series and the Hunger Games trilogy. This genre covers several topics‚ in several different subgenres‚ but they all have one element in common‚ a main character is growing up. This concept of the “bildungsroman” or coming of age story has graced the pens of famous writers such as William Shakespeare‚ Charles Dickens‚ and Mark Twain‚ and yet‚ young adult books still get flack for being too “mainstream” or shallow. As a
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a while ago this quote is still relevant to the problems that our society faces today. A major problem in our society today is people are afraid to take action on issues because they do not want to be judged on what they believe. The novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins illustrates a problem in society is people do not speak up when they believe something is wrong. This problem is shown through the use of a dystopian setting. The protagonist offers a solution to this problem through
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The Hunger Games is a science fiction drama based on the book by Suzanne Collins. It is set in the area known as Panem. Panem is the ruins of North America left after a great war. The Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen‚ Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark‚ Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen‚ Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket‚ and Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy. The Hunger Games is set in a futuristic country called Panem‚ within Panem there are 12 districts and the capitol
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The movie Hunger Games sets a good example of authoritarian system. Meaning that the state holds all the power and people cannot effectively claim rights against the state. The movie is set in Panem‚ a country of wealthy Capitol and twelve districts located in different states of poverty. In the movie the Capitol‚ the totalitarians‚ select a boy and a girl to complete in the annual “Hunger Games.” This game was created in order to control future rebellions and every year the Capitol selects by lottery
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In the book “The Hunger Games”‚ the story takes place in an area called Panem‚ which represents a futuristic North America‚ and contains 12 districts that together provide for the people living there and the Capitol. The Capitol is the wealthier area and inside contains a huge arena where the Hunger Games are played. The Hunger Games is an annual competition including 12 randomly picked contestants plopped in an arena battling to the death held by the Capitol to remind the citizens that “the Dark
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In both texts‚ the populace is contained to specific quarters of civil life‚ and in doing so‚ illustrate the concern both authors have regarding control. Collins introduces the coal mining District 12 as separated from the woods by “a high chain-link fence topped with barbed-wire loops” (Pg. 4) As protagonist Katniss Everdeen reflects on her childhood‚ she shares a time whereby she ‘scared (her) mother to death‚ (with) the things (she) would blurt out about District 12‚ about the people who rule
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Characterization Katniss Everdeen Katniss Everdeen is the main character in “The Hunger Games”‚ written by Jennifer Lawrence. Katniss is only 16 years old but has lost her father already 5 years ago and lives with her mother (who is mentally disturbed since the death of her husband) and her 12 year old little sister Prim in Seam - the poor part of the anyway poor coal-mining District 12 in the futuristic world of Panem – previously North America (destroyed in a global war). Katniss has long
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The book The Hunger Games takes place in the U.S many years after a war that put the world in total chaos. The last semblance of civilization is the capital Panem‚ and its 13 surrounding districts. Rebellions started to erupt through the districts to overthrow the capitals rule‚ but in the end it lasted in the defeat for the rebellion. As punishment for the rebellion‚ the capital has an annual competition named “The hunger games” where every year one boy and girl less than 19 years old from each
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The Lottery vs. The Hunger Games The Hunger Games and The Lottery have many similarities and differences in terms of the dystopian society that is portrayed in each selection. The main event that happens in each story portrays the dystopian societies that they both contain in a few different ways‚ as well as a similar one. The purpose of the event in The Hunger Games and The Lottery is extremely different from each other. The hierarchy within each dystopian society also has some similarities and
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The Hunger Games The title of my book is called The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. This book is about a sixteen-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen who takes her sister’s place in order to participate in the annual Hunger Games‚ where she fights to the death in an arena on live television. The only way to win is to be the last one living in the arena which brings fame and fortune‚ whereas losing brings certain death. What I liked the most about this book is the author’s style of writing that
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