gets to people’s head and will change them. In Suzanne Collin’s book‚ The Hunger Games‚ power‚ fame and wealth can determine life or death. “Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death.” (fourth cover) In an interview with Suzanne Collins she was asked about what the most difficult part about writing the book was. She replies to the viewers by telling them “when you’re going to write a story like The Hunger Games‚ you have to accept from the beginning that you’re going to kill characters
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otherwise‚ and The Hunger Games is no exception. Suzanne Collins‚ author of the series‚ tells a story about a 16-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen. Katniss is a resourceful girl who really wants nothing more but to go about her day as averagely as possible. Unfortunately‚ the world does not seem to want to work with her. Every year one boy and one girl from every one of the twelve districts is chosen to play in a brutal survival of the fittest game. It is called the Hunger Games. Only one of
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is an award winning novel based on a post apocalyptic nation known as Panem. Panem is located in the northern portion of the former United States. The survivors have been divided into 13 districts which are represented by a high powered capitol district. The districts thrive based on the resources provided by each entity which contribute to survival. During the reading of the book it is explained that the 13th district has been anihliated as they attempted
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book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins survival is the main theme. The main character Katniss Everdeen has to survive her daily life‚ which has many hardships she must face and also the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is an annual event where one boy tribute and one girl tribute are chosen from each of the twelve districts. The tributes have to fight to the death in an arena‚ on live T.V until one survivor is left. Some of the ways Katniss Everdeen survives her daily life and the Hunger Games
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The symbolic use of hunger in literature Throughout history‚ both men and women have struggled trying to achieve unattainable goals in the face of close-minded societies. Authors have often used this theme to develop stories of characters that face obstacles and are sometimes unable to overcome the stigma that is attached to them. This inability to rise above prejudice is many times illustrated with the metaphor of hunger. Not only do people suffer from physical hunger‚ but they also suffer
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“One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it‚” Sidney Howard once said. This famous quote relates to the Hunger Games in many different ways. One of the major themes of the Hunger Games by Susan Collins is that noble scarifies must be made for the survival of family and friends. The bottom line is that the protagonist sacrifices herself/himself in order to save others. The first example is how Katniss got money for Prim’s goat named lady. The second example
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Imagine America reborn into a divided nation split into twelve districts. The novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins explains the story of a girl named Katniss who has to compete in the Hunger Games that the Capitol of the country hosts once a year. One male and one female from districts two through twelve are randomly selected to compete. The strategies that the Capitol use to keep the citizens from connecting with one another are the peacekeepers and the type of government they rule by. Each
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If there was one problem in this world that could be changed I would change world hunger. People in many countries not only die from having not enough food‚ they don’t even have clean water. Water is a number one source that humans need to survive. There are approximately 1‚010.6 hungry people all over the world. Countries like Burundi‚ Eritrea‚ Comoros‚ Timor Leste‚ Sudan‚ Chad‚ and Yemen Republic. Most of the people who are hungry all day are usually in poverty. to solve this the people get jobs
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As Katniss comes to the end of the Hunger Games she meets several archetypes‚ and finishes her hero’s journey. First Katniss faces the resurrection‚ where she must defeat her final threshold guardian Cato‚ who is the last hurdle in the way of her winning the Hunger Games. On top of the cornucopia Peeta and Katniss fight for their lives‚ at times struggling with hand to hand combat as the mutant muts wait below. Peeta and Cato struggle to knock each other off the cornucopia‚ Katniss has an opportunity
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Mr. Farner Survival 21 January 2013 Hunger Games Survival The game is designed to kill you. From the first moment when you are dropped into the merciless jungle‚ you are actively trying to be killed. Forgetting the band of other survivors that are effortlessly searching for you‚ there are many terrors you must be ready for. To prepare for these‚ you must have a good shelter‚ a way to find food and water‚ and a positive mental attitude. A shelter is arguably the most important of the 10 essentials
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