Ryosuke Sase

Why is Archery Popular Today in the US

              Why is archery popular today in the US? I think this cause is just The Hunger Games has watched by many people. I have three reasons. First, American people is easy to effect new thing and good thing. The Hunger Games is a very good movie. For example, The Hunger Games is hitting now, so people wear cap and T-shirt. This situation is unusual in Japan. Second, Katniss used a bow and arrow. Archery is very similar to bow and arrow. Different point is just only sports or hunting. Most of the main character use sword but she used bow and arrow. I think it’s new. Finally, Katniss is a girl. Almost action story has main character who is boy but The Hunger Games has main character who is girl. It’s unusual. As a result, many American girls are effecting to archer boom. I think this situation isn’t related to Olympic because people who are effected archery boom are young people.

I don’t think Olympic effect young people because Olympic player is almost adult. For those reasons, many people are effecting and spreading archery boom.

Statesman Journal 4/22/12

“Hunger Games” fever makes archery cool for children