because the rebellion is waiting to start and just like a match, once something sparks it, it can grow into an inferno and cause devastation. The concept that something so large can be dangerous just by the motivation to be inspired causes Suzanne Collins to use the words catching fire as the background for this theme. President Snow feared that Katniss would be the spark the revolution needed to begin as he tells her “you have provided a spark which left unattended may grow into an inferno.” What
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The Hunger Games The Hunger Games was a rather interesting book it was fascinating, peculiar, but great Suzanne Collins “really put her foot into this one”. The Hunger Games takes place in a nation known as Panem, established in North America after the destruction of the continent's civilization by an unknown apocalyptic event. The nation consists of the wealthy Capitol and twelve surrounding, poorer districts united under the Capitol's control. District 12, where the book begins, is located
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The novel The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins is a fictional representation of sport in society today. Throughout the novel there is a strong correlation on how the portrayal on sport and “games” does not relate to sport in today’s society. In this novel, the game-makers stress the idea that acts of violence and death are a key source of entertainment. However, sports in today’s society we promote fairness, equality and safe play as the source of entertainment as they have shown
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In The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, the story of Katniss Everdean unfolds: the story of a young girl living in poverty under a tyrannical government. Katniss volunteers to compete, in her little sister’s place, in a competition held yearly called the Hunger Games. These games consist of a fight to the death between 24 teenagers, a boy and girl from each of the 12 districts under the Capitol’s control. Katniss teaches the reader to persevere and be strong. She shows her strength in adversity
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begins with the character in just his/her ordinary world and ending with that character, having gone through the most traumatic moment if their life, returning home and achieving what they set out to do. The book The Hunger Games, written by Suzan Collins, is a wonderful story about a girl who becomes a hero in a short amount of time and doesn’t really realize it. In The Hunger Games, the main character, Katniss Everdeen, experience most of these steps. One of the first steps in “The Hero’s Journey”
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Book Report The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins, appears to be your average teen romance trilogy, but upon second glance one realizes that this is not the case. Collins writes about a future nation that requires its children to kill each other as a form of entertainment for the people of the Capitol. The plot makes for a very exciting story line, but as the reader one cannot help but wonder what message Collins is trying to get across. Does she believe that if we continue down the path that
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Ashes are going to be of District 12’s. From the very beginning, she sees her home burnt and destroyed by bombings. The description is clear enough and it shows that a part of Katniss was burnt in the inferno that destroyed her dear home. Suzanne Collins uses short and effective lines that creates and enhances the mood further. Also, the vocabulary used emphasis’ on Katniss’ battle between conscious. She doesn’t know what to do and why she’s fighting a war that will only result in her losing more
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sent to the hunger games arena to fight for their lives .Also, in another novel, Anthem by Any Rand Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000 lived in a dystopian society where love was forbidden where they lived. In the novels The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Anthem by Ayn Rand readers will see the main characters differences and similarities of how love bought them together. Have you ever heard the saying “love will make you do crazy things?” In both novels Katniss and Equality 7-2521 love made
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ever seen The Hunger Games movie and read The Hunger Games book? Well, if you did you will see that both the book and the movie are based on the same plot, but with small differences. The Hunger Games is a science fiction novel written by Suzanne Collins. It is narrated by the voice of Katniss Everdeen, who lives in nation of Panem which used to have 13 district but now only 12 districts. The Capitol is the advanced city that takes control of the whole nation. The Hunger Games are a series of yearly
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mercy” (Collins 18). This is just one example of the dark dystopian future we are to become familiar with when reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The book tells a story of young girl, who chose to take the place of her younger sister, and represent her district in a grueling game of death designed not only to entertain the citizens of the wealthy Capitol, but to remind those in the districts, of the Capitol’s power. “I volunteer!” I gasp. “I volunteer as tribute!” (Collins 22) Those
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