In The Hunger Games‚ Suzanne Collins depicts a dystopian world‚ in which a totalitarian government tries to control the people through a mixture of force and surveillance. Does it succeed with the protagonist‚ Katniss? Is she able to choose to be‚ behave‚ and do‚ as she wants? The text begins by introducing the protagonist Katniss Everdeen‚ who was a hunter living in the country of Panem in District 12. Their government works in a central city called The Capitol who are an overpowering government
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As Katniss comes to the end of the Hunger Games she meets several archetypes‚ and finishes her hero’s journey. First Katniss faces the resurrection‚ where she must defeat her final threshold guardian Cato‚ who is the last hurdle in the way of her winning the Hunger Games. On top of the cornucopia Peeta and Katniss fight for their lives‚ at times struggling with hand to hand combat as the mutant muts wait below. Peeta and Cato struggle to knock each other off the cornucopia‚ Katniss has an opportunity
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humanity”; they are universally understood symbols and patterns that have occurred and continue to occur in art and literature. In The Hunger Games‚ there are several key archetypal characters and situations. The archetype of the hero or heroine in the story is Katniss‚ a brave sixteen-year old girl who offers to take the place of her sister in the annual Hunger Games. She displays remarkable courage in the face of fear and is firmly faithful. Katniss finds herself and her self-identity throughout
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To beat the games is all she‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ wants to do. There is no time to strategize how one could possibly win in this game‚ you just have to go. Katniss Everdeen is in the stickiest situation of all‚ declaring herself as a volunteer for the Hunger games instead of her sister. The odds happened to not be in her favor. In this action packed book Katniss beats the odds of hunger‚ injuries‚ scary flying things‚ rivals and many more. She wouldn’t have been able to survive these situations without
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Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents unscripted situations and actual occurrences‚ and often features a previously unknown cast. The genre often highlights personal drama and conflict to a much greater extent than other unscripted television such as documentary shows. The genre has various standard tropes‚ such as reality TV confessionals used by cast members to express their thoughts‚ which often double as the shows’ narration. In competition-based reality shows
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The hunger games is a science-fiction novel written by Suzanna Collins. It is written in first person perspective of a 16 year old girl called Katniss Everdeen. She lives in the dystopian‚ post-apocalyptic nation of Panem. Panem has a capitol which is the official government which exercises complete economic and political dominance over Panem. The key ideas within this story is the lack of social mobility (inequality between rich and poor)‚ survival under pressure and love/loyalty. The idea of a
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Mr. Farner Survival 21 January 2013 Hunger Games Survival The game is designed to kill you. From the first moment when you are dropped into the merciless jungle‚ you are actively trying to be killed. Forgetting the band of other survivors that are effortlessly searching for you‚ there are many terrors you must be ready for. To prepare for these‚ you must have a good shelter‚ a way to find food and water‚ and a positive mental attitude. A shelter is arguably the most important of the 10 essentials
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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 game of chess
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shows‚ like talk shows for example‚ the popularity of reality TV isn’t all that surprising. It seems that people simply enjoy watching other people perform various activities. Television networks realize this; therefore the number of reality shows has grown considerably in the last few years. Unfortunately‚ this type of programming has turned into something more than harmless entertainment. Reality television shows do not depict true reality because they are scripted‚ they overdramatize events‚ and
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Susan Collins is one of the best novelist I have ever read. The Hunger Games is a action packed packed science fiction novel full of love‚ betrayal and the willing to service. The Hunger Games displays three core values witch consist of independence‚ tolerance‚ and diversity. Katness is the main character and displays qualities of independence all through out the book. At the beginning of the book Katness is a member of a poor family that lives in the seam. She can not relay on the money
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