to great lengths, as the biggest blow to her psychological state. 

E-Community

During Katniss's ride home from the Capitol, she sees a clip of riots in District 8. Along with the footage, she is exposed to a collection of Capitol Peacekeepers contacting each other over the uprising. The connection of Peacekeeps, through an internet-like platform is an example of an e-community.

Social Network

A social network is formed through Katniss, between Gale and President Snow. It's through Katniss's relations with both of these persons that a new relationship is created and influenced. If it wasn't for Katniss's position, neither of the two men would have known each other. This could also be an example of six degrees of separation, as Gale and President Snow are socially connect in somesort of way. The impacts in social interaction between either one of the two, directly impacts the relationship Katnis has with the other. An example of this occurring can be observed when Presdient Snow exploits Gale, due to his poor relationship with Katniss.

Instrumental Leader

The most influencal instrumental leader in The Hunger Games is President Snow. President Snow's control over Panem is consistently in jepordy, and as a result if he hopes to keep the value of his position in control he has to manage the people around him so that they perform certain roles, at certain times.

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Expressive Leader

The most valuable expressive leader is President Coin. It's through Coin's emotionally priming demmenor that she is able to successfully motivate and control the Rebelle's efforts against the Capitol. 

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