...district in a subtle but interesting way, all through the actions of the main character Katniss Everdeen. This novel is written in an alternative future where the world was destroyed by war, Panem rose from the ashes of North America and it was not a democracy but a dictatorship led by President snow. In reading this book I started to fear what would happen in our future, there are many strong resemblances between Panem and the modern world. In our world, entertainment is becoming increasingly voyeuristic. We watch sports games and cheer when the opposing team’s star player sustains an injury. We turn on the TV and clap when we see K.O. in a boxing or Ultimate Fighting match. We “ooh” and “ah” over couples in staged and deliberately pre-planned dating shows like “The Bachelor,” pining to see more of their romance. We no longer think critically when watching “reality” shows like “Survivor.” In fact, the TV show “13: Fear is Real” is eerily similar to the Hunger Games; thirteen contestants fight to stay alive in harsh conditions until all but one are gone still, we can find examples even closer to life. In at least one country in the Middle East, women are stoned to death for a trivial infraction; their deaths serve as warnings against those who wish to rebel. Not to mention, these nations are controlled by dictators who wouldn’t hesitate to blow up one of their “Districts” and suppress the others by force. Much like the deserters of a District who are captured by government hovercrafts...
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... For Katniss and Peeta, it’s real. For them, these are the Hunger Games. Only three rules: Don’t step off your plate before the gong rings, don’t insult the Capitol, and don’t get killed. With twenty-three other teenagers out to kill you, you can’t afford to trust anyone. Or can you? That’s what sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen thinks when she volunteers for her twelve-year-old sister, Prim. Trust no one. Come back alive. Those are her only priorities. When Katniss enters the arena, her original plan is to run, run, run as fast as she possibly can away from the Cornucopia-- A giant, gleaming dome filled with weapons, food, water, and other supplies. She doesn’t want to enter the bloodbath-- The beginning of the Games so nicknamed because of brutal battles that take place over the supplies the Cornucopia holds. One item changes everything, though: A gleaming bow. Her ideal weapon. The bow... It could buy her food and defense. It could be the very key to her survival. And, after all, how hard can it be to get one bow? Apparently, very. After all is said and done, Katniss ends up in a tree for the night, exhausted and weaponless. She was only able to acquire a backpack containing a sleeping bag, a bit of food, and an empty water canteen. After hardships such as tracker jackers (deadly insects similar to hornets or wasps), a forest fire, and her only ally dying, the Game-makers make an announcement: If two tributes are from the same District...
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...The Hunger Games Setting The Hunger Games is this first novel in a series of three written by Suzanne Collins in 2008. Katniss Everdeen, one of the stories main characters, lives in the country of Panem. Throughout the course of novel Katniss is in different places such as District 12 and the Capitol. Panem is the country where Katniss lives with her family. This country is split into thirteen different districts. Katniss and eight thousand others call District 12 their home. District 12 is a very poor coal mining district. Katniss referred to District 12 as “where you can starve to death in safety.” This lets us know that it is a very poor area to live in considered the residents are struggling to put food on the table. It was extremely hard to find food in there, and many families lived in poverty. The part of District 12 that Katniss lives in is known as the Seam, which is where the coal-miners live and work. The Seam is located on the border of District 12 next to a forest. District 12 is enclosed by a high chain-link fence topped with barbwire. The electric fence is used a deterrent to predators that live in the woods. The merchant area in District 12 is a step up from the Seam. The mayor and his daughter, along with other families such as Peeta Mellark's, lived in the merchant area and are well-off for District 12. It was mentioned by Katniss that the merchants "lived above their businesses," suggesting that the merchants' homes doubled as their shops as well. The...
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...participate in the Hunger Games, an event in which the participants (or "tributes") must fight in an outdoor arena controlled by the Capitol, until only one remains. The story follows 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, a girl from District 12 who volunteers in place of her sister, Primrose, for the 74th annual Hunger Games in place of her younger sister, Primrose. Also selected from District 12 is Peeta Mellark, a baker's son whom Katniss knows from school, and who once gave her bread when her family was starving. If she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity, and life against love. In the terrifying events that follow, Katniss must marshal all her skills to stay alive, and all her emotions to remain a caring human being in the face of the Games. Quote Analysis- “Look how we take your children and sacrifice them and there’s nothing you can do. If you lift a finger, we will destroy every last one of you. Just as we did in District Thirteen.” Taking the kids from the districts, forcing them to kill one another while people watch, is the Capitol’s way of reminding the districts how their in control, and we are at their mercy. How little chance the districts would stand of surviving another rebellion. The main purpose is to remind the Districts how weak they are, and that their deaths are basically televised entertainment. In this sense, the Games are a form of control. Reflection- In my opinion, The Hunger Games was clear and brilliantly...
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...Laura Webster English 101 Literacy Narrative 9/5/2013 Real Life vs. Fantasy..... Looking back, I remember when I was in fourth or fifth grade and my teacher told us we were reading a book and doing a book report on it. I was always up for anything, but when she started reading the book each day I found myself not even listening to what she was saying. I would be thinking about all of the other things I’d rather be doing. Then, we were to write a book report on it. “What?” “...a book report?” No way was I going to write a paper on something that couldn’t keep my attention. I believe at that time I had probably read the first and last chapter and vaguely put together bits and pieces I heard the teacher read throughout the entire book. From that point on I knew I was going to have trouble reading books. Every time I heard a teacher say, “book report” I’d cringe! Needless to say, I probably didn’t get a very good grade on my book report. In middle school, one of the books we were assigned to read was Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. I was unable to connect with the book just from reading the title and to make matters worse it takes place during the Great Depression. I’ve always visualized that being a very depressing, difficult time and because of that I don’t particularly like that time period. Day after day, we’d read this book and I specifically remember not looking forward going to class because it was ‘reading day’ and I hated it. We finally finished...
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...Happy Hunger Games! The Hunger games by Suzanne Collins. The authors purpose in my opinon of this book is to entertain. Why? I think Suzanne Collins wrote this so people can be entertain by watching people kill each other for their own life. People might find it entertaining on being curious who might be the winner. Its all entertainng and fun until its one of your relative fighting and killing for their life. May the odds be ever in your favor. The Hunger games is about one girl and boy must be selected for each of tweleve district ages between 12-18, they are force to fight one another to the death only one is allow to survive and win the game. District 12 which is located in Panem, the western side of North America and is one of the poorest district. Katniss Everdeen a 16-year old girl who is a very hard working girl, that would do anything for her sister Primrose Everdeen. Katniss Volunteer in place of her sister for the 74th hunger game also Peeta Mallark was selected for district 12. On a televison interview peeta tells everyone that he has a secret crush on Katniss. Katniss at first didnt like the fact Peeta liked her but her mentor Haymitch Aberathy who wether once all of the other tributes and district are dead and they are the only ones remaing the gamemakes decide to change the rules back to only one tribute could win the game the only think they could think of its sucide so they can trick the gamemakers. Katnis had the berry's she said " count to 3 we eat them...
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...SUZANNE COLLINS Suzanne Collins, notorious for her action packed and somewhat romantic trilogy, The Hunger Games, has in fact accomplished much more than most would think. Born August 10th 1962, in Hartford, Connecticut she was welcomed into a military family. Being from a military family Collins was able to witness much more than the average person would, especially with her dad taking part in the Vietnam War. Being exposed to this side of things really helped Suzanne in writing her most successful series of books. Subjected to such a life style, Suzanne was able to relate what she learned when she was young to what was going on currently as she began her trilogy. The games that are included in the books themselves are mostly inspired by Collins’ love for Greek mythology. Furthermore, the names that she had chosen for the characters are famous Roman names, such as; Cato, Cinna, Portia, Octavia, and Flavia. Although the trilogy is known all around the world and loved by an enormous group of people, the American Library Association ranked the Hunger Games as the fifth most banned book for its violence and sexual connotations in 2010. Most High Schools now have the trilogy being used as in-class reading projects for freshman. “While receiving a large amount of heat and criticism for her trilogy, The Hunger Games, for the parallels between them and The Battle Royale written by the Japanese author Koushun Takami”, (Wikipedia) Collins was also acknowledged immensely, she...
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...books and movies, as teenagers are able to relate to this struggle more and more. The films The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Divergent by Veronica Roth, and the novels The Maze Runner by James Dashner, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky all, in different ways, portray the struggles that teenagers go through whilst they are undertaking the journey to find themselves. The two significant connections that I have made using these texts is the fact that strong, independent woman have a hard time being able to express themselves, and that your past, whether you like it or not, affects who you are today. The Hunger Games is the story of a head-strong, independent young girl who lives in a dystopian North America called Panem, which is split into 13 Districts. 74 years ago, the 13 Districts rebelled against the government Capitol, but it ended horribly for the Districts, with the result of District 13 being bombed to the ground. Ever since then, the 12 Districts have each had to supply one boy and one girl between the ages of 12-18 to compete in the annual Hunger Games. These children are pitted against each other to fight to the death in an arena, until only one Victor remains. The story follows a 16-year old girl named Katniss, who volunteers for the games in place of her sister, who’s name was drawn at the Reaping for the Games. In the process of prepping for the Games, her mentor, Haymitch, tries to get her to act a certain way and be a certain person in...
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...Primrose Everdeen In the novel Primrose, or Prim for short, is quite a prominent character, she is the sister of the narrator and heroine of the book; Katniss. Prim is 12 years old and lives in the seam of district 12 with her mother and sister, she has a pet Cat; Buttercup, and Pet Goat that she uses for milk; Lady. Although Primrose is not just the name of this female character but it is also the name of a flower. Plant profile - Primrose (or Primula vulgaris) is native to western and southern Europe, north-west Africa and south-east Asia. It is a delicately scented, pretty, pale yellow flower with five petals. Primrose flowers in the early spring and is one of the first flowers to bloom; it grows in open woods and shaded hedgerows. Primrose symbolism – Although fairly similar, different cultures have their own symbolic meanings for the primrose plant. The Victorian interpretation of primrose was quite superstitious; like when bringing the primrose plant into your house if you have more or less than thirteen flowers it was believed to be bad luck. It was also a symbol for bashfulness, inconsistency, young love, neglected merit and also says I can’t live without you when given as a gift. Whereas in Norse folklore it was much more related to the gods, since it is the sacred flower of ‘Freya goddess of love’ and all that she enraptures, in Norse culture it also represents the woman and the petals on the blossom stood for various stages of life. Although those two cultures...
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...stories. Many people haven’t realized that the popular book, The Hunger Games, was based off an old Greek myth called Theseus. Both of these have many similarities but also many differences; this essay will explain and expand on some of them. The subjects that this essay will compare and contrast are the main characters, events, and lastly the plot. In the Hunger Games, Katniss has several specific qualities that can both compare and contrast to Theseus. Some of the similarities between Katniss and Theseus are courageousness, having a positive outlook, and braveness. For example, Katniss was courageous when her sister, Prim, was picked during the reaping and she volunteered for her. Theseus is courageous in the fact that he took on all of his obstacles without much fear. Both Katniss and Theseus have a positive outlook on life even...
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...Pandemonium is a dystopian novel set in a futuristic society where love is considered a disease called Deliria. To be cured of this disease, people undergo a procedure known as the cure. In the previous book, Delirium, Lena learns to love, realizes that the cure takes away all feelings whatsoever, and narrowly escapes the society, at the cost of her boyfriend, Alex. When the book starts, Lena is switching between the past and the present. In the past, she is found by a group of non cured people called the Invalids. They take her in and teach her how to survive without the comforts of the society. In the present, Lena is undercover in the society and gets captured by another group of non cured people called the Scavengers. She meets a boy named...
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...A dystopia is a city that had a perfect image, but failed and has become a place where the government is in control ruining the city. The stories “The Lottery” and “The Hunger Games” which are both based off of dystopias, have a lot in common, but also have many differences. The main story of “The Lottery” is about how population control was needed to take place by giving everyone a piece of paper. If the paper that was chosen had a black dot you would be stoned to death. For “The Hunger Games,” 23 people would be selected to fight to the death with only one winner, but in this story Katniss and Peeta won together bringing anger upon the government since Katniss had changed the rules. Although these stories both have things in common such...
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...YA Dystopia's Teach Children To Submit to the Free Market The main argument I see from this article is, as the title says, teaching children to conform to the right wing mindset that adults already have, in a way, programmed into their minds as a way they've grown up with. The way they describe The Hunger Games is a liberal set world that has gone wrong and plays into the minds that a laissez-faire existence would leave society with a better standing. From my understanding of the Hunger Games franchise, I would argue that the author is completely correct in their speculations. The novels are left up to each reader's decision and in my humble opinion, I would come to conclusions from the book that it's focal points leave readers with the message...
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...your life? Would you fight? In Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games the protagonist is faced with the dilemma of having to survive in the Hunger Games. The Capitol decides your future. What you’ll get to fight with, the land that you'll be fighting on. They control everything and everyone in Panem. They control your life and if you choose to disobey, they'll wipe your whole district out. The Hunger Games is a thrilling ,twisted, gruesome fight your life. The reaping is an annual event that takes place at every district in Panem. They use the reaping as a way to control all the districts. Katniss believes “ Taking the kids from our districts, forcing them to kill one another while we watch - this...
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...Hunger Games Daily The Hunger Games Summary The Hunger Games is a game where two tributes for each of twelve districts, one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eight-teen, would go to a public arena and fight till the death, until one soul is left. The Districts in which the tributes are chosen from are post-apocalyptic. The people of these districts survive on what they can make or find by selling things to the Capital. By the Districts needing to sell goods and provide goods for the Capital, they become subordinates to the powerful and advanced Capital. This past Hunger Games marked the seventy-fourth year of the event. Leaders of each district and help the reaping which would be the selection of the two tributes form their district. The first eleven district’s reaping’s went normal, but something special for the first time happened in District 12. Main Character: Katniss Everdean Katniss Everdean is a young sixteen year old girl from District 12 that would be the first volunteer from there district. This young girl is a very skilled hunter and archer. Katniss also has the grit to show what she believes and how she feels, which cases problems for her later. Katniss was the backbone of the Everdean household. Her father died in a mining accident years before, which caused Katniss’ mother to not be able to take care of the family like she used to. Katniss had to step up and be the dominate rule of the house so her family wouldn’t die. Hunger...
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