The Hunger Games Rhetorical Analysis

“May the odds be ever in your favor.” Suzanne Collin’s famous dystopian society novel “The Hunger Games” is full of suspense and action. Katniss Everdeen a 16 year old girl who took her sister's place on a televised game show. Suzanne Collins focused deeply on revealing actions to set up the problem, build suspense, and show the resolution.
In the beginning the author uses revealing actions to set up the problem. “Effie Trinket crosses back to the podium smoothes the slip of paper and reads out the name in a clear voice. It’s not me, it’s Primrose Everdeen. ‘I volunteer gasp ‘volunteer as tribute.’ This is a revealing action because it shows Katniss volunteering for her sister. Causing a problem because it now means Katniss has to go into

the hunger games. Showing that Katniss cares about her sister deeply.
In the middle Revealing actions are shown to build suspense. “I can feel my face burning. Without thinking I pull an arrow from my quiver and send it straight at the gamemakers table. The arrow skewers the apple and it pins it to the wall behind it. Everyone stares at me in disbelief. ‘Thank you for your consideration’ I say. Then I give a slight bow and walk straight to the exit without being dismissed. This shows Katniss’s rebellious side. Also builds suspense by making the readers wonder if the Gamemakers are going to punish her.
Throughout the book Suzanne Collins uses revealing actions to show the resolution. “Hold them out I want everybody to see.’Peeta says. 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 passed my lips when the trumpets begin to blare.The frantic voice of Claudius Templesmith shouts above them ‘Stop! Stop! Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to present the victors of the seventy-fourth Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. I give you the tributes of district twelve.” This is a revealing action by showing how Katniss defied the capitol and saved Peeta. Showing both her caring side and rebellious side.
“May the odds be ever in your favor” Suzanne Collins “the Hunger games” is a captivating novel that uses revealing actions to give the story a problem, suspense, and to show the resolution. “The Hunger Games” is my favorite novel for many reasons.