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    Hunger Games theme What would we do if we were chosen at random to fight for our life? Would we just let it happen? Would we fight back and try our best to keep out dignity? Or would we do whatever it takes just to stay alive‚ even if it means losing site of who we really are? These are all decisions that Peeta and Katniss‚ two kids from a city called Panem had to make all by themselves. The novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins has many themes‚ but the most important overall‚ is the importance

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    can turn on your television and find a reality TV show on somewhere. Why are reality TV shows so big today? There are a couple of reasons. First‚ fame and fortune are very appealing features. They can lure everyday people out of their boring lives with offers of money and appreciation by television viewers. Reality TV shows have gone from exposing personal lives‚ for example keeping up with the Kardashians‚ to almost anything imaginable. There are reality TV shows about cooking‚ magic‚ business‚ relationships

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    The screen adaption of Suzanne Collins novel ‘Hunger Games’ was a major commercial success‚ according to the IMDb (2012) the movie has with an estimated budget of $78 million managed to generate more than $670 million. When thinking of the factors‚ that significantly shaped the success of the film project the already established reader ship and fan base of the ‘Hunger Games’ franchise has to be taken into account. The first book of the Hunger games trilogy was published in 2008 and is even in 2012

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    The Hunger Games The novel of this story is called “The Hunger Games” it was written by Suzanne Collins the setting of the novel is set in a post-apocalyptic future of Panem located in North America. The rich and wealthy capitol and the twelve surrounding districts. The story is narrated by the protagonist sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen of district twelve which is well known for coal. Katniss Everdeen is the winner of the 74th annual Hunger Games with her teammate Peeta Mellark and the strategies

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    In the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ book‚ The Hunger Games‚ the viewer in placed into a dystopian world with main characters‚ Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. Their story is set in the country of Panem‚ leading up the the 74th annual Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is an event in which one male and one female “tribute” are chosen from each of the twelve districts and put into an arena where they will fight to the death until the last fighter can be crowned victor. Katniss and Peeta both

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    Mind: Reality TV Is Reality TV good for us? This may be a question a person might ask themselves if they were one of the millions people who checked in with Joe Millionaire in the fall of 2003 on Fox. "Why Reality TV Is Good For Us"‚ this article was written by James Poniewozik in TIME magazine in 2003. Poniewozik goes to talk about how reality TV is good for all of us‚ "that viewers can empathize with Tony Soprano without wanting to be him" (Poniewozik 471). Wrong‚ most people look at TV and dream

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    into the arena after the death of Cato. By looking at the similarity between the tributes’ reaction to Seneca Crane’s announcement and the viewer’s reaction‚ we can see the sorrow and disbelief of Katniss and Peeta who thought they had just won the games and the surprise of the viewer’s when she pulls out the nightlock berries; this is important because the look on their faces makes the crowd and the audience believe that Katniss and Peeta are really going to eat the berries and commit suicide‚ while

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    Making several appearances on the American Library Association’s ‘most contested books’ listings for its controversial and confronting content‚ The Hunger Games trilogy has become one of the most discussed Young Adult fictions since its debut in 2008. Through Suzanne Collins’ use of provocative themes of class and extreme poverty‚ confronting depictions of violence amongst children and the challenging of stereotypical gender roles‚ the novel discusses the hardships faced by children living within

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    Suzanne Collins‚ the author of The Hunger Games‚ wants us to believe that sometimes in life‚ we are required to do tasks that we are uncomfortable doing. Collins uses symbolism in her book to help further her writing. One form of symbolism I chose was the bow and arrow. In my opinion the bow and arrow symbolized strength and confidence in Katniss. Strength is symbolized because Katniss was taught to use a bow by her father. Therefore‚ having a bow gives her strength and confidence to provide and

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    In the story “Hunger games” by Susan Collins‚ the main character‚ Katniss Everdeen is forced into the hunger games. Over a 3 year course‚ Katniss shows a great deal of changes in and out of the Arena. Katniss must leave her family including her younger sister Prim to take care of herself. Katniss herself is not certain she will return. She leaves all the responsibility in her sister’s hands. Once the 74th hunger games is over‚ katniss returns home to her mother and her sister only go straight back

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