written by Suzanna Collins. The book consists of 374 pages. 2. Tell what the book is about. Describe the setting. The book is about Katniss‚ a sixteen year old girl‚ who lives in district 12 with her mother and her sister‚ Prim. Each year‚ the Hunger Games are held‚ and a boy and a girl from each district are chosen to fight to the death. Prim is chosen but Katniss volunteers to take the place of her in the game. Peeta is chosen as the boy from District 12. The majority of the book takes place in
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gender stereotyping remain to be a sensitive issue in this age‚ Hunger Games effectively conveyed a compelling message through the character of Katniss Everdeen. Pollitt’s claim to be a “mad fan” (554) of both the films and book Hunger Games. What she admires most about Katniss character is its non-stereotypical role. She goes on to illustrate that “Katniss has qualities usually given to boys: a hunter who’s kept her mother and sister from starving since she was 11… intrepid... [yet] at the same time
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the heroine‚ is the sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen. She comes from District 12‚ where coal is produced‚ and most people live in the state of poverty. Every year‚ two tributes are reaped from each district to compete in a sickening ‘celebration’‚ the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games has only one rule: to kill‚ or be killed. When Katniss’ sister was chosen as a tribute‚ Katniss bravely volunteers in replacement of her sister. Along with Peeta Mellark‚ Katniss is to represent District 12 in the 74th
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story begins with a girl named Katniss Everdeen lives in a place called Capitol of Panem‚ which once used to be North America and she is zoned in District 12 and every year the Capitol holds its Hunger Games and the Hunger Games is a game where they select a boy and a girl from each District to compete against each other until death and Katniss volunteers as tribute because her little sister gets chosen and she does not want her sister to die. Only problem is Katniss has no skills other then hunting
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Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr‚ the authors demonstrate the theme‚ rebelling against an oppressive government to stand up for what you believe in. Suzanne Collins creates a government where the character Katniss stands up for the ones she loves and for her beliefs about the Capitol. Furthermore‚ Kurt Vonnegut Jr. also constructs an oppressive government that the character Harrison rebels against for his view of handicaps and the government. Above all‚ the
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In The Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen‚ played by Jennifer Lawrence‚ and the other rebels must go against everything they have been forced to do their whole lives to take back Panem from President Snow (Larence‚2012). Katniss‚ Peeta‚ Gale‚ all thirteen districts‚ and the Capitol are all affected by social influences in different ways. Social influence is made up of three main parts‚ conformity‚ compliance‚ and obedience (Kassin‚ Fein‚ Markus‚ 2014‚ pg. 255). Throughout the movie‚ all of the characters
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North America once stood. The book creates a mood or sense of suspense and hope for Katniss Everdeen‚ the protagonist who has to fight for survival in the Hunger Games. This reminds me of and relates to the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Where in his novel‚ a group of boys are found stranded on an island in the middle of nowhere and must fight for their survival as well as hope to be rescued. Katniss‚ just like the boys‚ finds herself trapped in an arena with other tributes‚ but instead
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game‚ where Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark change history. The relevant themes presented throughout the Hunger Games include power‚ the fact that the Capitol holds it all and enforces it‚ social class‚ where Katniss and the distinctive Districts
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games could have made the costumes much better especially‚ the dress Katniss wears in the interview. The dress Katniss wore in the interview was boring and too simple. There was nothing special about the dress the flames looked fake. I think they should use shiny or sparkly fabrics. They could have mixed two different colours to make it look more eye-catching. If the costume designer had used red and orange colours to make Katniss Everdeen’s dress it would look like fire because fire is not one
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and recoiling. I was rushing from the parking lot to the beach. I was hosting a party for four really important people and I was really excited and nervous because these four people were from opposite backgrounds. My guests were Lilly Singh‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ Demi Lovato‚ and Tris Prior. They were so different from each other that I didn’t know how this would end up but I remembered an old saying “Opposites Attract”. I wanted everything to be perfect and nothing should mess up. I had set up everything
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