if You Read The Hunger Games One of the most influential‚ albeit controversial‚ book series of 2008 is written by Suzanne Collins‚ an author who previously had been a children’s television writer. Collins‚ in her new series The Hunger Games‚ delves into the dark‚ questionable subject of child versus child combat. The heroine of the book‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ is someone to be admired and looked up to. Time and time again she makes the tough choices required of her. The Hunger Games also has an exciting
Premium The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins Fiction
The last reason The Hunger Games is a dystopian novel is free speech isn’t given. Katniss said‚ “ When I was younger‚ I scared my mother to death‚ the things I would blurt out about District 12 about the people who ruled our country Panem...I learned to hold my tongue and to turn my features into an indifferent mask so that no one could ever read my thoughts.” Katniss’s mother must have known of something that happened previously to someone that spoke badly about the Capitol. This is the reason
Premium English-language films Dystopia Family
Jiayue Wu 2012081017 Opening ceremony of Hunger Games attracted thousands “Happy Hunger Games!” The 74th Hunger Games got under way in spectacular fashion today with a fabulous opening ceremony in the capital .The Hunger Games held once a year. The opening ceremony began at the City Circle‚ audiences were the most prestigious citizens of the Capital‚ they watched in the buildings that beside Circle. Tributes from 12 districts sanded on
Premium The Star-Spangled Banner Camera Photographic lens
The character that I felt strongly about from Suzanne Collins’ hit novel “The Hunger Games” was Katniss Everdeen‚ a rebellious and out-going teen who takes her sister’s place as tribute in the 74th annual Hunger Games. Throughout the novel‚ she displays important values that made me feel strongly about her. These include‚ her caring nature for others‚ Competitive attitude and her determined mind. Katniss Everdeen (the main character) is a teenage girl who lives in an impoverished coal-mining
Premium The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins Hunger
Compare and contrast: The Hunger games There are many books that then make movies based on it‚ but sometimes they don’t make a good movie‚ but sometimes they do a good movie‚ an example of it is The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins and the movie by director Gary Ross. The hunger games is about 12 districts that every year each district have two tributes and fight for their life‚ Whoever is the final one alive receives fame‚ fortune‚ and their district gets privileges rained
Premium
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and the Divergent by Veronica Roth shows a great example of a dystopian society. A dystopian society‚ a society where everything is frightening and unpleasant. Katniss and Tris is living in a world where humanity doesn’t exist‚ corrupted governments taking control‚ life there isn’t easy. Symbolism‚ the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. In The Hunger Games‚ Katniss showed that the woods represent her survival and the world beyond District 12. In the
Premium Animal Farm The Animals George Orwell
very easy because they both had a similar childhood and upbringings. They both came out on top with a lot of pride‚ toughness and perseverance and the willing to take care of others. Katniss Everdeen is a fictional character in the book The Hunger Games. She is 16 years old and lives in a district called Panem in the poorest part of town called‚ The Seam. She lives with her mother and younger sister. Her father passes away during a coal mining explosion when she was 11 years old. After that tragedy
Premium Fiction Character Family
Welcome family‚ friends‚ teachers‚ and fellow students and thank you for coming to our 8th grade graduation. As we look forward to the future with excitement and anticipation‚ it is easy for one to become overwhelmed by the vast possibilities that our futures may hold; however‚ as we see our goals and objectives out on the horizon‚ life is about the journey‚ not the destination. We can all reflect back onto our transition from elementary to middle school. As we gained independence‚ we also obtained
Premium Education Teacher School
how weak they are and how little control they have‚ hosts the Hunger Games. Two tributes are selected from each district to participate in a game. An arena is set up that looks like a natural surrounding {a jungle‚ rain forest‚ desert‚ etc..) Here‚ the tributes have to try to survive and kill each other off. The one who is the last standing wins and earns food and gifts for their District‚ and also can never be selected for the Games. Once chosen‚ you can’t get out of it unless someone else offers
Premium Family Birth order Malnutrition
Julianne Milani May 31‚ 2012 Period 2 Graduation In 5th grade I never wanted to leave Wolcott. I thought middle school was just filled with mean teachers‚ more work‚ and mean kids. I guess I was just stereotyping because that’s not at all what it had turned out to be. When I first walked through those doors to Sedgwick I was feeling a whole mix of emotions like happy‚ scared and excited. In 6th grade everyone still had their groups they hung out with in elementary school and we barely talked
Premium Educational years Middle school High school