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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In The Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen’s life is very difficult and her livelihood is to keep her family safe. Despite her best efforts of keeping her sister Prim safe and her name out of the tesserae‚ nonetheless‚ her name came out of the reaping bowl. Therefore‚ in order to keep Prim from becoming a tribute in the games‚ Katniss volunteers in Prim’s place. Prims survival in the Hunger Games is fearfully slim‚ however Katniss’s chances of surviving is much greater. Katniss’s ability to utilize her
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Journal Essay – The Hunger Games Character Analysis In the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ the main character and protagonist is 16 year old Katniss Everdeen‚ a strong and selfless young woman who is far more mature than her age suggests. As the main provider for her family after her father died‚ Katniss had to become responsible and resourceful at a young age‚ which forced her to participate in rebellious behavior in order to keep her family alive. She is an unselfish and protective
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Written by: Anon In The Hunger Games‚ Suzanne Collins illustrates that symbolism and characterization makes survival the result of strength. First off‚ Suzanne uses characterization to present how strength is key for survival. For example‚ we can see that Katniss Everdeen had to use a lot of her strength to try and get through the hunger games. At one point in the story‚ Peeta Mellark got cut by Cato’s sword. He was deeply wounded and Katniss had to try
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson both authors reveal the horrors of dystopian society each society has annual tradition of them dying if they get chosen.Tessie in “The Lottery” feels that it wasn’t fair‚ and Katniss in The Hunger Games attitude is that she won’t survive . Katniss attitude is one where she might die may not survive another thing is that she is frustrated she says that I don’t want to make friends in The Hunger Games because
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Ms. Taylor‚ Even though the people of Panem live in a stricter society‚ there are a lot of connections that can be made between the two civilizations. In “The Hunger Games” Panem’s government/society is quite different from ours‚ but there are similarities in regards of democratic foundations‚ the ideal citizen‚ media role‚ and government role. First‚ our society is alike to Panem’s because of the way the government is set up and how we live in general. For example‚ both countries criticize whether
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THE HUNGER GAMES Collins Suzanne -Summary by Ashdeep Singh In the morning of the reaping day‚ Katniss wakes up. Finds her mom‚ pet cat (Buttercup)‚ and her sister‚ Prim by her side. After getting dressed‚ she heads to the forest‚ where she meets her hunting partner Gale. After fishing and searching for berries‚ they head back home. On their way back home‚ Katniss and Gale stops at the Hobs‚ the black market. At the Hobs‚ they exchange their fishes with bread and salt. Then they go to the mayors
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Macbeth by William Shakespeare and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins are two texts written centuries apart but with very similar ideologies on the concept of power. They both explore power and its use politically‚ through physical measures and in Macbeths case supernaturally. Exploration of themes such as power leading to corruptness and then on to revolt are also prominent in both texts. Protagonist Macbeth and antagonist President Snow head their respective totalitarian societies and used force
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