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    The Hunger Games Triology The Hunger Games Triology is a science fiction novel series written by Suzanne Collins. The triology consists of The Hunger Games‚ Catching Fire‚ and Mockingjay. All of the three books are best-seller books. The Hunger Games trilogy takes place in an unspecified future time‚ in an imaginary country located in North America called Panem which has the wealthy Capitol and  twelve poorer districts ruled by it. The books are written in Katniss Everdeen’s voice‚ a 16-year-old

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    The Hunger Games Chapter 1 The story starts in district twelve‚ the narrator wakes up in her house‚ where she lives with her mother and her little sister Prim. This day is very special. It’s the day of the reaping. Today is the day the contestants for the annual Hunger Games from district 12 are picked out of the bowl. There are picked a boy and a girl from every of the 12 districts to compete in the hunger games. In the poor district 12‚ everybody looks forward to this day with fear of being selected

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    The book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is about the yearly event that the government forces the twelve Districts to participate in. That event is called the Hunger Games. Each year‚ they hold a reaping where two names will be drawn for all twelve of the districts. From district twelve‚ the girl tribute is Katniss Everdeen and the boy just happens to be Peeta Mellark. On their way into the arena‚ they get to eat all kinds of spledid foods. This is new to all of the tributes because they grew

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    In this semester‚ we’ve read “The Lottery” and “Harrison Bergeron” from the textbook. They are two short stories; “The Lottery” was written by Shirley Jackson‚ and “Harrison Bergeron” was written by Kurt Vonnegut. This essay is to compare the similarities and differences between them. The first similarity is that both of these dystopian stories demonstrate how people force themselves in a tradition that they have been told to follow even if they have an option to seek for change‚ and to explore

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    Sociology of “Hunger Games” By. Tom ************ Soc 101 11/17/13 Introduction The nation of Panem has risen out of the ravaged ruins of what was once known as North America. 74 years ago‚ the poverty-stricken districts of Panem rebelled against the wealthy‚ controlling the Capitol. After its crushing victory‚ the Capitol devised the Hunger Games as an annual reminder to the twelve districts of its authority‚ and as continuing punishment for the rebellion. Every year

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    Jackson’s short story‚ “The Lottery‚” is an ideal representation of this theme because a citizen of their village is sacrificed each year to be the lottery’s “winner‚” and that winner is stoned to death. Comparably‚ in Suzanne Collins’ film The Hunger Games‚ a similar lottery is drawn each year where 24 citizens of Panem must fight to the death to achieve the country’s “winner.” The citizens of both the village and Panem have been programmed to understand that this tradition will occur and that it

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    Hunger games essay Have you ever been taken away from you family and friends? Been forced into a game where to stay alive is the only way to win? That is what the hunger game is. A violent game that 24 contestants are chosen to fight one another and the winner will never have to work again. In the Hunger games Suzanne Collins uses characterization to show how Katniss uses survival techniques the love for her family and friends and tested her trust to the people around her. The love Katniss

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    Archetype Essay: The Hunger Games This story is about a girl named Katniss Everdeen‚ who lives in district 12. In this story she is the hero‚ with most archetypes. The archetypes in this book are her birth‚ having to leave her family‚ traumatizing event leading to her quest‚ special weapon‚ supernatural help‚ proves herself when on her quest‚ and journey that creates and un healable wound. Katniss was born in District 12‚ a mining District that is poor and neglected by the

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    societeis habe someone similar but are rejected in theird societies. “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut jr. And Anthem by Ayn Rand are both dystopian pieces of literature and have similar protagonists but habe exceoptionally diferent societies.Although “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut jr. And Anthem by Ayn Rand are both dystopian pieces of literature and have similar protagonists but have different societies. Although “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut jr. And Anthem by Ahyn Rand are both Dystopian

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    Symbolism Essay – The Hunger Games Discuss the author’s use of symbolism and explain how symbols are used to convey themes. In the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ many symbols were used to convey themes and different messages. The three symbols that I looked at were the Mockingjay‚ Bread and the Capitol. The Mockingjay symbolised the people and their rebellion‚ freedom and hope. The Bread symbolised life‚ love‚ sacrifice and is the main staple food for the districts whereas The Capitol

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