Macbeth by William Shakespeare and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins are two texts written centuries apart but with very similar ideologies on the concept of power. They both explore power and its use politically‚ through physical measures and in Macbeths case supernaturally. Exploration of themes such as power leading to corruptness and then on to revolt are also prominent in both texts. Protagonist Macbeth and antagonist President Snow head their respective totalitarian societies and used force
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Have you ever rebelled against the government? Maybe you know someone 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
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In the story “The Hunger Games” Dystopian literature is portrayed as dictatorship within the government and it is seen as the antagonist in the story. Suzanne Collins exaggerated the government and how it was ran. Suzanne made the story written by a teenager who was independent and did not believe in what President Snow was doing to the country. She says “So I learned to hold my tongue and to turn my features into an indifferent mask so that no one could ever read my thoughts.” This is said by
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Title: Hunger Games Genre: Science fiction Adventure Author: Suzanne Collins Page #: 374 Summary: We travel towards the future in the Post-Apocalyptic nation Panem which is the remains of the old United States of America. Our main character and heroine Katniss Everdeen lives with her younger sister Primrose and widowed mother. The nation is divided into 12 districts‚ a severed District 13‚ and a capitol which hold Panem’s tyrants. Katniss lives in District 12 known for it’s mining‚ and despite
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Several students were arrested for using a three-finger salute that was adapted from the movie‚ The Hunger Games. The three-finger salute is a gesture used when saying goodbye to a loved one‚ although later on in The Hunger Games series‚ it progressed into a indication of rebellion. The act of using the three-finger salute began after the country’s coup and has since then‚ forced the authorities to arrest whoever raises the salute in public. Before the premiere of the movie‚ several students raised
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“MATHEMATICS” Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma‚ "knowledge‚ study‚ learning") is the abstract study of topics encompassing quantity‚ structure space‚ change‚ and other properties; it has no generally accepted definition. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proof. The research required to solve mathematical problems can take years or even centuries of sustained inquiry. Since the pioneering
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of this book is Katniss. First of all‚ Katniss is a girl who is protective over her younger sister‚ Prim. She faces death to take over her sister’s spot in the Hunger Games‚ a fight to quietus on live television. Her sister‚ Prim got chosen to participate in the annual Hunger Games. Katniss volunteers for taking her spot in the games‚ so Prim doesn’t suffer on broadcasting T.V. Also‚ she risked her own life for her sister. Next‚ she is a kind-hearted person. Katniss treated the male
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A character that I am similar to‚ is Katniss Everdean from The Hunger Games. First‚ Katniss and I have a variety of similarities. Second‚ one way we are similar is by the things she does. Last‚ another way we are similar is by our personalities. As can be seen‚ Katniss Everdean is the character that I have many similarities with. First‚ Katniss and I have many similarities. Katniss Everdean‚ is a character from The Hunger Games. Both of us never give up on what we are doing‚ we always accomplish
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“Going through thick and thin to attain own objective.” The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ a young girl named Katniss Everdeen faces her fate that was decided by herself. When her younger sister‚ Prime‚ was chosen a tribute to the hunger game‚ she stepped forward to become a volunteer instead of her sister. Katniss has a strong sense of responsibility because she supports her mother and sister instead of her father. She has a decency‚ so sometimes her temper tends to higher. However‚ that action
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Orwell and the movie Hunger Games have very similar plots. Both the novel and movie include a government that uses propaganda‚ instills fear into its citizens‚ and manipulates the rules in order to achieve the outcome they desire. For example‚ in Animal Farm‚ when the rebellion takes place and Napoleon takes control he consistently tampers with the 7 commandments without any other animals noticing for the good of his own interest. This occurs in a similar way in Hunger Games when the head government
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