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    Imagine America reborn into a divided nation split into twelve districts. The novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins explains the story of a girl named Katniss who has to compete in the Hunger Games that the Capitol of the country hosts once a year. One male and one female from districts two through twelve are randomly selected to compete. The strategies that the Capitol use to keep the citizens from connecting with one another are the peacekeepers and the type of government they rule by. Each

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    The Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins is a story about a girl named Katniss who starts a rebellion against the Capital. She tries to defeat President Snow‚ which is a threat to the people‚ her family‚ and her friends‚ but Katniss become the poster child for this revolt. This story takes place at Panem (U.S.A. after rebellions and other economic problems) in the future. Katniss becomes a Mockingjay rebel in District 13‚ in return she has permission to kill President Snow. Katniss and a few other Hunger

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    In the novel‚ The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ the main character‚ Katniss Everdeen is the female tribute representing District 12 in the Hunger Games trying to be the last tribute to survive. There are eleven other districts and 23 other tributes. In the end‚ only one is known to survive. Although at first Katniss has a pretty good idea that she will not even have a chance at winning or staying alive‚ throughout the novel‚ she expresses rebellion and demonstrates manipulation throughout the

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    family and is starving after her father dies and Peeta saves her life by burning the bread on purpose and throwing it in the street so she could take it and save herself and her family from starvation. In the novel‚ The Hunger Games ‚ by Suzanne Collins‚ the protagonist‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ oftentimes seems insecure about her ability to survive in the face of hard times and adversity but she never gives up her fight to survive and to do the right thing. The reader is first introduced to Katniss in

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    Sacrifice is a choice you do to help your family; bravery is what is inside of you. To understand both main 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

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    The Hunger Games The title of my book is called The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. This book is about a sixteen-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen who takes her sister’s place in order to participate in the annual Hunger Games‚ where she fights to the death in an arena on live television. The only way to win is to be the last one living in the arena which brings fame and fortune‚ whereas losing brings certain death. What I liked the most about this book is the author’s style of writing that

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    Do you like games? Do you like being active? Do you like surviving in the wilderness? How is a book different from the movie version of it? Then you’ll love The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. There are many characters in the book The Hunger Games the main character is Katniss Everdeen she’s sixteen and her family relies on her because they no longer have a father figure‚ Katniss has a talent in archery because she hunts for deer in the forest where everyone is forbidden to go by order of

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    The Hunger Games. Actors/Characters. - Katniss Everdeen/Jennifer Lawrence. (Silver Linings‚ House at the End of the Street and X-Men: First Class) - Peeta Mellark/Josh Hutcherson. (Bridge to Terabithia‚ Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant) - Gale Hawthorn/Liam Hemsworth. (The Expendables 2‚ The Last Song and Love and Honour). -  Haymitch Abernathy/Woody Harrelson. (Zombieland‚ 2012 and Friends With Benefits) - Effie Trinket/Elizabeth Banks. (The-40-Year-Old

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    Symbolism Essay – The Hunger Games Discuss the author’s use of symbolism and explain how symbols are used to convey themes. In the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ many symbols were used to convey themes and different messages. The three symbols that I looked at were the Mockingjay‚ Bread and the Capitol. The Mockingjay symbolised the people and their rebellion‚ freedom and hope. The Bread symbolised life‚ love‚ sacrifice and is the main staple food for the districts whereas The Capitol

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    tenth grade english class is strikingly similar to a currently popular book of the teenage population. A common theme relates William Golding’s classic novel‚ The Lord of the Flies‚ and the very popular teen heart-throb‚ The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The unifying motif is the underlying savagery and desperation to live that stands out within each person when survival mode is activated. Peeta‚ the love interest in The Hunger Games‚ and Ralph‚ the leader in The Lord of the Flies‚ both strive

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