Rarely in today 's society are there action based movies that have female protagonists. In the past four years, there has been two movies released with female lead actresses and they both have done extremely well in the box offices. Although they are both based off of best-selling novels, and share many characteristics, these movies contain multiple, distinct differences. In this essay, I will be comparing and contrasting The Hunger Games and Divergent.
Both of these trilogies started off as small thoughts in the minds of two women who had no idea that they soon would create worlds that would be loved by millions. The writer of The Hunger Games series is Suzanne Collins, a 54-year-old mother and wife from Hartford, Connecticut. Veronica Roth, the author of the Divergent series, is a 28-year-old New York City native, she now resides in Chicago with her husband.
The inspiration for these books is an interesting aspect that sets them apart. Collins’s inspiration came from the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, where people were sent into a labyrinth and would never emerge. In Divergent, Roth based her society off of psychological studies where people would be so focused on a single virtue that they would fail at other aspects of life. Both stem off completely different roots of inspiration yet hold similarities in plot and setting.
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Both trilogies were signed onto four-part movie contracts, where the final book was split into two installments. The Hunger Games movies, totaled together made almost three billion dollars worldwide. The first two Divergent movies were a huge success and brought in nearly six million dollars. Although the third movie “tanked” and didn’t achieve the success they had hoped for. The producers decided that the final and fourth movie would be made into a ten to thirteen episode T.V. series that would allegedly branch off into more
In Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag is a firefighter who burns illegal owned books, but later on begins to question his profession and an in turn, his life causing him to question the government's actions. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins tells the story of Katniss Everdeen, and how her life changes when her little sister is reaped into the games, but she volunteers for her and unknowingly rebels against the government. Even though Katniss and Montag both defy their governments in different ways, they both have a negative view on the higher power.
In both books they share some traits, even though they may not look anything alike they are. both of these novels are dystopian novels and many characters share similarity’s.
When thinking back to the two novels I can see so many similarities in the characters from Divergent and Fahrenheit 451.
Many books around throughout time have had two characters that are very similar and can be compared and contrasted. One book, The Hunger Games, introduces the characters of Katniss and Peeta in way so that they may be analyzed quite easily. Katniss and Peeta are both willing to get through the test of the Hunger Games and they both want to keep living for the sake of another person. But, at the same time they are also very different. Katniss has a more masculine personality because she enjoys hunting and scavenging, while Peeta is more reserved because he is just a dough boy and works in a bakery. While The Hunger Games has two great characters to compare and contrast, so does the classic frame narrative, Frankenstein. In Frankenstein, Mary
Over the centuries, mankind has tantalised itself with the prospect of a perfect world. These
Fahrenheit 451 and the Hunger Games are both intertwined with a futuristic version of human entertainment and a society absent of religion. Both societies are subjected to gruesome and brutal activities as a form of enjoyment. The desire for a thrill and an adrenaline rush dominates the minds of most people. In Fahrenheit 451, it’s very likely that many people succumb to their deaths from accidents but can easily replaced by members of the parlor family who they accept as their own. In the same way, The Hunger Games consists of exactly what the title suggests. They are annual games, which include starving and murder and serve as society’s primary source of entertainment. Most people don’t enjoy watching the games but, the Capitol forces the districts to watch for it believes they are a good source of entertainment. Seeing how the Hunger Games are basically murdering each other until the last child is standing, it relates closely with the kind of entertainment that the society of Fahrenheit 451 provides with the adrenaline and thrill of the same kind. The people in Fahrenheit 451 like their source of entertainment in the way they approach it but the instances of conformity remains the same. This is unlike that of the people of the districts in The Hunger Games. There is indeed a difference between the two societies yet, in the Hunger Games there is less time for many because so many people are working toward survival, while in Fahrenheit 451, entertainment is something that people do daily. The existence of adrenaline entertainment is similar in both societies. Yet they differ in whether or not the people actually like the entertainment.
The Hunger Games was a critically acclaimed movie when it came out; however, some critics would argue that the movie can be sometimes too violent for its intended audience. In this essay I would dissert Brian Bethune’s essay “Dystopia Now” in order to find its weaknesses and compare the movie Battle Royale with his essay.
The Hunger Games and Fahrenheit 451 are both great examples of dystopian fiction. A dystopia is a fictional world that takes place in the future that is supposed to be perceived as a perfect society, but it’s actually the opposite. Other things that a dystopian society might display are citizens both living in a dehumanized state and feeling like they’re constantly watched by a higher power. Dystopias are places where society is backwards or unfair, and they are usually are controlled by the government, technology, or a particular religion. The Hunger Games and Fahrenheit 451 are both in the dystopian fiction genre because the societies within them show the traits of a dystopia. Both of them also have characters that go against the flow of the normal world.
It has often been said that there is nothing new under the sun. In this vein, authors across all literary genres often borrow themes and plot from the stories of long ago. Many of those authors choose to borrow from the rich mythology of the ancient Greeks. Suzanne Collins has been asked on numerous occasions where the idea for The Hunger Games originated. She readily admits that the characters and plot come from Greek mythology and more specifically, from Theseus and the Minotaur (Margolis 30). One familiar with both both stories can easily recognize the identical framework upon which each of these stories are built. Both Theseus and Katniss Everdeen, Collins’ heroine, volunteer to go into battle for their respective homelands, they both fight beasts of strange origin, and they are both brave in battle and emerge victorious, but it is the uniqueness of the characters that makes each story appropriate for the time period and audience to which it belongs. Collins modernizes the classic hero of Theseus by changing his gender, his motivations and altering his selfish personality, and by doing these things she creates a heroine that better resonates with today's audience of young adults.
How are they different? This is due to many factors beginning with how “The Hunger Games” provides endless amounts of information and giving the reader/watcher what they paid for. Unlike “The Lottery” where it leaves out information on who these people are and where do they come from, “The Hunger Games” does the complete opposite and gives all of the information on who these characters are, what they do, where they come from, and what they are fighting for. Due to these reasons this is why “The Hunger Games” is a novel piece and “The Lottery” is a short
From a structural perspective, movies and novels appear as polar opposites. A film uses actors, scripts, and a set in order to create a visual that can grab and keep the attention of their viewers. However, an author strives to incorporate deeper meaning into their books. Despite these differences in media, 1984 and The Hunger Games present unique, yet similar ideas.
Suzanne Collins wrote this trilogy to entertain the reader with an extraordinary story about what the future may eventually hold.The future holds many things but some can be bad and some can be good, some of the bad things that the future holds in the book is that the Hunger Games are a thing and that Peeta would be torchered until rescued, some of the good is that the Hunger Games arena was destroyed and there will be no Hunger Games anymore, and that Peeta’s relationship with Katniss works out, they finally get married, have kids, and get to see them grow up instead of possibly seeing them killed by someone during the games.
Imagine being in a game where everyone dies except for one victor, and you have to risk your life to save your little sister’s life. Also imagine not being able to speak freely in your own home. These are some examples of how dystopian governments take control of the people in the societies in dystopian novels. The governments of 1984 and The Hunger Games share the dystopian goal of dehumanizing their citizens in order to maintain and win control over the citizens. The Party and the Capitol are after power, and whoever has control of the people in a society has has all the power.
Divergent and The Hunger Games are two of the most successful movies released in 2014. The movies attracted a large number of viewers who were able to connect with the characters and the story being told. Many people found themselves getting emotionally involved in the characters lives. In both movies, it is easy to find yourself rooting for the underdog and hoping that only the best happens in the end. Both movies are remarkably similar because they feature similar strong female leads, display omnipotent authority, practice dystopian societies, and have a clear distinction between good versus evil.
A young girl is standing with a gun ready to fire. Her best friend Will walks toward her, another gun outstretched. She pleads for him to snap out of it. But, Will can't hear her, he's being controlled. She shoots, letting the bullet fly through his head. She flees the area crying to herself. Thankfully, this isn't real. This is a scene from the book Divergent, by Veronica Roth. This is one of the new popular book series from the Young Adult Literature genre. Young women are looking up to such heroines like Tris, described above. We know because the Hunger Games series alone has sold more than 65 million copies. These heroines are presented as strong willed, persistent, and smart role models for young women around the world. In fact I am going to argue that Young Adult Heroine Literature is the most influential source of entertainment for young women today. I will argue this by showing that our literary heroines make smart, influential decisions, they don’t care about their outward appearance like some many women do, and they have changed our world in a few simple days. Also, our world has been influenced by heroines. Adults, writers, and young women alike have many different ways in which Heroines have impacted our life all throughout history.