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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Catching Fire is better than The Hunger Games in some key areas of storytelling‚ but it does not redeem this blockbuster trilogy of its principal flaw: its future is never fully believable. I suspect that‚ like Twilight fans‚ what appeals to the bulk of its fan base is not just the action-packed premise‚ but the love triangle at the heart of the tale‚ between put-upon teen heroine Katniss Everdeen‚ her Games partner Peeta Mellark (with whom she must put on a show of romantic feeling‚ though on his
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The film the Hunger Games gives out a hot‚ jumpy energy that’s irresistible. It has great romance‚ intensity and suspense. The Hunger Games is a mysterious‚ intriguing and thrill-seeking movie‚ it’s directed by Gary Ross and it’s based on the novel by Suzanne Collins. The film is set in a place called Panem in an unknown time in the future after the mass destruction of North America. The book starts off in District 12 which is a region that is poor and not as wealthy as other districts but is well-known
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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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This is a Fan-Fiction for Hunger Games written by Elsie Egilip. Life has been hard in District 12 over the past couple of years. The government has stopped its partnership with few of the districts because of its unforgivable protest that cause major destruction and riot due to the districts’ disapproval on the new government. Katniss Everdeen was an intelligent hunter living amongst the people who stayed in District 12. During her whole life‚ she had been living in poverty. So has the rest
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13th January 2014 Hayley Kirui 9A The Hunger Games Review In The Future North America‚ known as ‘Panem’‚ there is a rich and modern developed City named ‘The Capitol’. 12 districts that all fall under its control surround ‘The Capitol’‚ and every year there is an infamous event that takes place known as ‘The Hunger Games’. This is where a boy and a girl from each district are selected at random and made to compete in the games‚ which is aired on televisions all over ‘Panem’. Primrose Everdeen is
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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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Book essay Publisher: Scholastic Publication date: September 14th‚ 2008 Pages: 374 Genre: Adventure‚ love‚ science fiction‚ Alternative history The hunger games (2008) written by Suzanna Collins are a young-adult novel. The story takes place in Panem‚ which was composed by 13 districts before the government of the capitol completely destroyed the whole ruble district 13. The purpose of this act was to show its ultimate power to the rest of the 12 districts. The story also describes the bloody
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girl who finds herself in the Hunger Games‚ where she faces many‚ many challenges‚ not only physically but also emotionally. One of the hardest struggles Katniss faces in the games is having to deal with the death of her ally‚ and new friend‚ Rue. Another challenge Katniss faces is the adaptations she must make during the games when taking care of fellow district member‚ Peeta‚ who is near death. Most likely the hardest thing Katniss must deal with throughout the games is deciphering her real feelings
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The 2012 movie “The Hunger Games” is a fireball of a movie‚ in which the main character was based on Athena the Greek goddess. As Katniss is the modern day version‚ their story isn’t exactly the same. Athena got praised‚ while Katniss got challenged to keep her life. As Katniss Everdeen was in “The Hunger Games‚” Athena was also known as independent‚ determined‚ and most of all wise. Athena was very much independent. As many men desired her‚ she stayed a virgin and did not seek to marry (Greek 2014)
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