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Wreck it Ralph- Stereotypes of Sergeant Calhoun
Not an Average Sergeant!

In modern day time, sergeants are usually portrayed as big, strong, men with no emotion, in army uniforms, but it’s not every day where you see a girl as a sergeant. In the movie Wreck it Ralph these typical are challenged when all characters who commonly follow certain stereotypes are changed to fit others. Sergeant Calhoun contradicts the stereotypes of an average sergeant because she is emotionally wrecked, socially a leader, and physically attractive.

In this movie, Sergeant Calhoun characterizes many ways of being emotionally wrecked, with her back story and all of the battles she has fought, in and out of her game. During the wedding of Sergeant Calhoun and her fiancé, a Cy-bug breaks through the chapel window and eats her fiancé. This leaves her emotionally wrecked and not wanting to love again. This is challenged when Fix-it-Felix falls in love with Sergeant Calhoun, but she is incapable of loving him back because of her back story of a bad ending to a relationship. Sergeant Calhoun has also fought in a lot of battles to save other characters in other games as well as her own game. This leaves her emotionally wrecked by becoming weak and hesitant to continue the battles after all she has seen, but still decides to continue to fight battles. This shows that Sergeant Calhoun as well as being emotionally wrecked by her back story and the battles she has fought, has also been interpreted as being socially a leader.

Sergeant Calhoun is shown as socially a leader by being determined, following her own sense of style, and over all being a single minded person. When the Cy-bugs attack the Sergeant is not afraid of stepping up and taking action to defeat them. She gives everyone directions to keep them safe, even when she had the opportunity of just keeping herself safe. This shows she is determined to fight the Cy-bugs and keep everyone safe. Sergeants are commonly seen in camouflage uniforms, with hats and big
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