Book Evaluation: The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins had me interested because it deals with a sixteen year-old girl that goes through a drastic change after some events that happen in her life. The Hunger Games is about a girl‚ Katniss‚ that volunteers to take the place of her 12 year-old sister‚ Prim‚ in the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a televised event in which a boy and a girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each of the 12 districts of Panem‚ is
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Symbolism Essay – The Hunger Games Discuss the author’s use of symbolism and explain how symbols are used to convey themes. In the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ many symbols were used to convey themes and different messages. The three symbols that I looked at were the Mockingjay‚ Bread and the Capitol. The Mockingjay symbolised the people and their rebellion‚ freedom and hope. The Bread symbolised life‚ love‚ sacrifice and is the main staple food for the districts whereas The Capitol
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When Peeta says that he wants to show that he’s “more than just a piece in their Games” (Collins‚ 142) he hints at a concept which completely escapes Katniss: that‚ much like different pieces in chess have different abilities‚ the tributes in the Hunger Games each have unique roles which they are meant to perform. After Peeta announces his alleged love for her‚ in order to calm her‚ Haymitch tells her that “Now [he] can
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evaluative judgment‚ or a critical evaluation-is a valid one. A debatable thesis statement Like any argument paper you have ever written for a first-year composition course‚ you must have a specific‚ detailed thesis statement that reveals your perspective‚ and‚ like any good argument‚ your perspective must be one which is debatable. Examples You would not want to make an argument of this sort: Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a play about a young man who seeks revenge. That doesn’t say anything-it’s basically
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’” These famous words from Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games have done nothing less than inspired a generation of readers with tales of wonderfully horrible‚ eerily realistic‚ soul-crushing‚ heart-pounding adventure. It is a story of rebellion‚ romance‚ and most importantly‚ of societal discord. The futuristic world of Panem is but one of many similar settings that has exploded into the literary market: the archetypal dystopian society. The Hunger Games‚ The Maze Runner‚ Uglies‚ Divergent‚ Matched‚
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The Hunger Games & Hamlet There are 2 main themes within Hamlet & the Hunger Games. These being the idea that they are both being watched and therefore having to be insecure about themselves and what they say. The other is the theme of fatherhood and loss. Shakespeare’s feelings are very much portrayed throughout the whole of Hamlet‚ he gives the impression he is slightly bi-polar as his mood contrast so much. His feelings reflect on Hamlets behaviour. This led to Hamlet being one of the greatest
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Would you sacrifice yourself for your sister? Prim got chosen for The Hunger Games and Katniss volunteered to go to Hunger Games instead of her sister. The Hunger Games are games that are make every year between 12 Districts‚ each District sends 2 tributes but only one can win. Katniss volunteered for The Hunger Games and she had to pass throught many situations‚ some bad and some good. Because Katniss volunteered for The Hunger Game ‚ she went to the Capitol to compete with the tributes from the others
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The Hunger Games Triology The Hunger Games Triology is a science fiction novel series written by Suzanne Collins. The triology consists of The Hunger Games‚ Catching Fire‚ and Mockingjay. All of the three books are best-seller books. The Hunger Games trilogy takes place in an unspecified future time‚ in an imaginary country located in North America called Panem which has the wealthy Capitol and twelve poorer districts ruled by it. The books are written in Katniss Everdeen’s voice‚ a 16-year-old
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gets to people’s head and will change them. In Suzanne Collin’s book‚ The Hunger Games‚ power‚ fame and wealth can determine life or death. “Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death.” (fourth cover) In an interview with Suzanne Collins she was asked about what the most difficult part about writing the book was. She replies to the viewers by telling them “when you’re going to write a story like The Hunger Games‚ you have to accept from the beginning that you’re going to kill characters
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job done. Instead of working against one another why not help each other. You know what they say‚ two heads‚ are better than one. My book starts off with one of the main character’s Katniss Everdeen thinking about the hunger games she was in a year ago. For those who don’t know the hunger games is annual event which one boy and one girl from the ages from12-18 get selected from the
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