We’ve started talking about representations in Star Wars. You’ll need to think about stereotypical and non-stereotypical characters. Rey provoked a very strong audience response due to her being strong, female hero.
The article we looked at can be found here; Click here.
REMEMBER:
- Star Wars is a massive franchise and cast a woman in a lead role
- Rey’s central concern is not to be a love interest.
- Her outfit
- Potential Jedi
- Able pilot
- Warrior
- Believable and relatable
- Positive impact on young girls who will feel represented and empowered
- The importance of Rey telling Finn “I know how to run without you holding my hand.”
- The importance of Han Solo regognising Rey’s skills and talents (offers her a job, lets her use Millennium Falcon, gives her a blaster to use in the battle. (“I think I can handle myself” // “That’s why I’m giving it to you.”))
Can you think of other parts of the film where this representation is shown?
