Kristen Smith ENC 1102 19 September 2013 Mini-Essay 1 The Thin Line Between Hope and Hopelessness Suzanne Collins ’ novel‚ The Hunger Games and George Orwell ’s 1984 both illustrate the theme that hope can remain alive even amid the most hopeless of circumstances. The main characters of these stories‚ Hunger Games ’ Katniss Everdeen and 1984 ’s Winston Smith live in similar totalitarian societies where every move they make or thought they have is controlled by an all-powerful government. Although
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The novel‚ The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is about a teenage girl‚ Katniss‚ having to live in a poor world where she participates in a yearly event called ‘The Hunger Games’. The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a teenage boy having to see the flaws of a world which are sameness. The Hunger Games is more dystopian than The Giver but both stories share some similarities. The Hunger Games and The Giver both characters are positively popular or famous to the community but the difference is that the
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The Hunger Games Vs Ancient Rome Gladiators The Hunger games one of the most sold books in the past century It’s a book everybody wants to read or has probably read. Becoming so Famous this book had a movie based on it. The tricky part about it and Something all readers don’t notice is how The Hunger Games is highly Influenced by Ancient Rome and ancient Rome Gladiators (Dunn‚ George P.56). The author used ancient Rome in her book quiet a lot‚ From names to the style they lived in
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Raigan McGuire Jensen/ Period 2 12/10/13 QWA Compare/Contrast Anthem vs. The Hunger Games In today’s society‚ a lot of people tend to take for granted what they have. Every once and a while‚ something drastic will ensue them‚ and that’s when they finally grasp what’s been right in front of them the whole time. In many different societies‚ for example the societies in The Hunger Games‚ and Anthem‚ the individuals that are living there are forced to listen to the ruler‚ or rulers‚ do not have
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Compare/Contrast Essay The Hunger games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins The Uglies Trilogy by Scott Westerfield What if violence and obsession were much more common than usual and the government was corrupt‚ what would you do? Could you do anything? Imagine that was your life every single day. That was the life of the protagonists in both Uglies and The Hunger Games. Both trilogies take place in a very futuristic world. The Hunger Games is based in a dystopian society‚ while Uglies is based in
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1. Character : For the character I chose Katniss Everdeen from the books/ movie series of the Hunger Games. Katniss is my choice because she is the main character throught the series. It focuses mainly on the life of Katniss throughout the "Games". Katniss has green eyes and brown hair. She usually wears her hair braided down to the side. She specializes in Archery. 2. Protagonist: for the protagonist I pick Meredith Grey from the greys anatomy television series. Meredith is the main character of
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Making several appearances on the American Library Association’s ‘most contested books’ listings for its controversial and confronting content‚ The Hunger Games trilogy has become one of the most discussed Young Adult fictions since its debut in 2008. Through Suzanne Collins’ use of provocative themes of class and extreme poverty‚ confronting depictions of violence amongst children and the challenging of stereotypical gender roles‚ the novel discusses the hardships faced by children living within
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that did? In the dystopian stories‚ “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr‚ the authors demonstrate the theme‚ rebelling against an oppressive government to stand up for what you believe in. Suzanne Collins creates a government where the character Katniss stands up for the ones she loves and for her beliefs about the Capitol. Furthermore‚ Kurt Vonnegut Jr. also constructs an oppressive government that the character Harrison rebels against for his view of
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The Hunger Games Book Review The adventurous yet sensitive story about a teenager in‚ The Hunger Games‚ by Suzanne Collins‚ portrays a girl facing many obstacles‚ she is put in many scenarios that could put her life in danger. Katniss is a 16 year old girl living with her mother and younger sister in District 12. Every year‚ there is an event called‚ The Hunger Games‚ where you must survive to win. When Katniss’s sister is chosen to participate‚ she decides to take her sister’s place. The Hunger
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afraid to take action on issues because they do not want to be judged on what they believe. The novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins illustrates a problem in society is people do not speak up when they believe something is wrong. This problem is shown through the use of a dystopian setting. The protagonist offers a solution to this problem through
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