The Power Elements of Literary Devices in The Hunger Games In literature‚ how an author chooses to construct their words is very important. They need to use them in a way that will allow the reader to take more meaning away from it‚ and see them as more than just words on paper. Literary devices are what give literature a deeper‚ more thoughtful meaning. They are not always clear and defined‚ and sometimes take closer reading to identify their full meaning‚ but they certainly give
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The main character in The Hunger Games‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ is a strong and independent teenager who has to conquer many gruesome challenges. The challenges she faces not only require being strong physically‚ but also emotionally. I personally can’t even imagine living in Katniss’s society‚ where being in horrible and life-threatening situations is very common. Fortunately‚ Katniss has the skills and personality to overcome these obstacles. Throughout the story‚ there are three specific situations
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Julius Caesar vs. the Hunger Games Did you ever realize that the Hunger Games and Julius Caesar have a lot of similarities? Not just Julius Caesar‚ but also the whole Ancient Roman Empire itself. The Latin word “Panem”‚ the country the Hunger Games is located‚ means bread in English. To me‚ the Hunger Games is more of an advanced version with all of the same concepts of the former Ancient Roman Empire. There is an old Greek myth that exists where fourteen Athenian boys and girls are sent to Crete
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reel us into the story and stand out on a shelf. Take recent stories like The Hunger Games and Divergent for instance. Millions of readers have fallen head over heel in love with these. They stand out to the average eye‚ but why? What makes them so different and intriguing? What makes stories like these excellent are their attention to detail‚ different perspectives and risky protagonist(s). For example‚ in The Hunger Games‚ the element of risk in the protagonist would be where it states “I volunteer
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Identify Verb Finish Your Thought Hunger Games Chapter 1 Characters: Katniss‚ Gale‚ Madge Undersee‚ Effie Trinket‚ Haymitch Setting: The Country Panem‚ the forest near District 12‚ District 12 Describes Introduces us to District 12‚ the main characters‚ and presents the idea of the Hunger Games. Facts: 1. “The rules of the Hunger Games are simple. In punishment for the uprising‚ each of the twelve districts must provide one girl and one boy‚ called tributes‚ to participate. The twenty-four
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Josh Puhls‚ from REACH Counseling Services. Mr Puhls will be addressing our 7th grade students and instructing them about the dangers and increasing prevalence of “sexting.” Students will be guided in learning the personal‚ civil and potentially criminal consequences of inappropriate behaviors‚ but more importantly students will be learning strategies to cope and deal with any form of cyberbullying/harassment. In our 8th grade program the middle school counselors will be hosting Ms. Emily Dery‚ Christine
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characters which help elevate stories written about them. Panem (The Hunger Games) and Middle-Earth (The Silmarillion‚ The Lord of the Rings‚ The Hobbit) both pertain to having these characters and‚ in the sense of the director’s and cinematographer’s decisions‚ have both chosen to cast a darker palette over these films‚ to exhibit a tone grief/melancholy where most applicable. The only major contrast which sets The Hunger Games apart is the choice of colour. Throughout this film‚ Capitol‚ Ceremonial
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins has presented a fascinating view on literature that hasn’t been limited to just one demographic. The gothic elements in the novel make it an enjoyable read for people of any age‚ as the elements provide another layer of intricacy. The dark atmosphere‚ endangerment of women‚ and intense emotions in the characters are all gothic elements that lead the reader on a thrilling joyride while reading The Hunger Games. The premise of watching children kill off other children
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Character Analysis of Katniss Everdeen‚ The Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen is a 16-year-old girl who lives in a poor coal-mining region called District 12‚ in the country of Panem. She volunteers for herself instead of her younger sister to participate in the potentially deadly annual Hunger Games. As her father was killed in an accident‚ Katniss has taken on the role of her family’s head of household. Katniss’s mother was unable to cope with the loss and is deeply depressed. Filling her father’s
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has always been‚ in my opinion‚ an extremely important trait of any society or civilization. Not only that‚ but I feel we humans create what civilized means and it is defined totally by what we truly think is right or wrong. In the stories The Hunger Games‚ The Lottery‚ and The Lady or the Tiger I feel The Lottery is most civilized because they’ve been doing their lottery for a long time‚ they truly think it’s a reasonable thing to do and everyone has a fair chance. In the small town The Lottery
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