Mitsuko's Treatment Of Women In Battle Royale

The way females are treated in Battle Royale shows yet another example of the power difference between not only the government and women, but also women and men. First of all, most of the girls in the film are rendered weak, helpless and in need of protection. For example, Noriko is constantly protected by both Shuya and Kawada, which shows how she can’t be manage independently. There is also a group of weak girls gathered and hidden together at a lighthouse because they have hope that they can all survive together which is ridiculous since there can only be one winner. However as the film progresses, there is an introduction of a quite appalling woman. Mitsuko is the only independent woman in the movie and sadly she is portrayed as a villain because of the way she behaves.
Mitsuko is very unusual because she is the only girl playing by the rules of the game. In order to survive the game, one must kill. Consequently, this resulted in Mitsuko being portrayed as a villain. The reason for that is because of the way society, both the government and citizen see women. Men are expected to work while women are supposed to be housewives; which explains why the group of men are working hard to win the game or go against the authority while the group of girls are acting very similarly to housewives. Women that are independent and highly assertive are frowned upon in a dystopian society as the one in Battle Royale and this explains why Mitsuko is seen adversely. This film perfectly demonstrates that in a dystopian society woman are seen nothing more than house