Reading a book is like having a raw sketch on the canvas and readers have to put their own color into it because it will create their characters in sync with their own imagination and surrounding. This is why it is important for young people to read because it makes their creativity wild. Suzanne Collins‚ author of the Hunger games novel series‚ also recently have been made into films by Nina Jacobson. Although the movies are fun to watch‚ the novels are definitely worth people’s time. Books not
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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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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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The novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is about the Capitol which hold an annual game known as The Hunger Games. The games are a test of strength and skill in which the games the participants have to kill each other until there is one survivor. In the novel Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark‚ childhood friends from district 12‚ have been chosen to take part in this year’s game. The novel is written in the voice of the 16-year-old protagonist Katniss Everdeen who lives in the nation of Panem
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These were used countless times throughout the film to show significant objects and events. Some important examples of these include the Mockingjay pin when Katniss first discovers it in the Hob‚ showing that it will be a significant symbol throughout the film. Katniss’ bow is shown close up in her individual training session‚ clarifying the fact that it is her specialty‚ and foreshadowing
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Juan Perez Per.1 Book Review: Mockingbird Mockingjay Summary Suzanne Collins‚ author of the The Hunger Games trilogy‚ wrote the fantastic book called Mockingjay. The book is part of the trilogy‚ still based on surviving the games. The book is about 400 to 500 pages long and the setting is still in North America. Published by Scholastic‚ the book is worth to read. the characters now involve Finnick Odair‚ a man who sells used to sell out his body because of the Capitol’s president
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Perfectly suited for the event‚ this year’s Comic Con international started with a successful preview of “The Hunger Games‚ Mockingjay 2” last Thursday afternoon. The Hall H was filled with excited crowd when the presentation commenced. Four people aroused to the stage with their mysterious white outfits‚ followed by the resounding drum line from the local San Diego high school band. As the drum line agitated‚ a video started to play. It is the District 13 people‚ dressed in white suits and acting
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Compare/Contrast Essay The Hunger games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins The Uglies Trilogy by Scott Westerfield What if violence and obsession were much more common than usual and the government was corrupt‚ what would you do? Could you do anything? Imagine that was your life every single day. That was the life of the protagonists in both Uglies and The Hunger Games. Both trilogies take place in a very futuristic world. The Hunger Games is based in a dystopian society‚ while Uglies is based in
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Sacrifice was a big moral I learned from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Katniss Everdeen made tons of sacrifices throughout the book. Around the beginning of the book‚ there was a drawing for who is put in the Hunger Games and Katniss’s little twelve year old sister Primrose was drawn. Katniss made what I would say the biggest sacrifice of the book; she volunteered as tribute so her little sister doesn’t have to go into the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a fight to the death battle consisting
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Banning Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins has good intentions—protecting children; however‚ children/teenagers should be trusted to make their own decisions about what they read. Books are usually challenged or banned to protect others‚ for example; violence‚ sexually explicit or offensive language. Catching fire is said to be challenged because of its violence‚ anti-ethnic‚ anti-family‚ insensitivity‚ and offensive language. The Hunger Games series was on the 2010 challenged books lists. I believe
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