RRRRRRRRRIP! The needle enters the newborn’s head, and it is released into Elsewhere. Meanwhile, Katniss has been hit by a knife, and bleeds out into unconsciousness. These two scenarios share one common thing; the government chose these. Lois Lowry’s The Giver and Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games are very similar and very different. Their main characters: Jonas and Katniss, respectively, also share some similarities and differences. The characters are similar through their families, rebellion, and they both live in a dystopia. They are different through the age and birthdays, the hardships, and the fact that Katniss’ family is actually her own. First of all, we have the families. Families are a key part in most books because they share insight about the protagonist. Both Jonas and Katniss have a little sister. “My little sister Prim…” (Collins 4.) “His little sister, Lily…” (Lowry 2.) Katniss’ sister, Prim, was the only reason why Katniss …show more content…
Rebellion is a key theme in The Hunger Games. “But I do notice they omit the part where I covered her in flowers (Lowry 356.)” This was an act of rebellion because when Rue dies, Katniss covered her in flowers (Lowry 234). She covered her in flowers to show that “Rue wasn’t just a piece in their games (Lowry 234). This, as we later find out, sparked the rebellion. In The Giver, we have Jonas, who took a new child that was about to be released. “First, he had left the dwelling at night. A major transgression. Second, he had robbed the community of food: a very serious crime, even though what he had taken was leftovers. Third, he had stolen his father’s bicycle. (Lowry 165 - 166). Also, Katniss had brought out berries as an act of rebellion to make sure that the Capitol would not have a victor or would be forced to have two victors (Collins 339.) These are all acts of rebellion just to save a new child from getting released, or killed. Both of these characters rebelled to hold someone
Katniss and Theseus find themselves in similar situations that there are many literature parallels throughout both of their stories. Volunteering as a tribute for a cruel game like situation and come out as a victorious “hero”, both have to play along as if they love someone they don’t, and have people help them along the way. The only way to know how strong you are is not always a physical strength but mental or emotional strength also.
You would think Katniss wouldn’t dream of teaming up with a child, but she has. Rue is so similar yet so different from Katniss’s younger sister Prim which is partly the reason why they have teamed up. They surprisingly make an impressive duo and they work so well they’ve become partners in crime. The song presented is lighthearted and connects to the scene very well because at each other’s side they feel safe and secure. They both know the situation they’re in is life or death, but that doesn’t stop them from doing as much as they can to hurt the Career tributes of 1, 2, and 4. The piece also tells how both people in the song care for each other and treasure the bond they have made, much like Katniss and
...Andersen) . Both stories rely on tradition in order for society to function. Katniss and Tesse realize that if they do not participate that harm will fall upon their families. To keep order and balance tradition, no matter how cruel and harsh must be followed. Sacrifice is beneficial to both of these stories because without sacrifice the characters would put their families in a bad situation unless they stepped up to the plate. Both The Hunger Games and The Lottery demonstrate that “The odds aren't always forever in there favor” (Collins).
The article also compared the government of the Hunger Games to the government in reality. Kids are already showing signs of sci-fi behavior. The movie and the book can influence the generation greatly. The Hunger Games can motivate kids to become rebels of this generation. Rees Brennan, Sarah.
“The child wailed as its thin skin pulsed from the lethal injection “This is something that happened in the dystopian novel, The giver. The Giver is a wonderful dystopian novel, but what makes it so great? What turns it from a seemingly wonderful society to a dead wrong mess? The answers lay inside the community that withheld all the memories.
The main source of power in the hunger games is very clear showing that the government in this case the capitol how they use their power to control power. This is because the Capitol holds the most of the country’s money and wealth. The Capitol there is able to control what happens, when it happens and how much it costs. For example in the book Katniss has put her name down for the reaping as everyone else do too. ‘The rules of the Hunger Games are simple. In punishment for the uprising, each 12 districts must provide a boy and a girl, called tributes, to participate.’ This quote from the book shows how the Capitol has made a law that they punish the districts because they were all smothered to bits and district 13 has been fully destroyed by the Capitols army. Although this book shows how Katniss resists the kinds of power against the capitol for example. How she salutes into the air in the games and everybody sees or when Rue dies and Katniss cover her with flowers. These symbolic gestures create attention to the fact that there are actual people out there in the hunger games not just game holograms. These small moments of truth and reality.
The movie The Hunger Games (based on the novel by Suzanne Collins) and The Giver, a novel by Lois Lowry, both display governments that enforce strict rules in order to limit the freedom of their citizens. Both of these novels are centered on dystopian societies in which the government removes the freedom of choice and individuality in order to establish oppressive control over its citizens. Katniss and Jonas are the exception when it comes to the citizens of both “communities” and how they are overly controlled while being unaware of their loss of freedom. Both characters selflessly put themselves in danger in order to save their younger siblings, or adopted sibling in Jonas’s case, from the oppressive government. Katniss takes the place of her younger sister in the fight to the death, while Jonas takes responsibility of a young child by removing him from the corrupt and enclosed community in which they live. Both Katniss and Jonas challenge the oppressive rules in their communities by being brave and selfless.
The Giver by Lois Lowry and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley have many similarities. They both take place in futuristic utopias where happiness is the overall goal. Jonas and Bernard, the major characters in the novels, are both restless individuals who want change. Despite the close similarities, there are many contrasts in the two novels. The childhood, family, and professions arrangements are differently portrayed in the similar novels The Giver and Brave New World.
Throughout time humans have struggled with the unknown, with the fear that once life is over nothing remains, that the only thing awaiting them is oblivion. To combat these fears we create various religions, belief systems, and faiths to reassure ourselves that we are not shouting into the void, that something will come out of our existence. Prime examples of these belief systems are Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism which emphasize a spiritual world. In dystopian novels, characters are often placed in situations without faith or religion such as The Giver by Lois Lowry, and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the removal of faith forces characters to rely solely on themselves and helps depict the hopelessness in their world. The erasure of faith leads one to believe that it is a selling point of our society and should be kept intact, which is why Octavia Butler’s use of religion is odd in the genre. In Butler’s novel Parable of the Sower the narrator Lauren Oya Olamina creates a new religion called Earthseed and aims to offer her society hope for the future while they suffer the corruption and disintegration of the only world they know. Parable of the Sower states the function of religion, and specifically Earthseed, is to unite people in a single hope as the world goes to hell.
They both take place in a dark and futuristic world and have a leader or leaders that they must follow and if not, there must be extreme consequences...even death. As Equality and Liberty fall in love, so do Katniss and Peeta. In my opinion, a dystopian society is a lot like our world today, just at a more drastic level. Dystopian literature is basically giving us advice through another teenagers perspective. It is an indirect form of advice that could be anything to with love, conflicts with other people, or even things like school. We learn a lot about oppression in both of these stories which causes us to really think about it and makes us look into the future to see what it will be like in reality.
Most dystopian young-adult fiction that has been published within the past few years follows a similar formula. Divergent and The Hunger Games in particular are two book series that have striking similarities in the way the authors have set them up. They both take place in a future version of the United States run by a corrupt government, but they contain differences in the exact location and who runs the government. On the outside, the main characters appear very similar, even though there are some apparent differences after the reader gets to know both. In both of the series, the characters are split up into important groups that will determine how they live most of their lives, though they enter the groups in different ways. Divergent and The Hunger Games both have unique qualities, but the general outline of the two series is similar enough to attract the attention of readers who have already read and enjoyed one of them.
Have you ever read a book or seen a movie that had teens rebel against sovereignty? They usually have meanings and lessons of why the teens want to revolt, maybe for a cause. A lot of famous movies like Mulan and The Little Mermaid have both of the main characters rebel. Sometimes, they rebel for a salient reason or just owing to curiosity and their desire for exploring. They might be trying to prove their point or just discovering themselves and trying to be their own leader.
The Winners of the 74th Hunger Games: Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark! District 12 was proud that both their tributes were able to come home after the games, giving the District a total of three victors. Katniss and Peeta returned to semi normal lives. They both had a house in the Victor’s Village with only Haymitch for a neighbor. Peeta devolved a cold shoulder to Katniss, after Katniss basically told Peeta on the train that was acting about her feelings for him during the games. Where for now the cameras were off them, but only for a while. Katniss and Peeta will always been under the cameras of the Capitol, it’s only a question on how long till they snap.
The main characters Katniss and Karana show important character traits that allow them to develop for the better throughout the novels. Both these novels teach that it is important to overcome your fears, stand up for what you believe in, and put others needs before your own. The characters, Karana and Katniss, also show influence character traits such as being independent, courageous and brave. These two coming of age novels will help young readers develop into successful adults. As a result, it has been determined that coming of age novels are very important and inspire readers to be the best version of themselves that they can
The main character, Katniss, volunteers as tribute for her district to save her sister from having to be tribute. Upon arriving in the Capitol for the games, she sees just how vast the gap between the Capitol and districts are. To fight against this class struggle, she begins to revolt. At first this comes in the form of small things, like shooting an arrow at a pig feast of Capitol higher-ups and refusing to kill her friend in the games, resulting in the first ever co-victors of the Hunger Games. Katniss’ actions soon lead to full blown rebellion in the districts, starting a revolutionary war between them and the Capitol. At one point Katniss remarks: “My ongoing struggle against the Capitol, which has so often felt like a solitary journey, has not been undertaken alone. I have had thousands upon thousands of people from the districts at my side.” (Catching Fire 90). In true Marxist fashion the working class needed to use a violent revolution to confront the class struggle against the ruling