The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games.
An Essay By: Yaressi Esquivel
INTRODUCTION
‘’War, terrible war. Widows, orphans, a motherless child. This was the uprising that rocked our land. Thirteen districts rebelled against the country that fed them, loved them, protected them. Brother turned on brother until nothing remained. And then came the peace, hard fought, sorely won. A people rose up from the ashes and a new era was born. But freedom has a cost. When the traitors were defeated, we swore as a nation we would never know this treason again. And so it was decreed, that each year, the various districts of Panem would offer up in tribute, one young man and woman, to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, courage and sacrifice. The lone victor, bathed in riches, would serve as a reminder of our generosity and our forgiveness. This is how we remember our past. This is how we safeguard our future.’’
–President Coriolanus Snow.
When The Hunger Games season is on, Katniss Everdeen is scared for her little sister, Primrose, because its her first Hunger Games Reaping Day.
And when Prim is chose for the games, Katniss decided to volunteer as a tribute to protect her.
But in an arena with other 23 tributes, will she survive?
“ll I can think about, every day, every waking minute since they drew Prim's name at the reaping, is how afraid I am.”
― Katniss Everdeen
BACKGROUND
Panem is a nation established during an unknown time period in a post-apocalyptic world. It is situated primarily on the western side of North America, and the Capitol is located in an area formerly known as the Rocky Mountains.
Panem was run by a single-party dictatorship that was led by President Snow before the second rebellion. It is portrayed in the trilogy to be the dominant society in North America, and no other nations or civilized societies beyond Panem have been mentioned, so it is unknown if any exist at all.
The name Panem derives from the Latin phrase panem et circenses, which
An Essay By: Yaressi Esquivel
INTRODUCTION
‘’War, terrible war. Widows, orphans, a motherless child. This was the uprising that rocked our land. Thirteen districts rebelled against the country that fed them, loved them, protected them. Brother turned on brother until nothing remained. And then came the peace, hard fought, sorely won. A people rose up from the ashes and a new era was born. But freedom has a cost. When the traitors were defeated, we swore as a nation we would never know this treason again. And so it was decreed, that each year, the various districts of Panem would offer up in tribute, one young man and woman, to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, courage and sacrifice. The lone victor, bathed in riches, would serve as a reminder of our generosity and our forgiveness. This is how we remember our past. This is how we safeguard our future.’’
–President Coriolanus Snow.
When The Hunger Games season is on, Katniss Everdeen is scared for her little sister, Primrose, because its her first Hunger Games Reaping Day.
And when Prim is chose for the games, Katniss decided to volunteer as a tribute to protect her.
But in an arena with other 23 tributes, will she survive?
“ll I can think about, every day, every waking minute since they drew Prim's name at the reaping, is how afraid I am.”
― Katniss Everdeen
BACKGROUND
Panem is a nation established during an unknown time period in a post-apocalyptic world. It is situated primarily on the western side of North America, and the Capitol is located in an area formerly known as the Rocky Mountains.
Panem was run by a single-party dictatorship that was led by President Snow before the second rebellion. It is portrayed in the trilogy to be the dominant society in North America, and no other nations or civilized societies beyond Panem have been mentioned, so it is unknown if any exist at all.
The name Panem derives from the Latin phrase panem et circenses, which