The Hunger Games is a book that highlights the predicaments of western democracies‚ though exaggerated. The Hunger Games‚ written by Suzanne Collins is set in the post-apocalyptic country of Panem‚ North America. Each year the Capitol organizes an event known as the Hunger Games: a horrendously gory battle between 24 randomly-selected teenagers from the oppressed Districts of Panem. The government broadcasts this onslaught live on television as entertainment for the Capitol citizens and as a timely
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RUNNING HEAD: CENSORING OF THE HUNGER GAMES 1 Complications among The Hunger Games Verses Censorship Jacob Millerleile Jackson-Milton High School CENSORING OF THE HUNGER GAMES 2 Abstract The issue of this paper is going to discuss the censorship of the novel and movie‚ The Hunger Games‚ by Suzanne Collins. The novel was declared too graphic for the young
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often criticizes some aspect of modern society and usually contains at least one character who realizes what is really going on and decides to fight against it. Two good examples of dystopian literature are Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Fahrenheit 451 is one novel that fits very well into the dystopian genre. One element of the
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Hunger Games – The Movie The movie‚ The Hunger Games‚ is based off of the popular written series of books by the same title. Although the accuracy of the plot of the movie being transitioned from the book to screen-play‚ is lacking‚ the film still does a phenomenal job of keeping the viewer engaged. The special effects flow through the movie smoothly and without complication. The acting‚ in some cases‚ are amateur‚ most of the actors do very well at their roles. I had no problems believing the
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“The World of Wrestling” and “The Hunger Games” In today’s world‚ sports are something that most people not only take very seriously‚ but obsess over. They consume and influence a big part of everyday life. Some sporting events even have more aspects of a show being put on for the spectators instead of just a game. Instead of a winner and a loser there is more of a hero and a villain. This is exactly what Roland Barthes tries to display in his essay “The World of Wrestling.” Barthes says‚ “Like
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The Hungers Games is another good example of Action/Adventure. The story begins with a girl named Katniss Everdeen lives in a place called Capitol of Panem‚ which once used to be North America and she is zoned in District 12 and every year the Capitol holds its Hunger Games and the Hunger Games is a game where they select a boy and a girl from each District to compete against each other until death and
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Cinna Hunger Games Cinna is a first time stylist for the tributes in the Hunger Games. His simple attire and use of little amounts of makeup is unlike the rest of the people from the capitol. “It is common for citizens of the capitol to tattoo and dye their bodies in extravagant bright colors‚ as well as undergo plastic surgery to alter their appearances”(wikia). “The Capitol of Panem is a technologically advanced‚ utopian city where the nation’s most wealthy and powerful live” (Wikia). Cinna represents
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Paper The book I decide to read this semester was Hunger Games by the remarkable women Suzanne Collins. One of the main reasons I choose Hunger Games is because of all the great reviews it has gotten over the years. Another reason I picked this book is because my friends who has read the book has wanted me to read it. From all the public and personal reviews I’ve been drawn into‚ I expect to read one of the greatest book ever written. Hunger Games is about the 12 districts and the capital. The districts
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The setting in the Hunger Games by Gary Ross is a very interesting one. There is massive contrast between the capitol and District 12 is very vast and different. The whole setting gives me a WWII vibe. District 12 being very dreary and poor‚ there are woman doing laundry in big tubs and old men eating chicken bones. They have to hunt for their own food and sell it and also crops are sold. They are the poorest district‚ their reputation is for mining and coal. The bland colours and dirt roads with
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In the Hunger Games‚ there are many class distinctions between the tributes‚ their districts‚ and‚ of course‚ the oppressive Capitol. In multiple places we can see the class distinctions made clear by Suzanne Collins. You may be wondering what “classes” there might be in the Hunger Games‚ or what even a “class” is. The “classes” that I am talking about are the groups or types of people there are in Panem and how this affects the plot events of the story. In the following paragraphs there will be
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