Summary: Chapter 1 Katniss Everdeen‚ who tells her story in the first person‚ wakes up. It is the day of the reaping. She sees her little sister‚ Prim (short for Primrose)‚ asleep in bed with their mother across the room. Katniss puts on her clothes to go hunting. The area where she and her family live is called the Seam‚ and it’s part of District 12. They are at the edge of the district‚ which is enclosed by a high fence‚ and Katniss often crawls under the fence and enters the woods outside‚ where
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The Power in Appearance In the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ the main character Katniss‚ is influenced not only be her personal wants and needs but also by the emotions of the people watching her. By carefully controlling the things she says and does‚ Katniss aims to present herself to the audience the way she wants them to percieve her. She aims to appear in love with Peeta in order to capture the hearts of the audience and the capital. She shows that she is smart and skilled in
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Book essay Publisher: Scholastic Publication date: September 14th‚ 2008 Pages: 374 Genre: Adventure‚ love‚ science fiction‚ Alternative history The hunger games (2008) written by Suzanna Collins are a young-adult novel. The story takes place in Panem‚ which was composed by 13 districts before the government of the capitol completely destroyed the whole ruble district 13. The purpose of this act was to show its ultimate power to the rest of the 12 districts. The story also describes the bloody
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The Hunger Games The first thing I noticed was that the book was being told from Katniss’s perspective‚ while the movie was told from many different perspectives. Also‚ in the book the Mocking Jay pin was given to Katniss by Madge before she went to the capital‚ and then Katniss gave the Mocking Jay pin to Prim. In the movie Katniss got the Mocking Jay pin from the black market‚ and then gives the Mocking Jay pin to Prim. Another thing I noticed was that Madge‚ the girl that gave Katniss the
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A common theme that was portrayed throughout the hunger games‚ both book and movie adaption‚ was survival. This is a consistent theme that we see pop up throughout the entirety of both versions. When we start out in district 12‚ we see how survival plays a part in the people who live there. The majority of their population is poverty and they obviously have a hard time even putting food on their tables. Along with that‚ they have the reaping in which the children have to hope and pray their name
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‘May the odds be ever in your favour”! When Effie Trinket pronounces these critical words‚ she is saying what is the catchphrase of the Hunger Games. The ironic part of this is quite obvious. Can we even talk about favour‚ or luck‚ when we see how people live in these districts and how the Capitol plays around them. So the question is if a rebellion of the people of Panem could be possible or even be necessary. The people of Panem live in deep misery. They suffer of bad conditions like starvation
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M.O.V. Holocaust Essay Project In the Merchant of Venice‚ Shylock states‚ “He hath disgraced me and laughed at my losses‚ mocked at my gains‚ scorned my nation‚ thwarted my bargains‚ cooled my friends‚ heated mine enemies- and what’s his reason? I am a Jew. Hath now a Jew eyes? Hath not Jew hands‚ organs‚ dimensions‚ senses‚ affections‚ passions?” (Shakespeare 110) This quote explains Shylock’s relationship with Antonio by stating that Antonio has laughed at his losses‚ made fun of his earnings
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The words Genocide and the Holocaust both describe a grand massacre done with the intention of exterminating an entire race or people. Genocide is more specifically the “systematic destruction of a certain people based on their race‚ religion‚ or citizenship.” (Kumar‚ 2018) This destruction can take place by isolating people‚ enforcing birth control on women‚ or trying to ‘tame a bunch of savages’. Holocaust is originally a Greek word‚ meaning‚ ‘whole burnt.’ Holocaust was first used to describe
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essay are “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. “The Lottery” is about the towns people drawing out slips of paper and seeing who gets the slip of paper with the black pencil dot; whereas The Hunger Games is about Katniss taking her sister’s place when she 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 and Peeta winning the Hunger Games and the two of them returning to District 12 with
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Comparison of the hunger games book and the movie (Highlights) The hunger games Written by Suzanne Collins Summary: In a dystopian future‚ the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided between 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment‚ part brutal retribution for a past rebellion‚ the televised games is broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate
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