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 performances. Furthermore‚ the whole film
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The autobiography by Fredrick Douglas and the novel Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins‚ both show situations of characters being alienated by society. Fredrick was a slave in America during the 1820’s‚ when slavery was on its way to abolishment. Katniss Everdeen from Catching Fire on the other hand‚ had no choice of her lifestyle because of where she lived. Due to alienation‚ these characters lives resulted in being left lonely. His master had kept Fredrick a slave for most of his life. He had no
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The Hunger Games‚ the introductory novel in a trilogy book series written by author Suzanne Collins in 2008‚ is a young adult novel that surrounds a teenage girl named Katniss Everdeen in a futuristic tale of a teenager who defies all odds when they are stacked against her. She is shaken to the core with sacrifice‚ adversity and danger when she finds herself forced to compete in a televised series of games where there is only one survivor. Not only does she want to live‚ but she has an incredible
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Cited: Collins‚ Suzanne. Catching Fire. New York: Scholastic‚ 2009. Print.
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An unpleasant drunken genius? Haymitch Abernathy is certainly one of the most interesting characters in Suzanne Collins’ novel The Hunger Games. While he is the well-known alcoholic mentor of District 12‚ Haymitch ends up being a smart competitor who helps Katniss to survive the Games along with her partner. While they don’t always get along‚ Haymitch and Katniss match wits with the Capitol and end up winners. One of Haymitch’s more undesirable characteristics is the fact that he is a drunk.
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Have you ever judged someone by their appearance before you got to know them? It takes a person less than five-seconds to make an impression on someone‚ negative or positive. In Suzanne Collins novel‚ “The Hunger Games‚” first impressions are extremely important to make for the tributes because it could mean the difference between life and death. At the Opening Ceremony in the Capitol‚ Katniss’ outfit makes her stand out from the other Districts tributes with her unique fierce fire flames Because
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Period: 3 I read the book Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins‚ this book is number two of the Hunger Games series. This book over all was pretty good and I think I’m going to read the 3rd. Before I start to give my reasons for the words I want to say why I used the colors I did. I used a black back ground because she is being thrown into this unknown world again when she really should be living a life of luxury but because she outsmarted the game makers this is what she gets. I used Red yellow and
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In the United States of America‚ and globally‚ rising social inequality is very much a part of the average teenager’s life‚ whether they see someone who experiences it or are the victim of it. Also‚ literature can be a huge tool to have an impact on social inequality of an adolescent’s life. Many problems‚ can be addressed by authors and even at times remedied with something as simple as a book. Social inequality has been evident for many years as the growing inequality between poor and rich teens
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In the science fiction book‚ “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ the main protagonist of the story‚ has to face many difficulties in her life such as the death of her father. As well as living in one of the poorest regions called District 12 in the country of Panem. Owing to the tragic death of her father she takes on a big responsibility and cares for her mother and sister Prim. Every year the capitol of Panem has a ceremony called the Hunger Games where‚ two tributes a boy
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Over the long hot summer I read an interesting book written by Suzanne Collins called The Hunger Games. It is an inspirational book about a small district in the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Hunger Games is an annual lottery in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts are selected to compete in a live televised battle to the death. This is an underdog story of Katniss Everdeen who is from district 12 a coal-mining district that is the poorest
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