The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Katniss Everdeen Character Analysis Katniss Everdeen was a sixteen (16) year old girl from the coal mining district 12 in the post-apocalyptic continent once known as North America. This area was then known as Panem. Katniss had black hair‚ gray eyes‚ and olive skin‚ which was common for the people of the Seam. She was very independent because she had to take care of her mother and her little sister when her father died in a coal mine explosion. This had
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other people in society‚ usually because of people or events that take place in their life. The four texts I have studied this year which use the theme of alienation are: “The hills” written by Patricia Grace‚ “Boy” directed by Taika Waititi‚ “The Hunger Games” written by Suzanne Collins‚ and “Ravens Gate” written by Anthony Horowitz. My first text‚ “The Hills” is about a teenage Maori boy who is treated unfairly by the police because he is black. Alienation is presented through the discrimination
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was a war between the Capitol and the districts‚ and the Capitol won. To remind the districts not to rebel‚ the Capitol created the Hunger Games. Every year‚ two tributes (one girl and one boy) from each of the twelve districts are chosen to fight to the death in an arena and only one person can win. The mayor then introduced Haymitch‚ District 12’s only living Hunger
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Fast Car By:Tracy Chapman By:Hayley Davies Submitted To:Ms.Tsarouhas Date: Wednesday‚ September 18th‚2013 ENG2D Fast Car By: Tracy Chapman T: Based on the name of the title‚ I predict that the lyrical poem is about the fast ride through life‚ and how you should stop and smell the roses sometimes‚ to cherish life. P: This is a narrative lyric that tells a story about a girl with a rough life. However she uses her savings from when she works at the convenience store to find
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I admire Josh because he still seems to have the qualities of a gentleman that are so hard to come by in this day and age. Yet‚ he makes me swoon with his manly-ness. It is a fine line and Josh has the ability to walk it impeccably. In The Hunger Games‚ a movie Josh has recently starred in‚ I almost lost myself in his eyes‚ never to reawaken‚ when all of a sudden‚ his macho capabilities pulled me through the deep sea of those chocolate‚ dreamy brown eyes. Josh Hutcherson is the ideal man. Anyone
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A Letter to My Classmates November 30‚ 2012 Dear Classmates‚ From the moment I looked at the box‚ that contains the books that could become my ISU‚ The Help has captured my eyes because of its vibrant appearance. The Help‚ with its color purple and yellow combination‚ made me think that the story will be a reflection of reality and would helped me to become aware of the w orld around me. In addition‚ the three birds on the front cover‚ suggests to me that they represent the protagonists of the
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Monologue model Year 11 Katniss Everdeen volunteering in Prim’s place as tribute and deciding to fight against the injustice of the Games Katniss enters slowly‚ stunned‚ and then as the realisation of the words set in‚ she races towards the front of the stage to face the panel. And the girl tribute for District 12 is … Primrose Everdeen! Not Prim! Not my little duck! There must be some mistake! This can’t be happening! Stop! I volunteer! I volunteer as tribute in her place! I am Katniss and
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reaction to other conflicting events. A great example of this was the terrorist attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya this past September. Other reasons why conflict should be avoided are presented in works of film and literature such as The Hunger Games. Lastly‚ one of the best ways to find a reason to stay away from conflict is to look into your own life and personal experiences. Driving one hundred miles per hour and getting ticketed for it is definitely an experience that proves conflict to
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The Lottery Conformity or Pure Selfishness “The opposite for courage is not cowardice‚ it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow”-Jim Hightower. Have you ever been in a situation to where you know a person or a group is doing something wrong‚ but you choose not to do anything about it? Have you ever done something wrong for so long that it suddenly became a lifestyle for you? Jackson’s story‚ “The Lottery”‚ when it comes to being in the wrong or not speaking up‚ reminds me
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Snow “When you disarm the people‚ you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence and both of these opinions generate hatred.” - Niccolo Machiavelli President Snow of the book Hunger Games is definitely of Machiavellian personality. He keeps his friends close‚ but his enemies closer. He forces innocent children to kill other children for entertainment. He keeps the people from the districts isolated from each other and always watched
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