Summer Reading Essay — The Hunger Games “No one will forget me. Not my look, not my name. Katniss. The girl who was on fire” (Collins 70). The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, is a 374-paged science fiction novel. The book, written in the perspective of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, takes place in the post-apocalyptic society of Panem, North America. At this time, Panem is divided into 12 Districts, with The Capitol having all political power. Every year, The Capitol runs a national event known as “The Hunger Games.” During the Games, two tributes from each district — one boy and one girl from ages 12 to 18 — are involuntarily chosen to participate in a fight to the death, crowning one person as the victor. One of the contestants is protagonist Katniss Everdeen, who volunteers to take her younger sister’s place in the Games. Katniss fights to change the parameters of her society, and The Hunger Games, by constantly defying the rules and boundaries set by The Capitol.
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That Rue was more than a piece in their Games…Slowly, one stem at a time, I decorate her body in the flowers…They'll have to show it…and everyone will see her then and know I did it.” (Collins 224-225). In this passage, Katniss shows defiance by proving to society that tributes, like Rue and herself, are not the Capitol’s pons and cannot be “owned.” This is followed by an act of thanks from District 11, Rue’s district, which proves that Katniss’ acts are noticed by
That Rue was more than a piece in their Games…Slowly, one stem at a time, I decorate her body in the flowers…They'll have to show it…and everyone will see her then and know I did it.” (Collins 224-225). In this passage, Katniss shows defiance by proving to society that tributes, like Rue and herself, are not the Capitol’s pons and cannot be “owned.” This is followed by an act of thanks from District 11, Rue’s district, which proves that Katniss’ acts are noticed by