Friday 5 December 2014

Representation of Gender in TV, YouTube and Film

In the 2014 film 'Divergent' from birth, you are stripped of gender prejudices in a way because you were born into a world where once you turn 16, you categorize yourself into a sector of society based on your personality: Abnegation (selfless), Dauntless (bravery), Erudite (intelligent), Amity (pacifists) and Candor (honest). The protagonist (Tris) does not conform to one of these factions and has to perform an identity to 'fit in' as she has certain aspects of all factions. This links to Judith Butler's idea that anyone can be essentially, whatever they want to be. These people living in these mini societies, cannot conform to any 'faction' because it is all an 'act' we had chosen for us at birth. When this protagonist is put in danger, she switches gender roles and 'acts' in a masculine way in order to protect herself and the secondary character. Very contradictory for modern society, but in Judith Butler's eyes, appropriate.



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