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    Hunger Games Movie Review

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    The Hunger Games is a science fiction drama based on the book by Suzanne Collins. It is set in the area known as Panem. Panem is the ruins of North America left after a great war. The Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen‚ Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark‚ Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen‚ Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket‚ and Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy. The Hunger Games is set in a futuristic country called Panem‚ within Panem there are 12 districts and the capitol

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    The Hunger Games Response

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    environmental disaster.  Elements of dystopias may vary from environmental to political and social issues. Such societies appear in many works of fiction‚ mostly in stories set in a speculative future‚ one such story is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. In the Hunger Games‚ Katniss Everdeen and the other members of the 12 districts are being treated unfairly because of a rebellion cause by the former District 13 against the government‚ the Capitol. Their punishment is not only starvation and suffering

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    Hunger Games Dystopian

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    own future in this world. In these books‚ people are able to see a side of society in which people are truly fighting the for survival of not only themselves‚ but also of their families. Suzanne Collins is a well-known dystopian fiction writer born on August 10‚ 1962‚ in Hartford‚ Connecticut (“Suzanne Collins Biography”). She is the youngest of four children. Her father

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    appearances on the American Library Association’s ‘most contested books’ listings for its controversial and confronting content‚ The Hunger Games trilogy has become one of the most discussed Young Adult fictions since its debut in 2008. Through Suzanne Collins’ use of provocative themes of class and extreme poverty‚ confronting depictions of violence amongst children and the challenging of stereotypical gender roles‚ the novel discusses the hardships faced by children living within her harsh‚ yet thrilling

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    Catching Fire

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    at a party. Expected. Part of the fun” (Collins 80). The lifestyle of the people from the Capitol‚ where people had all they could wish for in the snap of a finger‚ greatly contrasted how the people of the districts lived‚ fighting for every little thing they could get‚ and greatly appreciating what they had. This leads me to believe that the theme the author tried to portray to the readers what that you have to appreciate the things you

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    Imagine America reborn into a divided nation split into twelve districts. The novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins explains the story of a girl named Katniss who has to compete in the Hunger Games that the Capitol of the country hosts once a year. One male and one female from districts two through twelve are randomly selected to compete. The strategies that the Capitol use to keep the citizens from connecting with one another are the peacekeepers and the type of government they rule by. Each

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    The Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins is a story about a girl named Katniss who starts a rebellion against the Capital. She tries to defeat President Snow‚ which is a threat to the people‚ her family‚ and her friends‚ but Katniss become the poster child for this revolt. This story takes place at Panem (U.S.A. after rebellions and other economic problems) in the future. Katniss becomes a Mockingjay rebel in District 13‚ in return she has permission to kill President Snow. Katniss and a few other Hunger

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    Hunger Games

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    In the novel‚ The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ the main character‚ Katniss Everdeen is the female tribute representing District 12 in the Hunger Games trying to be the last tribute to survive. There are eleven other districts and 23 other tributes. In the end‚ only one is known to survive. Although at first Katniss has a pretty good idea that she will not even have a chance at winning or staying alive‚ throughout the novel‚ she expresses rebellion and demonstrates manipulation throughout the

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    family and is starving after her father dies and Peeta saves her life by burning the bread on purpose and throwing it in the street so she could take it and save herself and her family from starvation. In the novel‚ The Hunger Games ‚ by Suzanne Collins‚ the protagonist‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ oftentimes seems insecure about her ability to survive in the face of hard times and adversity but she never gives up her fight to survive and to do the right thing. The reader is first introduced to Katniss in

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    Sacrifice is a choice you do to help your family; bravery is what is inside of you. To understand both main characters you first have to understand that strength is in everyone‚ but it’s up to you to use it to your advantage. In the books‚ The Hunger Game and Divergent‚ they had to accomplish strength otherwise there weaknesses are going to overcome them. Both Katniss and Tris had to deal with different types of societies. In The Hunger Games their society was split into 12 Districts that were all

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