The Hunger Games By Landon Courtney The Hunger Games was written by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games generates suspense‚ action‚ and science fiction‚ and a form of dictatorship. The setting is in Panem‚ formerly North America. Part of the book is in District 12‚ near the Appalachian Mountains. It is set in the future. Katniss Everdeen is the main character in the Hunger Games. She is sixteen years old; she is determined‚ loving‚ and caring. She has straight black hair that is usually braided
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The HUNGER GAMES (A summary) By Suzanne Collins The nation of Panem is the ruins of the place once known as North America. Panem was once surrounded by 13 districts‚ and at the center of it is the Capitol. The districts had created an uprising before against the Capitol which ended into destruction of the District 13. The 12 districts remained but have been faced to a game where life is at stake –the Hunger Games which for the capitol reminds everyone in Panem that it is to pay what had happened
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In the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ prejudice is used in many different ways. It’s used against the protagonist‚ Katniss‚ and used by her as well. The Hunger Games is about a girl named Katniss who volunteers for her sister‚ Prim‚ o fight in a televised death match and Katniss’s struggle to stay alive. Katniss is very strong willed and independent which helps her survive in the Games and out. The Capitol‚ who started the Games‚ thinks the people in the Districts are like pawns in a
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worlds from a historical and cultural perspective: UK and Ireland”. Editorial Universitaria Ramón Areces. 2nd Edition. Michael McNally and Peter Dennis (2007) “Easter Rising 1916: Birth of the Irish Republic.” Osprey Publishing. Kostick‚ Conor & Collins‚ Lorcan. (2000) “The Easter Rising‚ A Guide to Dublin in 1916.” O´Brien Press LINKS: www.bbc.co.uk/history www.1916rising.com/ www.nli.ie/1916/
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Instead‚ producers turned to Gary Ross: the master of movies that settle over you like a warm blanket just out of the dryer. Remember‚ he is the writer of Big‚ and director of Seabiscuit and Dave. This is the man they entrusted with author Suzanne Collins’ dark dystopian vision. Why? Because Ross delivers a family-friendly‚ PG-ready version of the gladiatorial death match. It’s the Hunger Games with the sharp edges smoothed off. Because when you’re handling the adaptation based on $16 million in book
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MOCKINGJAY MOCKINGJAY Author: Suzanne Collins Genre: Mockingjay is a young adult science fiction novel. I know this because it has many impossible non-realistic elements that are impossible in today’s day in age‚ for example the technology the Capitol uses against the districts is sometimes 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
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Part II Now days‚ everything is about freedom and equality in The United States. The American government is trying to spread these ideals to countries across the world. In The Hunger Games‚ Suzanne Collins argues the point that all people are equal by using the Capitol as an example. In the book‚ the leaders of Panem host the Hunger Games‚ a competition requiring two young citizens from each district to fight to death‚ annually. The tributes chosen to compete in the games are chosen at random from
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Shiny leather boots lace up to my knees. But it’s the fluttering cape made of streams of orange‚ yellow‚ and red and the matching headpiece that define this costume. Cinna plans to light them on fire just before our chariot rolls into the streets.” (Collins 38) The costume that is shown in the movie is a huge disappointment and is nothing like this spectacular dress vividly described in the novel. In the movie‚ Katniss’ dresses were very ordinary‚ which is very disappointing for someone who has already
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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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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ “The Gamemakers: Games First!” As we read the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ we might have the impression that like in real life‚ the power structures in the dystopian society of Panem are biased to certain sectors over others. The privileges and prerogatives allowed to some of the Districts might lead us to think that the
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