“They wouldn’t want to show this so people would see how bad it is in the other districts” (Collins 283). Here Katniss hints to the separation of the people‚ which is a common theme of the dystopian societies. In all of the books the people are set far apart. That is mostly so people can not see how bad or how better it is in other places and revolt. For example in In Time people found out the “time” pay is better in other towns‚ and that people live longer. Then a bunch of people would revolt against
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The Hunger Games really relates to real life at the moment because of the corrupt government. In the hunger games‚ the government puts everyone against each other by putting a boy and a girl from each district in a competition where they must fight to the death. It’s all symbolic on how the Capitol prevents the people from forming an alliance and rebelling; the Games keep “every district against the others” and fighting among themselves. The government today‚ is tearing apart our united nations by
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After watching "The Hunger Games"‚ what sociological themes did you see? Even though we as a country/world do not have a contest in which selected individual’s battle to the death‚ how can you relate the principles and contexts of "The Hunger Games" to our society or other societies around the world? How can you relate the "districts" to society? Do we (in the United States) have "districts"? If so‚ how do the "districts" relate to sports? How can you relate the power of the Capital to the past cultures
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The Hunger games is a film that at first glance is disguised as a romantic teen movie for young adults to enjoy watching on the weekend with all of their friends and family. But with just a small amount of critical thinking and understanding of the themes and images that are presented in front of you during the viewing of this film you can receive a whole other level of understanding to what the makers of the film are trying to help you visualize in a discreet manner. Right off the bat‚ at the start
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possible to classify films into genres and sub-genres. In general‚ a genre refers to a collection of films that share a set of narrative‚ stylistic‚ and thematic characteristics or conventions (Pramaggiore & Wallis 382). Gary Ross’s film‚ The Hunger Games‚ fits into the genre of science fiction as well as the subgenres of dystopia and contemporary romance; however‚ the main protagonist‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ does not fit the stereotypical character type of these genres. Without a doubt‚ this film exhibits
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The Hunger Games With the grossing of 691 million worldwide‚ The Hunger Games has become one of the most popular movies of 2012. This science fiction adventure film is an adaption of the best-selling novel written by Suzanne Collins. Directed by Gary Ross‚ the movie’s opening weekend gross of $152.2 million has become the third highest grossing film in the United States. Actors Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss)‚ Josh Hutcherson (Peeta)‚ Liam Hemsworth (Gale)‚ Elizabeth Banks (Effie)‚ and Woody Harrelson
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In the book “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ a rebellious young women‚ sneaks out into the forest hunting for food to feed her family as well as Gale’s family. Before the hunger games‚ Katniss only attended to her opinion and was a very independent. Katniss Everdeen’s view on public opinion has changed drastically‚ changing herself to impress the public‚ and slowly losing grasp of her true self. During the Hunger Games‚ Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark played the star-crossed
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For a government to be successful it needs to inflict fear into everyone of its people. The capital did so by using the Hunger Games as a tool for fear‚ excommunicating each of the districts from each other‚ and reminding everyone how one district can be eliminated so easily. Therefore‚ a government cannot rule as efficiently if there is no fear in its people. If fear is not within the government’s people then a rebellion could easily be started. In the words of Niccolo Machiavelli “is it better
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In the Hunger Games trilogy‚ Suzanne Collins obtains a great deal of history to finish her trilogy. Collins utilizes history‚ for example‚ Ancient Rome and the life of Joan of Arc. Collins utilizes an assortment of Ancient Rome history that incorporates the Colosseum and Panem. Numerous individuals say that Katniss Everdeen is the futuristic Joan of Arc. Both youthful warriors originate from a poor foundation and both have mental trips and striking vivid dreams. Suzanne Collins did not utilize unique
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The Hunger Games is a novel about the "haves" and the "have nots -that is‚ the people who have money and the people who have money and the people who dont. The capitol has many of it. while the capitol is weathier than other districts‚ some of the districts have advantages than others. For example they can train there own people to get read and do well int he Hunger Games- a competiton they see as a ay to gain glory and fame. How about the poor districts? Well‚ they dont have much of an advantage
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