humanity”; they are universally understood symbols and patterns that have occurred and continue to occur in art and literature. In The Hunger Games‚ there are several key archetypal characters and situations. The archetype of the hero or heroine in the story is Katniss‚ a brave sixteen-year old girl who offers to take the place of her sister in the annual Hunger Games. She displays remarkable courage in the face of fear and is firmly faithful. Katniss finds herself and her self-identity throughout
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Character Analysis “Sonny’s Blues” In “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin‚ the Narrator shows his biases and opinions about “Sonny” his brother‚ his career choices and how his views change towards him and his music. The Narrator‚ and his brother “Sonny” was born and raised in Harlem in the 1950’s. During those times drugs and crime were all the streets can offer. Their parents died and their mom left the Narrator to raise his brother to look after him she said “You got to hold on to your brother
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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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pick my sorry self off the ground and hobble back to my nest‚ and from that day forward I swore to myself that I would find these men and take my revenge. The months and years passed without a single hint of who the man was. Then one day out of the blue I saw the man’s face. Oh how I remember that wretched face‚ the missing ear‚ the hole in his check and the mis-colored eyes. He had a face that only a mother could love. I then followed him back to where he stayed hoping he was still with the old man
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Hunger can affect a lot of people its caused by a lack of money‚ but education could fix this. Hunger isn’t just a third world problem it happens in our own back yard. Who does hunger effect? It affects families‚ seniors‚ people with disabilities on a fixed income‚ and the working class which cannot afford the basic necessities of life. It’s a reality we face. It is a choice between‚ lighting‚ heat‚ medication‚ or feeding your family. How can a developed world such as Canada have so many of its
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deal of power dynamics. The first kind of power is political power‚ which is excellently displayed by Katniss in The Hunger Games. By being the girl on fire‚ she is politically challenging the Capitol. A moment with Haymitch also shows her political power when he explains to her‚ “You’re in trouble. Word is the Capitol’s furious about you showing them up in the arena.” (The Hunger Games p. 356) This conversation highlights the political power Katniss was unaware of possessing. A second type of power
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simply be an aspect of culture is now the verbal No-Man’s-Land. Two authors -- Martín Espada and Richard Rodriguez -- share their experiences in the war of English and Spanish. Their works‚ The New Bathroom Policy at English High School (Espada)‚ and‚ Hunger of Memory (Rodriguez)‚ recount their struggles with two tongues. Espada drafted a notion that elaborates on the paranoia and hostility of misunderstanding‚ whereas Rodriguez plants the seed of public and private identities. With their ideas considered
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don’t know how to say this because I have zero experience in this kind of thing whatsoever‚ but I have had the biggest crush on you since like a week into me working here. Right away I thought you were super handsome and sort of funny and your laugh is like the best thing ever‚ but I was fine until you started teasing me about tripping on the mats. Since then as I’ve gotten to know you I’ve tried to think up flaws and reason why no; I don’t have a huge crush on him he drives me nuts. As I’ve gotten
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The Hunger Games Marxist Critique What Is A Marxist Critique? A Marxist critique follows how the philosophy of Marxism coincides with the plot of a novel. Marxism focuses on the struggle between the rich (owning class) and middle classes (the bourgeoisie)‚ and the working class (the proletariat). It states that the only way real equality can be achieved is through violent revolution and the sharing of all goods. Marxism focuses on the industrial worker’s struggle. What Do I Look For? Look for
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In James Baldwin’s "Sonny’s Blues" the symbolic motif of light and darkness illustrates the painful nature of reality the two characters face as well as the power gained through it. The darkness represents the actuality of life on the streets of the community of Harlem‚ where there is little escape from the reality of drugs and crime. The persistent nature of the streets lures adolescents to use drugs as a means of escaping the darkness of their lives. The main character‚ Sonny‚ a struggling jazz
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