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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despise the games so much for all the pain they cause to the districts. Why do 24 people have to fight to win a stupid game; men‚ women‚ teenagers even kids aren’t spared. The people of the capital make me sick. Every year I watch friends killing friends and family killing family. The worst part of all of this is that the capital calls it a retribution….A penance for the uprising that happened all those years ago. Every year we are forced to watch the inhumane tv show called‚ “the hunger games.” (Turn
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March 29th‚ 2090 4am The reaping I can’t sleep. I’ve got to be up in an hour anyway to start work downstairs in the bakery mixing and kneading the dough for the bread before baking it. I could have tried to lie in bed for another hour but my head is swimming with thoughts and I think the only way to make sense of them is to just write them down. Yesterday was an exceptionally terrible day. Reaping days are always terrible; it is the one day of the year that makes you live the
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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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In the novel‚ “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins‚ there are many memorable symbols used. One of these symbols is the Flowers. The reason this symbol is important is that it helps the reader to understand some of the main ideas of the novel. Suzanne Collins wants the reader to think about how there is always hope in dark times when in need. Flowers play a significant role in the Hunger Games. The use of Flowers are used in a few important ways‚ such
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Levi Wortley Logan Denney Discussion Group 9-22-12 Our Society VS. The Hunger Games Now in the film The Hunger Games there are a lot of themes that mirrored in our society today. First and foremost there is the politics of Panem. The government‚ or “The Capitol‚” is corrupted. Their control over the country “Panem” is very iron like in the fact that they control everything from resources to where you can go and what you can do. After awhile of this the districts get fed up and rebel
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manipulate the individual into a spectacle as a recurring thematic trend. Specifically‚ while Katniss does not explicitly love Peeta‚ she is forced by the Capitol into the persona of the “star-crossed lover” in-order to entertain the audiences of the Hunger games and “give them something more to care about.” In this way‚ there exists a tension between real and false appearances. For instance‚ in-order to properly put on this performance or façade of love‚ Katniss attempts to rely on the real love felt by
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Forbidden Rebellion How is it possible that one force can rule over a group more than double its size? In Suzanne Collins’ novel‚ The Hunger Games‚ there are 12 districts of many people ruled by one force known as The Capitol. The country is run is a Marxist manner: The Capitol serves as the bourgeoisie of Panem‚ and the districts serve as the proletariat. The Capitol controls every move the districts make‚ punishes every act of rebellion‚ and kills off innocent people just to show their power
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your point of view is‚ and where the essay will be heading. To introduce the topic for a text response essay‚ you should mention the title of the text in addition to the author. You should cover all of this information in a few sentences: “The Hunger Games‚ directed by Gary Ross‚ is highly critical of violence‚ valuing the compassion of characters like Katniss and Peeta while criticising the cruelty and self-interest of others.” The title of the text should be used in italics or single quotation
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A Critical Review of the Significant Influence of the Greek Mythology‚ the Roman Empire and the Christian Religion on Its Three Themes by Analyzing the Two Protagonists in The Hunger Games Introduction The Hunger Games is brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced by American writer Suzanne Collins‚ then it was adapted into a film by Gary Ross in March 23‚ 2012. In this movie‚ the director presents us with the amazingly suspenseful story through the using of high technology and the actors’ excellent
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