Stereotypical Roles in Antigone

In Antigone, Ismene is the typical woman of the time period. She follows the rules and knows the men are leaders. Since Antigone is a patriarchy society, Ismene upholds the stereotypical woman. But Antigone is the complete opposite, she challenges the laws brought by Creon. She follows her values and beliefs. In Antigone, the women portrayed are weak. In the books Anthem and The Hunger Games, Gaea and Katniss, are strong women. Katniss is a strong woman, but the ones around her are also somewhat weak. They don't have any power either especially in the capitol. In Anthem, the women are equally weak, only Gaea stands up for what she believes. Katniss, Gaea, and Antigone show strong women, and the ones around them in the societies are generally weaker. For most of the books, the women and men uphold their stereotypical gender roles, only a few exceptions are seen such as Antigone, Katniss, and Gaea.