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    The Hunger Games Essay Test 1) Describe Katniss’s relationships with Gale‚ with Prim‚ and with her Mother. How do those relationships define her personality? Why does she say about Peeta‚ “I feel like I owe him something‚ and I hate owing people.” How does her early encounter with Peeta affect their relationship after they are chosen as tributes? Before Katniss enters the Games‚ she only has three people‚ which she holds closest to her heart: Gale‚ Prim‚ and her Mother. The

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    Ally Rose 1/1/2014 6th period CR#6b-1 The Hunger Games‚ Mockingjay; Susanne Collins Chapter one through 3 Summary: President Snow finds out that Katniss never really loved peeta‚ and her stunt with the berries was just an act of rebellian‚ not because she loved Peeta. Snow tells Katniss that she needs to convince him as well as the city of Panem‚ that her and Peeta are really in love‚ or else Gale‚ her best friend‚ and his family will pay for it. Peeta proposes to her while they are on

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    the Bergeron house‚ as she was walking‚ she rubbed her hands together and pulled her coat closer to her body. Winter was her least favorite season‚ the cold that caressed her skin was never welcome or wanted. But Miss Raelyn didn’t care‚ because she was finally going to see her favorite patient‚ Harrison Bergeron. After a while of walking in the snow‚ Miss Raelyn made it to the Bergeron house. She ringed the doorbell awfully excited to get inside and out the cold. She also missed Harrison dearly

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    forced into the games as well. The only tributes that are seemingly without excuse for their actions are those who volunteer for the honor of winning the games‚ such as the tributes from District One. Katniss chooses‚ early on‚ to step into the games to defend her sister and therefore takes on this moral dilemma for the best reasons. E. Identify and discuss major philosophical theories‚ ideas and concepts that affect the major character of the film. The logic of the Hunger Games‚ in which contestants

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    New Criticism on Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” Literary devices are used throughout literature to help readers have a better understanding. Metaphors‚ for example‚ help readers to have a better visual of different aspects. In Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron‚” metaphors are evident throughout the short story. The metaphors that are used throughout the short story‚ such as‚ “dancing to the ceiling‚” “kissed the ceiling‚” and “breaking the chains‚” help readers to have a better understanding

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    "The Lottery"‚ "Never" and "Harrison Bergeron" all can be similar by one certain theme. I believe that theme would be change. All of these stories’ characters needed change in their lives. In "Never" the main character was hopeless and felt trapped and unhappy with her life. She needed to change this routine by seeing the world in a better light or leaving her past behind and catching the train mentioned in the text. In "Harrison Bergeron"‚ the main character‚ Harrison fights for the right of being

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    Harrison Bergeron” and 2081 Compare and Contrast In both 2081 and “Harrison Bergeron”‚ Harrison breaks free from his handicaps. It is significant that the filmmaker kept this element in the movie because it symbolized freedom. In “Harrison Bergeron" it says “Harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness like wet tissue paper‚ tore straps guaranteed to support five-thousand pounds.” (page 3) An example from the film is that Harrison tore them off dramatically‚ and the crowd was astonished. This

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    dramatically changed in the film version. The same can be said for the story of Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut‚ and the movie 2081 directed by Chandler Tuttle. Despite the multitude of changes a director adds to a story‚ there are still similarities that are the base of the tale. One element that is almost always similar is the characters. In both Harrison Bergeron and 2081. The main characters being Harrison‚ George‚ and Hazel Bergeron.

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    Harrison Bergeron” and “The Pedestrian” both have many drastic similarities and differences. These are two examples of the both. “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut and “The Pedestrian” but Ray Bradbury are similar because Harrison and the ballerina are both killed‚ while the difference would be in the book the television broadcast was not cut off until after Harrison was shot whereas the the movies it was cut off right away. Harrison Bergeron and the ballerina die as a climax for both the movie

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    between “Harrison Bergeron” and 2081 was that the HG man took Harrison away at the age of 14. The Film Maker chose to keep this element in the movie‚ because if Harrison was never taken away there would be no major conflict‚ or the conflict would not be the same. A quote from “Harrison Bergeron” states‚ “Harrison Bergeron‚ age fourteen… He is a genius and an athlete‚ is under handicapped‚ and should be regarded as extremely dangerous.” During the film 2081 it displays a photo of Harrison Bergeron‚ describing

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