The Archery Fever in the U.S.

     Archery is popular today in the U.S. because of The Hunger Games.  Katniss, who is a main character in The Hunger Games, uses a bow and arrow in the games.  She has influenced the youth culture in the U.S. Katniss protected herself by using a bow and arrow.  She is a strong “female hero”.  In the U.S., many heroes are male, so she is very cool.  Therefore, many girls in the U.S. began to practice archery to pretend to be Katiss.  Who buys and teaches archery to girls in order for them to be Katniss?  It’s their fathers.  They want to be closer to their daughters, but they don’t want spend money for their daughter’s clothing or cosmetics, because it doesn’t help fathers and their daughters to have a good relationship.  Katniss is natural and wears simple clothes.  Indeed, archery is not so cheap.  Nevertheless, their fathers are willing to buy archery equipment so that they can get along with their daughter by practicing archery.  Also, the girls can practice archery not only with their father but also by themselves.  They can play archery whenever they want.  If one girl doesn’t like typical team sports very much, she might like archery because it’s easy to do and more independent.   For these reasons, archery is very popular among the girls in the U.S.

Reference

Italie, Leanne.  “‘Hunger Games’ fever makes archery cool for children”.

Satesman Journal.  4/22/12.