The Hunger Games world is no country for glamorous women
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Despite its female hero, The Hunger Games constantly depicts the conventional trappings of femininity as decadent, weak and dangerous. <strong>Warning: spoilers</strong>
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The Hunger Games
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The Hunger Games world is no country for glamorous women, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
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