Independent Study Journal: The Hunger Games For my independent novel study‚ I have decided to use Suzanne Collin’s Novel the Hunger Games; a story set around a teenaged girl’s firsthand account of gladiator-like sports in a post-apocalyptic era where North America once stood. The book creates a mood or sense of suspense and hope for Katniss Everdeen‚ the protagonist who has to fight for survival in the Hunger Games. This reminds me of and relates to the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Premium Love Mockingjay Friendship
The Hunger Games: Book Review The Hunger Games is a novel aimed at young adults first released in September 2008. It was first published in the United States of America. Suzanne Collins was the author of this amazing novel. She came up with the idea while channel surfing and watching real war footage and reality TV. It also came because of her dad’s involvement in the Vietnam War. It was then published by the group Scholastic‚ who have published many famous books such as the highly successful Harry
Premium The Hunger Games Love
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
Premium The Hunger Games Hero English-language films
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
Premium English-language films Sociology United States
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
Free Reality television Television Television program
Hunger Games Book Talk Could you survive on your own and in the wild‚ with every one out there trying to make sure you don’t live to see the sunrise? I think I probably wouldn’t be able to survive in the wilderness‚ much less if people are trying hard to make sure I don’t survive until the next day. I am used to getting my food in the supermarket‚ already processed‚ and I’m sure I wouldn’t be able to hunt‚ kill or even build a fire. But Katniss Everdeen could. She is a 16 year-old who is
Premium The Hunger Games Feeling English-language films
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
Premium Poverty Malnutrition Starvation
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
Premium Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games Catching Fire
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
Premium Short story Fiction Edgar Allan Poe
Comparison of The Lottery and The Story of an Hour “The Story of an Hour”‚ by Kate Chopin; this story was about a wife who was told that her husband had died. The wife went through many emotions but the main emotion she went through upon hearing about her husband’s death was elation. She felt free from his presence in her life‚ but at the same time‚ she also felt sadness. She did not feel sadness for her husband’s death. She felt the sadness for her happiness about his death. “When she abandoned
Premium The Lottery Stoning Short story