Katniss Representation In The Hunger Games

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On the other hand, Katniss is from district 12 as known as the minority in the hunger game, she still stand out from the crowd and speak up for the people. According to the book ‘The media studies reader’, ‘’the US have revolved around the question of ‘’minority’’ representation in political and academic institutions. What all these instances share is the semiotic principle that something is ‘’standing for’’ something else, or that some person or group is speaking on behalf of some other persons or group’’ (Ouellette, L, 2013, 208) however, she can not be successes or won the hunger game without Peeta, by playing a romance in the hunger game and fool the game maker and the audience at the capitol. This allows them to gain sponsor and stay in

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