The Hunger Games‚ the introductory novel in a trilogy book series written by author Suzanne Collins in 2008‚ is a young adult novel that surrounds a teenage girl named Katniss Everdeen in a futuristic tale of a teenager who defies all odds when they are stacked against her. She is shaken to the core with sacrifice‚ adversity and danger when she finds herself forced to compete in a televised series of games where there is only one survivor. Not only does she want to live‚ but she has an incredible
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Introduction and Book Summary From Wikipedia “The Hunger Games takes place after the destruction of North America‚ in a nation known as Panem‚ which consists of a wealthy Capitol and twelve surrounding‚ poorer districts. District 12‚ where the book begins‚ is located in the coal-rich region that was formerly Appalachia. As punishment for a previous rebellion against the Capitol in which a 13th district was destroyed‚ one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each district are selected
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history and the history of war. He died in 2003‚ two weeks before the Iraq war began. He was strongly opposed to it.” (1) Her most popular book series would no doubt be The Hunger Games. With many wondering what influenced her she answers the question by saying “If I have to pick one story that most influenced "The Hunger Games‚" it would be the Greek myth of Theseus‚ which I read when I was about 8-years-old. In punishment for past deeds‚ Athens periodically had to send seven youths and seven
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Kafka throughout Metamorphosis shows key examples of the life of Gregor and how it’s filled himself with alienation. Alienation is brought out in both Kafka’s writings The Metamorphosis and "A Hunger Artist". The way Kafka lived may have been examples and themes in each the two stories. In both stories main characters decide to separate themselves from their own surroundings. They are reasons for each of the characters isolation from what’s outside of them. In The Metamorphosis‚ Gregor‚ the main
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Suzanne Collins‚ the author of The Hunger Games‚ wants us to believe that sometimes in life‚ we are required to do tasks that we are uncomfortable doing. Collins uses symbolism in her book to help further her writing. One form of symbolism I chose was the bow and arrow. In my opinion the bow and arrow symbolized strength and confidence in Katniss. Strength is symbolized because Katniss was taught to use a bow by her father. Therefore‚ having a bow gives her strength and confidence to provide and
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Kristen Smith ENC 1102 19 September 2013 Mini-Essay 1 The Thin Line Between Hope and Hopelessness Suzanne Collins ’ novel‚ The Hunger Games and George Orwell ’s 1984 both illustrate the theme that hope can remain alive even amid the most hopeless of circumstances. The main characters of these stories‚ Hunger Games ’ Katniss Everdeen and 1984 ’s Winston Smith live in similar totalitarian societies where every move they make or thought they have is controlled by an all-powerful government. Although
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In The Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen’s life is very difficult and her livelihood is to keep her family safe. Despite her best efforts of keeping her sister Prim safe and her name out of the tesserae‚ nonetheless‚ her name came out of the reaping bowl. Therefore‚ in order to keep Prim from becoming a tribute in the games‚ Katniss volunteers in Prim’s place. Prims survival in the Hunger Games is fearfully slim‚ however Katniss’s chances of surviving is much greater. Katniss’s ability to utilize her
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The Lord of the Hunger Games It may come as a surprise that a novel taught in a tenth grade english class is strikingly similar to a currently popular book of the teenage population. A common theme relates William Golding’s classic novel‚ The Lord of the Flies‚ and the very popular teen heart-throb‚ The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The unifying motif is the underlying savagery and desperation to live that stands out within each person when survival mode is activated. Peeta‚ the love interest
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the way in which one can view the world around them. Culture influences a person’s perspective of others in the way they see other people‚ treat other cultures‚ and view one’s own cultures as shown in the passages‚ “Where Worlds Collide”‚ “The Hunger of Memory”‚ and “An Indian Father’s Plea”. The passage‚ “Where Worlds Collide”‚ written by Pico Iyer‚ expresses the thoughts that travelers experience when they arrive at Los Angeles International Airport. The author describes the unfamiliar environment
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One inspiring idea in ’The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins is survival through hardship. In the novel‚ this idea is shown when Katniss survives the Hunger Games. It is inspiring because we learn that‚ even though there may be obstacles in our way‚ if we overcome hardships greatness can follow. The idea of surviving through hardship is shown throughout Katniss’ life in the novel. She lives in the Seam‚ the poorest area of her district and since her father died at an early age‚ has been struggling
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