Usually when you tell someone you don’t want to do something‚ you expect them to just understand and walk away. Even though I had been asked multiple times if I had read “The Hunger Games” the answer was still no. And then I continued on saying that I didn’t want to read it...ever. It had become too popular and I just wasn’t interested in joining the great phenomenon that was “The Hunger Games.” I didn’t see the point. That was my stubborn attitude about the subject until my eleventh birthday when
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We all have those stories we have read that have captured our attention. They reel us into the story and stand out on a shelf. Take recent stories like The Hunger Games and Divergent for instance. Millions of readers have fallen head over heel in love with these. They stand out to the average eye‚ but why? What makes them so different and intriguing? What makes stories like these excellent are their attention to detail‚ different perspectives and risky protagonist(s). For example‚ in The Hunger Games
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The movie version of the hunger games tries to show a dystopian society in various ways‚ for example‚ costumes‚ Setting‚ Props‚ Lighting‚ makeup‚ the location where the movie was filmed and more. The directors used different styles of costumes to show a dystopian society. They played with colours of the costumes to express the character’s life. The cast who played the role of citizens living in district 12‚ were dressed in different shades of the colour gray‚ to show the audience that the districts
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The Theme of The Hunger Games In the movie‚ The Hunger Games‚ viewers are given a fictional look at what the world might look like in the future. In Panem‚ everybody lives in one of the twelve districts or in the capital‚ and each year there is an event called the Hunger Games. Each district sends two tributes‚ one male and one female‚ between the ages of twelve and eighteen into the Hunger Games Arena. Here the twenty-four tributes fight to the death to be the last one alive. The movie focusses
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The movie Hunger Games sets a good example of authoritarian system. Meaning that the state holds all the power and people cannot effectively claim rights against the state. The movie is set in Panem‚ a country of wealthy Capitol and twelve districts located in different states of poverty. In the movie the Capitol‚ the totalitarians‚ select a boy and a girl to complete in the annual “Hunger Games.” This game was created in order to control future rebellions and every year the Capitol selects by lottery
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Tiana Hyatt Professor Apostolidis May 6 2014 The Bechdel test was created in 1985‚ this test is a device used to demonstrate if at least two named women in a film‚ talk to each other‚ but what they talk about is something other than a man. My initial thought was this should be an easy enough test for a movie or TV Show to pass. I thought I would just choose the last threes movies I have seen lately but instead I decided to make a small experiment out of it. Being that there are three
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When you hear the word hero‚ or heroine‚ who do you think of? Is the person real or or not? I think that Saint Joan of Arc is a heroine. She is famous for leading the French into war against the English at a young age. I also think of Katniss Everdeen as a heroine. She is the lead characters of one of my favorite book series‚ The Hunger Games Trilogy. There are many similar and different characters between these two heroines. Saint Joan of Arc was a military leader who grew up in a small town in
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Are the odds ever in your favor? In the movie the “Hunger Games” the odds don’t seem to be in district twelve’s favor. Katniss Everdeen‚ whose only pronounced skill is being good with a bow and arrow‚ volunteers in place of her younger sister Primrose to fight in the 74th annual Hunger Games. Both her and Peeta Mellark‚ who is just a boy who works in in a bakery‚ are the two contestants from district 12 to fight in the games which are hosted by the Capitol of Panem. In the end of the games‚ both
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Katniss Everdeen My hero is Katniss Everdeen. Katniss is a hero because she fits the traits that a hero has. To most people a hero is someone who has noble qualities and preforms phenomenal achievements. She is the main character in the book The Hunger Games. Katniss is a sixteen year old girl who lives in District 12. During the reaping of the 74th annual Hunger Games‚ Katniss’ younger sister Prim is chosen for the reaping. Katniss quickly volunteers to take place of her sister. Katniss
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The first book of the Hunger Games is the spark that started the fire of love and rebellion. Katniss Everdeen‚ age 16‚ lives in District 12 with her sister‚ Primrose (Prim) Everdeen‚ age 12‚ and her mom‚ her father had died in a mining accident when she was young. Her best friend‚ Gale Hawthorne‚ age 18‚ was her hunting partner‚ together they helped provide food for each other’s family. During the reaping‚ which is a drawing performed by Effie Trinket‚ Katniss volunteers as tribute in replace of
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