Good evening class, during this lecture we will be looking at two pieces of fantasy text. The first one being Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi published in 2011, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 first written by Suzanne Collins in 2010 then directed by Francis Lawrence in 2014. Okay, you will see that I have placed a book in front of you, can you please turn to the first page. On this page you will see there are three questions, the second and third question can be answered at any time and even in your own time if you wish. Throughout the presentation if you do not know any answers they will surely be discussed, and at any time feel free to raise your hand. The first question asks what are three problem facing us/the environment today. It …show more content…
is a known fact that due to pollution and a lack of respect for our Earth and environment we are slowly but surely killing it. We will come back to this question shortly, as the seminar presentation progresses. Now if you could all turn to page 4 you will see that there is a huge maze on it, this maze has truly nothing to do with the presentation, but at any time you start drifting off or getting bored of the presentation feel free to work on it. If you so happen to finish it first, do the three finger salute and the best imitation of the mockingjay whistle, in doing so you will win a prize. There are also a few other puzzles in this book, you can complete these whenever you feel like it. Okay so lets take a look at Shatter Me, has anyone here today read it or even heard of it? (Probably not) Okay so the story starts off with a girl named Juliette, Juliette has been held captive in a cell for 264 days. Throughout the novel the reader can see that Juliette has a thing for numbers, as she keeps using these numbers to not only calm herself down but to evaluate the situation. Juliette is different from everyone else, she has a power, well in her words she calls it a curse. She can kill someone by a single touch, not only this but she can use these powers to shield herself and later on she realizes she can also take other peoples powers. This may sound a little of familiar, yes I’m talking about Rogue from X-Men, but today we shall be comparing and evaluating this fantasy piece to another. Anyway throughout the book, Juliette feels like she is a burden. Mafi uses a very strong and affective way of writing to help the reader understand just how much Juliette hates herself for whom she is. Juliette would say or write something down on her notebook, then draw a line through it and write something else using words that are much nicer towards herself. An example of this is: “That only happened once and my parents didn’t believe me when I said it wasn’t for me. I said I was only trying to save the stray cats living around the corner but they didn’t think I was human enough to care about a cat. Not me. Not something someone like me.” (pg23) Juliette lives in a world filled with hunger, violence, and pollution.Juliette talks about The Reestablishment with distaste for what it has done, saying “Our population was dying off at an alarming rate before The Reestablishment took over and they promised us they had a solution. Animals were so desperate for food they were willing to eat anything and people were so desperate for food they were willing to eat poisoned animals. We were killing ourselves by trying to stay alive. The weather, the plants, the animals, and our human survival are all inextricably linked. The natural elements were at war with one another because we abused our ecosystem. Abused our atmosphere. Abused our animals. Abused our fellow man.” (pg 55+56) She also says that the Earth is that bad that birds are unable to fly and that she has only heard stories of them flying.
Juliette dreams of a white bird with a golden crown above its head that flies and somehow saves her from everything, later she finds out that Adam her somewhat hero has a tattoo of this bird on him. Throughout the novel Juliette shows courage, strength, and determination, but she also deals with fear and a feeling of self disappointment. These characteristics are very alike to another well-known heroine, Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games. Today we will be focusing on the third instalment of the series, Mockingjay: Part 1. This movie follows Katniss Everdeen as she tries to rebuke against The Capitol and break the Districts. She joins forces with people from a first said to be gone District 13 and together they try and take back their lives, here is a clip of the trailer to fully explain the movie. Altogether it can be shown that both of these fantasy texts have many things in common, including rising up against leaders, showing glimpses of a dystopian future filled with crime and hate, and two heroine’s coming together with others that were said to be non-existent to rise up and over power what can be put in terms as their Government. Both of these texts demonstrate just how easy our world could be destroyed by the wrong person in charge, alright you all remember the first question earlier about the environment and the problems facing it? If you could please take a couple minutes now to write up as many things as you can think of. (Listen to some ideas, nod and if an idea doesn’t really fit try and stretch it so it does). Okay so these were all great ideas and everyone definitely understands the problems we are faced with today. There are many quotes from the Bible that suit and correlate with the ideas present in these texts, a few of these are: “And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the
earth. "The fear of you and the terror of you will be on every beast of the earth and on every bird of the sky; with everything that creeps on the ground, and all the fish of the sea, into your hand they are given. "Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant.” (Genesis 9:1-3) "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? "And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? "And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. "But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!” (Matthew 6:26-0) “As for the peoples of the land who bring wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell, we will not buy from them on the sabbath or a holy day; and we will forego the crops the seventh year and the exaction of every debt.” (Nehemiah 10:31) Through these quotes from the Bible, it can clearly be shown that God is the only true ruler of the Earth and anyone who tries and manipulate or abandon the Environment are sure to fall short from Heaven. With this in mind, may we always look out for our Earth and keep it in its pristine state so that God can reign over a beautiful land for forever more. Thank-you for listening.
Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, communicates a central idea that society has good and bad qualities by using an epigraphic symbol and dynamic characterization of the novel’s protagonist, Scout. The theme of To Kill a Mockingbird is that individuals affect society in both good and bad aspects. Lee demonstrates this idea by utilizing a mockingbird as the primary symbol of the novel and characterizing Scout to reveal and understand that both good and bad exist in the world. Scout learns that all a mockingbird does is good, it sings, but never does anything that people hate (Lee 90). In the novel, mockingbirds ...
This produced the mockingjay, and as Katniss states, they were ‘something of a slap in the face to the Capitol’ (The Hunger Games, pg. 43 ) All of the mockingjays’ appearances in the story have had great meaning or importance. They were first mentioned as a reminder of Katniss’s father; the days they would go hunting and he would sing to the mocking jays. This is an important part of Katniss’s past and has shaped who she is now.
Summary: The Mockingjay is the third book in the Hunger Games series and is the final book to the series. In this book, Katniss Everdeen and her family and friends start to live in a strict new world now as District Thirteen. There were thirteen districts at first and then a war between District Thirteen and the Capitol began. The Capitol lost and they came to an agreement that District Thirteen would act as if they had lost but in exchange got their own land. After District Thirteen stole Katniss from the 75th Hunger Games arena the Capitol bombed Katniss’s district and they had to move to District Thirteen and begin a new life under tight lockdown of the district in fear of attack. Katniss is asked to pose as the Mockingjay which is the face of the rebellion. In exchange for her work she asked for some of her friends in the Capitol to be granted immunity from the war crimes that all people in the Capitol will face. After Katniss poses as the Mockingjay she then leads all of the twelve districts into rebellion. The only city left is the Capitol, in the center of the country. She is led into urban warfare in the Capitol and Finnick (one of the previous Hunger Games members) is killed. After she reaches the president’s mansion she sees a hovercraft approach and drop care packages to kids that are actually bombs and Katniss’s sister, Prim dies in the explosion while helping the children. Once they captured the president they begin to film Katniss killing the president, but instead kills the president District Thirteen because she dropped the bombs on the children while killing her sister. After she kills President Coin the late leader of District Thirteen she is relocated to the ruins of District twelve and Peeta (her husband) is th...
The cause of Collins’ world is unknown, but the savage competitions, the Hunger Games, are the outcome of war as is the world of Divergent. Our culture has influenced these novels in that which they reflect the state our society is experiencing. We are constantly being reminded of the environmental impact we are causing with global warming resulting in climate change and the supply of nonrenewable resources shrinking every day. These books have morphed the fears of society into a possible prediction of our future. Another worry of our culture is that the world will be wrecked for our children and future generations, like exhibited in the novels. The age of the main characters place them on the edge of adulthood and having grown up in these dystopian worlds makes them an embodiment of the somber outlook we have for the future
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.
In “Patrolling Racial Borders: Discrimination Against Mixed Race People," Heather Dalmage provides a brief history of and social context for the discrimination against multiracial people in the United States. She identifies people who discriminate against multiracial people as “border patrollers," or people who believe the color line is fixed and permanent, and thus they have the ability to discern between “themselves” and “others”. She goes on to identify broad areas of everyday life in which multicultural children are “patrolled” and face discrimination, through the patrolling of the child’s physicality, linguistics, interaction with embers of the out-group, geographies, and cultural capital. Her main point is that border patrolling is the
Murty, Govindini. "Decoding the Influences in "The Hunger Games"" The Atlantic. The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2012. Web. 25 Nov. 2013.
When Gary Ross’ 2012 adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ famous novel ‘The Hunger Games’ exploded on screens, it was received as an action-packed, thrilling story of survival, determination and over-coming corruption. Audience’s watched in equal parts awe and horror as Katniss was thrust into Panem’s battle arena and fought for justice, family and friendship. However, if we as an audience think more critically about the film; if we think beyond the wild costumes, gripping action and skilful performances, we can see that the story explores complex philosophical ideas that strongly relate to the experiences of humanity in the real world.
Life presents a wide array of obstacles as well as opportunities, and it is important to be prepared to take on whatever it is that life has to offer. In his Harvard Commencement Address, Will Ferrell reinforces this idea into the 2003 graduating class of the prestigious Harvard University as they prepare to move on to do greater things. His comedic approach is successful due to his ability to evoke feelings of laughter from his audience while also making them realize that they are entering a new stage of life. Although Ferrell is speaking directly to the class of 2003, anyone who listens to or who views his speech will experience humor in an otherwise serious event, and they will reflect on their own life or envision their future. Through
In Mockingjay, Collins has again artfully modified adult themes of war and conflict to appeal to younger readers, but the work's overall emphasis has shifted the tone of the entire series. The plot structure of The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, for example, is very similar: Katniss is in District 12,w there is a proclamation that Katniss will fight in the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta tour the Capitol to attract support before the deadly tournament,
Topic 1: What warning does the novel carry for readers at this point in time about where their society is heading?
To the naked eye, Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games may seem like a feminist novel. The fiercely independent Katniss is the quintessential literary heroine, who is self-sufficient and can hold her own. However, a closer look at the narrative can reveal that Katniss is not much of a radical feminist icon at all. The unnecessary portrayal of Katniss as a predominantly unfeminine female raises many red flags regarding the feminist nature of this novel. The novel implies that in order for a female to be successful in the Hunger Games, Katniss has to take on anti-feminine qualities. When it comes to feminism, role reversal is an ineffective literary strategy because it does not challenge our values on gender, it only gives us a male hero with a female name.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words and can tell a thousand tales. Just what exactly is this saying? (Visual of a bad snap shot… finger in shot)
It entails a lot of understanding of concepts related to power, dominance, how they are misused and consequently, result in social inequality. Moreover, it is a multidisciplinary field and requires a detailed insight of text, talk, society, power, thoughts and cultures. For this reason, I plan to conduct a thorough analysis of the first book from the Hunger Games trilogy; i.e.: The Hunger Games (Collins, 2008). I gave an overview of the trilogy in the Introduction, so that the readers do not have any difficulty, whatsoever, in understanding the story and its development. However, my analysis is limited to the investigation of power abuse which lead to inequality in a social setup, and thus became a cause for
A chocolate cake should be easy and fun to make at home with friends, family, or even your children. They could help you and learn how to make a chocolate cake too. It could be a perfect cake for a birthday party, friends to come over, or a Thanksgiving and Christmas party dessert. The decadent dessert is great for chocolate lovers and will be a hit at your next party. The cake shouldn 't take you long to make it, but you will make a lot of mess doing the cake. Making a decision chocolate cracks cake would be a great treat that you will enjoy.