The Hunger games is a film that at first glance is disguised as a romantic teen movie for young adults to enjoy watching on the weekend with all of their friends and family. But with just a small amount of critical thinking and understanding of the themes and images that are presented in front of you during the viewing of this film you can receive a whole other level of understanding to what the makers of the film are trying to help you visualize in a discreet manner. Right off the bat‚ at the start
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Reading a book is like having a raw sketch on the canvas and readers have to put their own color into it because it will create their characters in sync with their own imagination and surrounding. This is why it is important for young people to read because it makes their creativity wild. Suzanne Collins‚ author of the Hunger games novel series‚ also recently have been made into films by Nina Jacobson. Although the movies are fun to watch‚ the novels are definitely worth people’s time. Books not only
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everyone‚ there are about 21‚000 people die every day of hunger-related causes‚ according to the United Nation. [1] The Hunger Games‚ as its name denotes‚ its about poverty‚ hunger and social inequalities. This film is set in the near future where there are 12 Districts and a Capitol that controls them. In this film‚ the main character Katniss lives in one of the district with her fatherless family. The district she lives in is in poverty and hunger. Since she is the eldest‚ she has to take responsibility
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The Hunger Games The first thing I noticed was that the book was being told from Katniss’s perspective‚ while the movie was told from many different perspectives. Also‚ in the book the Mocking Jay pin was given to Katniss by Madge before she went to the capital‚ and then Katniss gave the Mocking Jay pin to Prim. In the movie Katniss got the Mocking Jay pin from the black market‚ and then gives the Mocking Jay pin to Prim. Another thing I noticed was that Madge‚ the girl that gave Katniss the
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The Hunger Games Susan Collins Copyright date: October 1‚ 2008 Genre: Science fiction The Hunger Games book review North America has been destroyed and is now run by the powerful Capital and is divided into 12 districts (district 13 has been destroyed due to a rebellion). In district 12 ace hunter Katniss Everdeen‚ a 16 year old girl‚ carves out a meager existence for herself‚ her younger sister Prim and their widowed mother. In order to keep the 12 districts aware of who runs the county‚
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Suzanne Collin’s bestseller‚ The Hunger Games‚ it redefines that saying. In the novel‚ North America has been through some apocalyptic disasters and is known as Panam with twelve districts that are ruled by the Capitol. Each year the Hunger Games are held as a reminder of the bleak past and that the Capitol is still in control of the citizens of Panam. One girl and one boy between the ages twelve and eighteen from each district are drafted to fight to death in the Hunger Games. The last one standing is
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In the book “The Hunger Games”‚ the story takes place in an area called Panem‚ which represents a futuristic North America‚ and contains 12 districts that together provide for the people living there and the Capitol. The Capitol is the wealthier area and inside contains a huge arena where the Hunger Games are played. The Hunger Games is an annual competition including 12 randomly picked contestants plopped in an arena battling to the death held by the Capitol to remind the citizens that “the Dark
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The Hunger Games: A Book Worth Reading In Teen Dystopia: Should we be worried about what Generation Z is reading?‚ the author‚ Sophie Boyer debates whether The Hunger Games‚ by Suzanne Collins‚ is a suitable book for our generation to read. Through the discussion of both sides of the story‚ in the end‚ the author concludes that The Hunger Games is a “well-constructed allegory that reflects a more realistic portrayal of our world” and “reminds the reader to never take anything for granted. In my
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Book Response Paper The book I decide to read this semester was Hunger Games by the remarkable women Suzanne Collins. One of the main reasons I choose Hunger Games is because of all the great reviews it has gotten over the years. Another reason I picked this book is because my friends who has read the book has wanted me to read it. From all the public and personal reviews I’ve been drawn into‚ I expect to read one of the greatest book ever written. Hunger Games is about the 12 districts and the
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Starry 131100024 Class A Metaphor‚ reality or illusion? ——A Book Review on The Hunger Games The Hunger Games‚ which is considered as the best science fiction of the American writer Suzanne Collins‚ won the first place of The New York Times best-seller list. The book‚ which is “brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced1”‚ is written in the voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen‚ who volunteers to participate in the Hunger Games‚ a fight to the death on live TV and has no choice but to make her
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