Kristen Smith ENC 1102 19 September 2013 Mini-Essay 1 The Thin Line Between Hope and Hopelessness Suzanne Collins ’ novel‚ The Hunger Games and George Orwell ’s 1984 both illustrate the theme that hope can remain alive even amid the most hopeless of circumstances. The main characters of these stories‚ Hunger Games ’ Katniss Everdeen and 1984 ’s Winston Smith live in similar totalitarian societies where every move they make or thought they have is controlled by an all-powerful government. Although
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despise the games so much for all the pain they cause to the districts. Why do 24 people have to fight to win a stupid game; men‚ women‚ teenagers even kids aren’t spared. The people of the capital make me sick. Every year I watch friends killing friends and family killing family. The worst part of all of this is that the capital calls it a retribution….A penance for the uprising that happened all those years ago. Every year we are forced to watch the inhumane tv show called‚ “the hunger games.” (Turn
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March 29th‚ 2090 4am The reaping I can’t sleep. I’ve got to be up in an hour anyway to start work downstairs in the bakery mixing and kneading the dough for the bread before baking it. I could have tried to lie in bed for another hour but my head is swimming with thoughts and I think the only way to make sense of them is to just write them down. Yesterday was an exceptionally terrible day. Reaping days are always terrible; it is the one day of the year that makes you live the
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In the novel‚ “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins‚ there are many memorable symbols used. One of these symbols is the Flowers. The reason this symbol is important is that it helps the reader to understand some of the main ideas of the novel. Suzanne Collins wants the reader to think about how there is always hope in dark times when in need. Flowers play a significant role in the Hunger Games. The use of Flowers are used in a few important ways‚ such
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Levi Wortley Logan Denney Discussion Group 9-22-12 Our Society VS. The Hunger Games Now in the film The Hunger Games there are a lot of themes that mirrored in our society today. First and foremost there is the politics of Panem. The government‚ or “The Capitol‚” is corrupted. Their control over the country “Panem” is very iron like in the fact that they control everything from resources to where you can go and what you can do. After awhile of this the districts get fed up and rebel
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manipulate the individual into a spectacle as a recurring thematic trend. Specifically‚ while Katniss does not explicitly love Peeta‚ she is forced by the Capitol into the persona of the “star-crossed lover” in-order to entertain the audiences of the Hunger games and “give them something more to care about.” In this way‚ there exists a tension between real and false appearances. For instance‚ in-order to properly put on this performance or façade of love‚ Katniss attempts to rely on the real love felt by
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A Critical Review of the Significant Influence of the Greek Mythology‚ the Roman Empire and the Christian Religion on Its Three Themes by Analyzing the Two Protagonists in The Hunger Games Introduction The Hunger Games is brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced by American writer Suzanne Collins‚ then it was adapted into a film by Gary Ross in March 23‚ 2012. In this movie‚ the director presents us with the amazingly suspenseful story through the using of high technology and the actors’ excellent
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ENG 266 - 1001 Essay # 1: The Hunger Games April 3‚ 2013 In a story that has an underlying theme of class and poverty‚ The Hunger Games and their twelve districts can be compared to India’s caste system. Both are hierarchies based on social status. The districts in The Hunger Games include the Capitol being at the top of the chain‚ with districts one through twelve falling below in numerical order. Going down the order‚ each district gets more and more poor. Following along with that‚ the Indian
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Beowulf and Katniss Over the centuries‚ the concept of what is required to be considered a hero has changed. Beowulf‚ an epic hero from the sixth century‚ is very different in comparison to his counterpart‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ heroine of “Hunger Games‚” is a mixture between a Hemingway and Epic hero. An epic hero is concerned with the nobility and bravery of their deeds‚ but also with what they will receive‚ attention or material wise‚ for what they do. A Hemingway hero is someone who follows the
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One inspiring idea in ’The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins is survival through hardship. In the novel‚ this idea is shown when Katniss survives the Hunger Games. It is inspiring because we learn that‚ even though there may be obstacles in our way‚ if we overcome hardships greatness can follow. The idea of surviving through hardship is shown throughout Katniss’ life in the novel. She lives in the Seam‚ the poorest area of her district and since her father died at an early age‚ has been struggling
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