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    The Hunger Games Analytic Text Response The Hunger Games Analytic Text Response I think the Hunger games depicts a horrendous dystopia because Suzanne Collins makes the Hunger Games as a child slaughter match. She makes the characters such as the Game Maker as a man who takes orders from a bigger man who is sick minded as he reminds the 12 districts that we can take your children no matter what and make them fight in the glorious Hunger Games. He also gives each District a speciality trade which

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    The Hunger Games‚ written by Suzanne Collins‚ is a dystopian young adult novel published on 2008. The protagonist of the story‚ also the heroine‚ is the sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen. She comes from District 12‚ where coal is produced‚ and most people live in the state of poverty. Every year‚ two tributes are reaped from each district to compete in a sickening ‘celebration’‚ the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games has only one rule: to kill‚ or be killed. When Katniss’ sister was chosen as a tribute

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    were being interviewed Peeta proposed to Katniss! Even worse Katniss said yes! I thought all of it was an act for the Games. Katniss said it was so why in the world would they be getting married now? The Games are over. Their strategy shouldn’t be needed anymore. Katniss can’t really be in love with Peeta can she? She couldn’t have lied to me that it was all an act during the Games. If they are actually going to get married it has to be an act. Katniss said it was an act and I believe her so it has

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    Power can be abused in many ways and has been used by multiple people throughout history. It can be abused in the form of temptation of honor and glory. It can also be used in promise of power and greed. It can also be presented in the form of cruelty and hatred toward others. Most people are consumed by hunger for power. Cassius shows this when he talks to Brutus trying to use power and greed to appeal to him to join them to assassinate Caesar. “Why‚ man‚ he doth bestride the narrow world like

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    called the Hunger Games every year where two tributes – a girl and a boy – are chosen by random from each of the twelve districts to be brought into an arena and fight to the death‚ with only one winner standing. These Games take place as a reminder from the Capitol to the districts to never rebel against them‚ as well as entertainment purposes for the citizens of Panem‚ as the Games are broadcast live on television. Collins lets the reader infer that the antagonist of the The Hunger Games is the Capitol

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    farm becomes corrupted as power slowly changes the animals. The author‚ George Orwell‚ delivers a message on how power corrupts people by using farm animals to represent the 1917 Russian Revolution. The story depicts the theme of influential power throughout the entire storyline. The pigs lead the revolt of Manor Farm to success and they take main control. Although they are the ones who encouraged animalism and equality‚ the pigs become tempted towards the advantages of power after their revolt. They

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    It’s not surprising that “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins contains many situations that cause the reader to step back and question the morality and ethical issues surrounding the entire story. Likewise‚ the main characters echo our own questions by asking themselves similar things when faced with moral dilemmas. A character that shows a strong ethical approach to the games is supporting character Peeta Mellark. What it takes to “win” the hunger games goes beyond just killing people. A person

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    Throughout Jane’s conversation with Rochester in Chapter 14 of Jane Eyre‚ the power relations between them intriguingly act to make the them more equal.. Both Rochester and Jane use power they have over the other in order to thwart the other’s points of conversation. For instance‚ Rochester uses his age‚ gender‚ class‚ and economic status as a means of claiming authority over Jane. Although prevalent throughout the conversation‚ this is most clearly expressed when he argues that he has the right

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    provide for her family. Katniss decides to protect her sister and volunteers to take Prim’s place in The Hunger Games. In the film she states “ I volunteer! “I volunteer as tribe!”. Katniss embraces courage since she takes her sister’s place. In one of the scenes she needed to take courage when she had to face Cato at the lake. She was frightened since Cato is a strong competitor in the games. She had to also face everyone else in order to get medicine for Peeta since he was badly injured. She had

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    The Hunger Games vs Divergent Books have an important influence in our life. They teach us something‚ they help us imagine and they help us create our own world so we can do whatever we what with it. Nowadays‚ teens have entered the world of reading. They read more than they used to but why? The answer it’s easy. They read because there are some writers that help them enter a whole new world and experience with it. Two of the most famous writers for teens are Suzanne Collins for “The Hunger Games

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