rise of feminism has made Hollywood come out with stronger women. The Hunger Games for example was one of the top grossing films of 2012 and revolves around the life of Katniss Everdeen. In the film we are able to see that Katniss‚ who is the protagonist‚ is trying to decide between two men‚ but that is more of a side story. Katniss makes it into the Hunger Games when she is trying to save the life of her sister who got chosen to enter the games. She is not doing it to get attention from the men that
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characters you first have to understand that strength is in everyone‚ but it’s up to you to use it to your advantage. In the books‚ The Hunger Game and Divergent‚ they had to accomplish strength otherwise there weaknesses are going to overcome them. Both Katniss and Tris had to deal with different types of societies. In The Hunger Games their society was split into 12 Districts that were all under the power of one evil dictator known by the name of President Snow. In Divergent there wasn’t really a ruler
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The basic similarities are a strong female lead and both take place in a dystopian society. Tris in Divergent and Katniss in The Hunger Games are two brave‚ rebellious sixteen-year olds‚ who endure an oppressive government and fight for the freedom of themselves and their society. The Districts (The Hunger Games) are set up from a failed civil war whereas Factions (Divergent) was set up more as a Utopian society. Districts are divided by resources while Factions are divided by personalities. Both
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there is a price to pay. In Animal Farm by George Orwell‚ Boxer conforms to the society that has been established. Boxer never betrayed his loyalty to Napoleon‚ the pig that took Animal Farm into control under his own rules. On the other hand‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ one of the many non conformists in the fiction world‚ made the decision to go against the norms. She rebelled against the Capitol from the inside out alongside with companions by her side. By not conforming to society has its prices‚ but conforming
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Hunger Games‚ a brutal‚ gory fight to the death live on television‚ made so each person in every district is forced to watch the tributes murdering each other. Katniss Everdeen‚ a hardworking‚ sixteen year old‚ was expecting one of the typical reaping days‚ until her little sister‚ Prim‚ got chosen as one of the tributes. Immediately‚ Katniss volunteered to take her sisters place in the games‚ and stepped up to the platform of tributes. This small step was the beginning of the turning point of her
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are from The Hunger Games series. Catching fire is the 2nd book‚ Mockingjay is the third/last. This whole series is based upon Katniss Everdeen and the Hunger Games (Games in which one male and female tribute enter an arena and fight to the death.) All the districts (1-12) are under rule by a Capitol‚ the capitol is very callous and bitter. During the three books Katniss tries to stop the Capitol and have unanimity between all the districts. These two books have similarities‚ such as genre. They
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Capitol because they know that the Capitol can destroy them. “Haymitch couldn’t be sending me a clearer message. One kiss equals one pot of broth.” (Collins 261). This quote shows that Katniss must keep up the propaganda of being in love with Peeta in order to obtain gifts from sponsors. Both the Capitol and Katniss use propaganda to control the citizens to doing what they want them to. Information‚ independent thought‚ and freedom are restricted between the twelve districts. “You become eligible
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Thematic Essay The Hunger Games‚ an insightful novel by Suzanne Collins‚ is based on morals and justice. This novel is about Katniss Everdeen‚ a 16 year old girl and tribute for The Hunger Games‚ who is obligated to fight to the death with twenty-three others. She and her male counterpart‚ Peeta‚ are pitted against bigger and stronger representatives who have trained for this competition their whole lives‚ however‚ this advantage does not intimidate them. Trust‚ determination‚ and love and friendship
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unbelievable and they haven’t been created yet. Protagonists: The main protagonist is Katniss Everdeen. Katniss is a persistent young women and she overcomes many obstacles over and over again in this series. Gale is another protagonist in this book. Even though he has been in the other books this is the first time he’s played a major role. Gale is a courageous young man who has very strong feelings for Katniss even though she doesn’t return the feelings. Then‚ there is Peeta Mellark. He’s another
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Wimpy Kid and many others. The Hunger Games storyline takes place in a rather self-contradicting Post Apocalypse setting in North America. We are introduced to the protagonist‚ Katniss Everdeen. We see her as the provider for her family. She takes on the role of her father‚ who died years ago in a mining accident. Katniss provides for her family which consists of her mother and sister Prim‚ by hunting illegally with her best friend Gale Hawthorn in the wood outside District 12‚ in which they live
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