The Hunger Games Susan Collins Copyright date: October 1‚ 2008 Genre: Science fiction The Hunger Games book review North America has been destroyed and is now run by the powerful Capital and is divided into 12 districts (district 13 has been destroyed due to a rebellion). In district 12 ace hunter Katniss Everdeen‚ a 16 year old girl‚ carves out a meager existence for herself‚ her younger sister Prim and their widowed mother. In order to keep the 12 districts aware of who runs the county‚
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Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s Journey has three main parts which are; Departure‚ Initiation‚ and Return. The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins is one of the many stories that follow this process. In this novel‚ Katniss Everdeen the story’s hero goes through the steps in a unique way‚ having to fight‚ kill and be hunted by kids of her own age and to fight to the death. In The Hunger Games Katniss goes through the Departure stage just as every other Hero does‚ but Katniss knows that the chance
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distracting the population of the real problem through entertainment. The most recognisable is gladiators. Doesn’t this sound familiar? yes‚ you’re right. The film‚ ‘The Hunger Games’ is based on the expression “bread and circuses” Today‚ I’m going to prove that Panem‚ is a dystopian society. First point: Through viewing ‘The Hunger Games’‚ it is evident that the food supplies are insufficient. The 12 districts have fallen to poverty after the rebellion acts initiated by district 13. As a result of that
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How Real is Reality TV? In the novel The Hunger Games‚ many aspects relate to reality TV. Through the Gamemakers and‚ in television producers the truth is altered. The line separating fact and fiction is truly blurred. The producers do their job so well that it leaves the audience questioning every move on the show. They wonder “where is the real in reality TV?” The answer is that due to their mixed genre and producer editing there is not any. Reality TV is not just one genre‚ but a mix of two
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Hunger games is a futuristic drama in a post-apocalyptic setting after a devastating civil war. A dystopian society is governed by a group of authorities living in a luxurious city of Capitol‚ the centre of wealth and affluence‚ in a country called Panem. Many years ago‚ a rebellion sparked between the capitol and the other 12 districts in the Panem that has resulted to a massive destruction and economic downfall. As penitence for their uprising‚ each of the twelve districts are sent to a public
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In Hunger Games‚ the problem of poverty is very serious in District 12‚ citizen there do not have enough food and power. However‚ the capital is a modern city which have high technology‚ people there are very wealthy as well. We could find that the gap between the rich and poor is very wide. It doesn’t make any sense as this situation should not last long‚ otherwise there will arise many problem such as discrimination and dispute. In the whole world‚ many country did a very good balance between every
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4 Aspects “The Hunger Games” In the film “The Hunger Games” directed by Gary Ross‚ and adapted from the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins‚ I studied four different aspects of the film that help to improve the effects the film has on its audience. The first aspect of the film I studied was the contrast -created by both Collins and Ross- between the districts and the Capitol. Some examples of these contrasts include people feasting every night in the Capitol‚ while everyone starves in the
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Katniss’ Relationships in the Hunger Games Book Katniss knows how to take care of herself she is always caring for others as a parent. In Katniss’ life her family and friends come first. Katniss doesn’t have anger built up against anyone and treats everyone with love. In the game Rue also showed an interest in her. Rue knew she could trust her because of her Mockingjay pin Katniss wore on her chest. Rue helped Katniss in many ways like the healing of her tracker jacker stings‚ what Rue did
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The hunger games is a great book by Suzanne Collins‚ about a city where each year 2 children from each district- a boy and a girl-were picked to fight to the death. This practice originated as a punishment to the districts for the rebellion against the capital seventy five years ago. But today it goes on only because of the cruelty of the privileged capital people‚ with the advantage of their children never having to fight. Ever since Katniss Everdeen’s father has died she took the responsibility
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Another main and highly loved archetype in the Hunger Games is the star-crossed lovers. Star-crossed lovers dates back to the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet created by William Shakespeare. Star-crossed lovers are two people who care deeply for each other; however‚ their love is doomed by the stars and they cannot be together. The star-crossed lovers in the Hunger Games is Gale Hawthorne and Katnisss Everdeen. Everyone loves the two destine to be together but something is always in the way. Gale and
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