The Hunger Games is a story in the future about 2 unfortunate souls that are selected to be in the game written by Suzanne Collins. The story begins on reaping day with Katniss Everdeen and Gale Hawthorne hunting out in the woods which isn’t allowed in district 12. District 12 is one of the twelve districts, district twelve is the poorest district. America no longer exist because of war and chaos, they all live in panem. Reaping day is an annual “holiday” where one boy and one female from each district are picked to fight for their lives for the capitals entertainment. It also shows the strength the capitol has over the rest of the districts. This book screams that there is inequality between the rich and the poor. As everyone makes it …show more content…
Their stylist has a surprise for their costume. He decides that he want them to be “on fire”. They are presented as a pair during the ceremony riding on a chariot. From then on everyone in the capitol had the impression that they were more than friends which will benefit them in the end. While they are training Haymitch ,there mentor, instructs them to make sure to keep their strengths a secret from all the contenders. Katniss make a good impression the game makers. Katniss begins to feel betrayed by peeta because he told the interviewers that they were in love. Soon they begin to enter the …show more content…
She goes to the feast and gets the medication for peeta. She brings it back to him and finds out that the only tribute left was cato. They are forced to go back to cornucopia because the have no more water supply. They kill cato and it’s only them two left. The capital announces that there can only be one winner and katniss realizes this was their plan the whole time. She comes up with the idea that they should eat poisonous berries. The capitol soon says that they can both be winners. On there way back to the capitol peeta's legs gets medical attention and he ends up losing his leg. Katniss can't tell whom she's in love with, peeta or gale. Peeta feels betrayed by haymitch because he was training katniss the whole time and he heads back to district
Vogler states that “ The hero emerges from the special world, transformed by his/her experience (Vogler).” Katniss almost kills herself eating the berries. This part of the story is very tense and dramatic. “I spread out my fingers, and the dark berries glisten in the sun. I give Peeta’s hand one last squeeze as a signal, as a goodbye, and we begin counting. “One.” Maybe I’m wrong. “Two.” Maybe they don’t care if we both die. “Three!” It’s too late to change my mind. I lift my hand to my mouth, taking one last look at the world. The berries have just passed my lips when the trumpets begin to blare (Collins 1987).” The scene with the dogs and Cato could also be included in this category because it changes the relationship between the characters. Katniss fought for her and Peeta’s life against the dogs. And Cato could’ve killed Peeta if Katniss didn’t shoot Cato’s hand with an arrow. Katniss and Peeta then find out that the gamemaster changed the rules, so there could only be one victor. Katniss suggested that they both eat the berries and give the capitol no victors. They put the berries in their mouths and the game master instantly ended the games making them both victors. Katniss and Peeta then have to fake that they ate the berries because they couldn’t live without each other. Eventually Katniss becomes pretty fond of
Suzanne Collins has, through her writings, used great imagery to expose the meaningful side of ‘The Hunger Games’, the side that is not all about what takes place in the arena. The Capitol’s rule over the districts, the reality-show part of the Hunger Games and the Mockingjay pin are all fragments of deeper meanings that create the basis of all that the story is. Suzanne Collins has depicted the country of Panem as a place overruled by a large city, known as the Capitol. The Hunger Games is apparently a means to keep peace and a fair punishment for the rebellion of the districts, where district 13 was obliterated in the mess. However, Collins has spun this interpretation around and unveiled a different perspective – that The Hunger Games is
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The Hunger Games is the first book that makes up the famous trilogy written by Suzanne Collins. Katniss, the book’s main character, is a sixteen year old girl, who lives in Panem, a country divided in 13 different districts. Each year, a reaping is hold, where every district chooses one boy and one girl to participate to the games. The participants have to kill each other for their survival, and only one person can end up as a winner. Because of Katniss’ ingenuity and strategies, both tributes from her district were able to survive and get through this challenge. This world clearly relates to the reality television in our contemporary world and to the gladiator fights. This essay will analyse the different themes, which are used to convey symbols and messages, that arise throughout the novel.
Why is the hunger games book series banned in some school districts? So the books, even be banned. The hunger games series is about two teen Defeat the strong capital rules, by falling in love with each other and deciding not to kill each other forcing the game makers of the capitol to change the rules of the game and let cattness and Petta live, (main charters). But Now in catching fire the story changes a bit. The teens need to battle again. With the capitol ,people and love. There are a lot of the graphic parts in the story, but I believe that any 9th grader should be able to handle it.
The story of The Hunger Games is an intense depiction of a totalitarianism society that is reigned by the Capitol, whom of which has complete political control over the twelve districts that are all located in Panem. Those who live in the twelve districts must undergo the possibility of entering into the infamous Hunger Games that are intended to remind and represent the Capitol’s authority over the powerless districts. Suzanne Collin’s novel and Gary Ross’s film of The Hunger Games have several things in common but also a few differences as well.
In a not-too-distant, some 74 years, into the future the United States of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 13 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games; these children are referred to as tributes (Collins, 2008). The Games are meant to be viewed as entertainment, but every citizen knows their purpose, as brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts. The televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem as the 24 participants are forced to eradicate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch. The main character throughout the series is a 16-year-old girl from District 12 named Katniss Everdeen.
The residents of the districts in The Hunger Games are cruelly treated by the ruling Capitol. In the poorest districts, their labor as miners (District 12) or farmers (District 11) is exploited for the good of the rich while they slowly starve or are injured or killed by their dangerous work. This is very clearly a tale of capitalism run amok: the wealth disparity between the rich (the Capitol), the poor (most of the districts), and the “middle class” (the districts with Career tributes, 1 and 2) mirrors that of contemporary American society. Katniss is a vocal critic of this structure throughout the novel, often thinking things like “What must it be like, I wonder, to live in a world where food appears at the press of a button? How would I spend the hours I now commit to combing the woods for sustenance if it were so easy to come by? What do they do all day, th...
In The Hunger Games, the inequality between the rich and the poor is the biggest theme presented in the book. Throughout the book, Katniss mentions that starvation is common in District 12, and she has often gone hunting illegally in the woods for food for her family. This is an example of how the rich and the poor are separated. Wealth is only centralized in the hands of the rich, while the poor are left to starve, leaving disparity. The best examples of the inequality between the rich and the poor is seen in the tessera system, and the way the tributes are selected for the games. In the novel, they have what is called “the reaping”, which is the lottery at which they choose the tributes for the games. It is said in the book that the poor is more likely to be picked than the rich are. In the tessera system, children
The movie “The Hunger Games” has many similarities and relations to World Mythology. While it may not seem like this movie is as myth related as others, such as Troy and Thor, many of the themes and situations in the movie were inspired by the stories of the great myths and epics. The overall theme of the movie is courage, strength, and destiny.
In the novel The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins a new country is created. Panem is born in place of North America, were the Hunger Games began. In the Hunger Games, there are 24 tributes. Tributes are people who live in the districts. The tributes in the Hunger Games are all the same. They kill one another and become the Capitols puppets. The tributes become violent, emotionless puppets. Then there is Katniss. Katniss is an excellent hunter and becomes lethal during the games. However, she has not lost her compassion. Katniss does not think of herself as a good person. When in reality she is a good person with a large heart, who puts others before herself.
The memoir of Jung Chang describes the lives of herself, her mother, and her grandmother whom experienced childhood in pre-Communist, Revolutionary, and Communist China. The story revolves around three generations of Chinese women living through the warlord period, the war with Japan, the civil war, and the establishment of the People's Republic of China through the Cultural Revolution obviously has an appeal that goes beyond an interest in China. The book is mixed with historical facts with intense personal remembrances, Jung Chang introduces a striking image of real life China. Moreover, it opens a comprehension of socialist China and particularly exhibits the human soul under strain. Wild Swans is careful on the verification on the historical
The book The Hunger Games, portrays a society where people are treated unfairly based on factors that they cannot control. The people are born into one of 13 districts. There lives vary drastically based on where they are born. Someone born in the Capitol has a completely different life than someone born in district 12. A person born in the Capitol lives a wealthy life and is always treated with respect. On the other hand someone born in district 12 has a life of constant back breaking work. They live in poverty and struggle to survive.
The Hunger Games that follows, the term that defines a dystopian fiction. One main belief that defines Dystopian society is the development into a “hierarchical society” (“Dystopia”). A hierarchical society plays a big part in the story that outline the whole plot. For example, Capitol is wealthier than all the districts. Some districts are more privileged than others. The Careers, being tributes from districts one to three, are prepared and trained for years before the games. However, this is illegal, but because of the support towards District two from the Capitol, they are let off, along with District one and District four, the other richer districts. In this cas...
Student’s name Professor’s name Course Date The Hunger Games Back ground of the hunger games The Hunger games is quite an entrancing title for any scholarly or artistic work. It evokes a lot of curio in any reader.