Destruction caused by the hunger games/negative influences caused by the game. This novel describes a government‚ the Capitol that controls twelve different districts categorized to one’s wealth in Panem. The poorest district‚ 13 did attempted to rebel against the government which did not work for them. Due to this rebellion they created the hunger games to be conducted every year to remind others about their authority and make them pay for what they did. By creating the games‚ they try to prove to others
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The Giver is a 1993 American children’s novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian. The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life. The society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to "Sameness‚" a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives. Jonas is selected to inherit the position of Receiver of Memory‚ the person who stores all the past memories
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The Hunger Games and the Lottery Comparison Essay My two books for this comparison essay are “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ and “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins. “The Lottery” is about the town’s people drawing out slips of paper and seeing who gets the slip of paper with the black pencil dot; however The Hunger Games is about Katniss taking her sister’s place when she’s called into the Hunger Games and trying to survive in the arena with Peeta in the Hunger Games. This book ends with Katniss
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In the book The Hunger Games by Suzanna Collins‚ 2 contestants from the twelve different districts in Panem are sent to the arena to fight against the tributes. The person who survives to the end of the games will return to their district and live the life they were living but knowing that they survived whilst watching other people die. The themes of betrayal‚ love‚ courage and trust have been used through the book. Obviously the theme of betrayal was used a lot during the novel. In one section
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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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Hunger Games vs. Our society A. intro 1. Alter bodies for fashion/looks 2. 13 colonies theory 3. Average American/ Average Capitolean B. Body Altering 1. Body coloration a. tatooes b. tanning beds c. piercings/colored hair 2. Conclusion C. 13 Colonies Theory 1. 13 states/districts a. try to prevent a "war" b. King George III /President Snow taking over cruely c. Lower class/ Upper class 2. Upper Class = large and moder city = Capitol 3. "While there is no
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The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is the first novel of The Hunger Games series written by Suzanne Collins in 2008. This novel is written in the first person point of view of the main character‚ Katniss Everdeen. Throughout the story‚ Katniss’s opinions are made clear to the audience. This intriguing novel shares Katniss’s struggles and overall victory of the 74th Annual Hunger Games. The Hunger Games story takes place in a post-apocalyptic society. The Capitol is a highly advance city that holds
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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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Throughout The Hunger Games‚ there are vast similarities when you compare Panem and the real world current events. Suzanne Collins shows us what is wrong with the world through her literary work. She thinks that when people read her book that they would make that connection and take notice on the world and would want to make a difference. This book is an easier way of seeing the world for the people who are having trouble seeing it for what it really is. The Hunger Games may be fictional‚ but
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McKnight 1 Jasmine McKnight Warlop English ACC 10 29 April 2013 Antigone vs. The Hunger Games: Gender Roles Looking through a historical lens‚ gender roles for men and women have changed significantly. Men were perceived as being the most critical part in society as evidence by men having the highest paying jobs‚ and the most dangerous jobs‚ owned property‚ and could wed and divorce any woman at their will. In opposition‚ women were thoroughly encouraged to work at home‚ tend
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