Gender representation

Female Representation

• Always a victim
• Usually a Stock character, unlikely to be the main character
• Young
• Vulnerable
• Opposite characteristic to an Antagonist
• Always a Weak character, have to be saved by a strong male or Hero
• Get captured by a male antagonist
• Portrayed as being sexy
• Sex appeal
• Sex icon to engage the male audience

Male Representation

• Always a dominant character
• Portrayed as a Villian or both antagonist and protagonist
• Shown a strong male, muscular,  physically strong and threat
• Independent and sometimes emotionless
• Represented to be powerful and dominant
• Typically being  presented to have a more important role  than a female character