Every great author has a source of inspiration. Suzanne Collins‚ the author of The Hunger Games‚ was heavily inspired by ancient Greek and Roman culture. Her characters‚ setting‚ and even parts of her storyline all have similar aspects to the Greek and Romans. Roman history and Greek stories helped shaped The Hunger Games into what it is today. Suzanne was heavily inspired by the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur as well as the famous Roman Gladiator Games. Elements from both can be seen throughout
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Have you ever had something that you felt is or represents a special part of you? Maybe a lucky charm‚ idem‚ or animal that gives you strength? In the book “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins and the Hunger Games book series Katniss’s spirit animal/mascot that she was known for was the mockingjay. After her second hunger games Katniss rebelled against the capital and was well known as the mockingjay. the mocking jay symbolizes the strength and rebellion in Katniss. One reason mockingjays symbolize
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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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Arthur Levine born on July 14‚ 1917 in Brooklyn‚ NY. Accepted at Cornell University‚ where he nurtured an early love of theater by obsessively reading plays in his spare time. Remembered as a prolific stage director and screenwriter‚ who was credited for the musicals from there books "West Side Story" (1957) and "Gypsy" (1959). In 1957‚ Laurents wrote the libretto for "West Side Story." Which was originally conceived by Jerome Robbins as a twist on “Romeo and Juliet”. Idea for this began with Robbins
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Title: Fairest Author: Gail Carson Levine By: Jane Phillips Page Number Direct Quote from the book Response 5 I developed the habit of holding my hand in front of my face when guests arrived‚ foolish practice‚ because it raised curiosity and concealed little. This part reminded me of myself because I have stupid habits. Also‚ I felt sad that Aza would think that she would have to hide herself or feel ashamed about what she looked like. 87 She was our ruler now! Everyone in the
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The Hunger Games Book Review The adventurous yet sensitive story about a teenager in‚ The Hunger Games‚ by Suzanne Collins‚ portrays a girl facing many obstacles‚ she is put in many scenarios that could put her life in danger. Katniss is a 16 year old girl living with her mother and younger sister in District 12. Every year‚ there is an event called‚ The Hunger Games‚ where you must survive to win. When Katniss’s sister is chosen to participate‚ she decides to take her sister’s place. The Hunger
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Jill Halberstam in her essay Parasites and Perverts takes everything that we believe about the monsters of today and flips it and displays their lack of creativity compared to Gothic Monsters She references other analytical pieces‚ such as “The Censorship of Fiction”‚ to help her explain thesis connecting the two types of horror fiction and the recycled fear tactics used in today’s horror genre. Overall Jill Halberstam does an exceptional at persuading the audience of her thesis showing the migration
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like our society is having a new disease called “socially endurance deficiency”. There is no surprise why the world becomes completely dystopia (a bad society). To give the best example of the dystopian society‚ I would choose “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins. It is about the annual Hunger Games event which takes place in the advanced technological city called Capitol‚where everything
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Sharecroppers and the Rise of the KKK By: Zachary Perez In Spain during the whole eastern period The Flagellants used conical hats‚ white robes and mask were used for discipline in a sexual act. But in the 1860s in the United States it did not have the same use or meaning. The Ku Klux Klan-also known as the KKK‚ an organization based on white supremacy and hatred for any other race mainly African-American. The KKK disseminated fear and terror among other races and African- American population
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1.SETTING The novel‚ Catching Fire written by Suzanne Collins takes place in a futuristic North America called Panem.The setting is dreary and depressing since 11 of the 12 districts live in poverty supplying the flashy capital with their luxury products. Each district is responsible for manufacturing specific raw materials or products that are used in the capital. The beginning of the story takes place in District 12. Katniss had just came home from the games and she now lives in a big set of
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