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Main points of: How Katniss and Peeta's Relationship in The Hunger Games Defies Gender Norms

The male and female characters do not adhere to strict gender differences in traits.

Both genders have equal chances of dying during the games.

Peeta is a baker, a nurterer, while Katniss is a hunter, a provider.

Katniss has to step into the patriarchal role when her father dies in a mine.

Peeta's circumstances have allowed him to do more feminine things than the typical male protagonist.

Peeta lies wounded and it's Katniss than runs off to get materials from the feast to use to heal him. He needs to be cared for and protected, putting Katniss into the typical male role.

Peeta is totally in love with Katniss but she's not with him. She has to pretend she is (playing the stereotype feminine role of besotted woman) in order to win the Capitol audience over.

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