Katha Pollitt’s view on the film version of the Hunger Games focuses on gender and in particular‚ female stereotypes. A gender stereotype is describe as “a generalised view or preconception about attributes or characteristics that are ought to be possessed by‚ or the roles that are or should be performed by women and men.” With this aim‚ as gender stereotyping remain to be a sensitive issue in this age‚ Hunger Games effectively conveyed a compelling message through the character of Katniss Everdeen
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The Hunger Games is a science fiction drama based on the book by Suzanne Collins. It is set in the area known as Panem. Panem is the ruins of North America left after a great war. The Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen‚ Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark‚ Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen‚ Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket‚ and Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy. The Hunger Games is set in a futuristic country called Panem‚ within Panem there are 12 districts and the capitol
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The character that I felt strongly about from Suzanne Collins’ hit novel “The Hunger Games” was Katniss Everdeen‚ a rebellious and out-going teen who takes her sister’s place as tribute in the 74th annual Hunger Games. Throughout the novel‚ she displays important values that made me feel strongly about her. These include‚ her caring nature for others‚ Competitive attitude and her determined mind. Katniss Everdeen (the main character) is a teenage girl who lives in an impoverished coal-mining
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Dangerous Game” And “the Lottery” Two Face Death In “the most dangerous game”‚ Sanger Rainsford is faced with General Zaroff. Zaroll has hunted all his like but is getting bored and needs a new animal to hunt. He wants an animal that has courage‚ is cunning and can reason‚ making the game fore exciting. Humans to General Zaroff are just another animal. This hunt will make the greatest hunt of his life. Rainsford is putting the situation where he is fighting for his life. In “the lottery”‚ Tessis
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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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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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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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In both texts‚ the populace is contained to specific quarters of civil life‚ and in doing so‚ illustrate the concern both authors have regarding control. Collins introduces the coal mining District 12 as separated from the woods by “a high chain-link fence topped with barbed-wire loops” (Pg. 4) As protagonist Katniss Everdeen reflects on her childhood‚ she shares a time whereby she ‘scared (her) mother to death‚ (with) the things (she) would blurt out about District 12‚ about the people who rule
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While calls for banning the Hunger Game are continuously sent to school boards and associations‚ many articles have been written and posted online to oppose banning the book. They do agree with the violence inside Hunger Game is not negligent as other factors like sexual explicit.Yet they argue against banning the book. Professor Mhaire Fraser‚ among others‚ suggests that the story is situation specific‚ and many people underestimate teenagers. She insisted that the only possible reason to ban the
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possible to classify films into genres and sub-genres. In general‚ a genre refers to a collection of films that share a set of narrative‚ stylistic‚ and thematic characteristics or conventions (Pramaggiore & Wallis 382). Gary Ross’s film‚ The Hunger Games‚ fits into the genre of science fiction as well as the subgenres of dystopia and contemporary romance; however‚ the main protagonist‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ does not fit the stereotypical character type of these genres. Without a doubt‚ this film exhibits
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