There were many similarities between the movie and the story. A similarity that the story and movie had was that you could hear the whistle and the metallic sound. This was very important to the movie because if there was not a whistle, you would not get the same feeling as you did in the story. Another similarity was that the movie had the same wording taken directly from the “Adventures of the Speckled Band”. This was essential to the movie because if they didn’t take the wording from the story, what else could they have said.…
In the Hunger Games, the main character and narrator is 16 year old Katniss Everdeen. Katniss is strong, resourceful, and very mature. Katniss is the backbone of her family which consists of, her mother, and her younger sister, Prim. Katniss is extremely protective of her younger sister, and she volunteers as tribute to…
The coming of age story template has been around for thousands of years, and has stayed the same throughout those years. The template has not died despite it’s seemingly eternal existence. For example, the novels ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘The Hunger Games’ are vastly similar. Although the subjects are totally different, they are the same. From the plot to the character relationships, there are glaring similarities between the two.…
"Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die," said Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States. This quote that is still relevant today, is referring to the situations in countries such as the ones in Venezuela, Ukraine, Syria and Iraq are in today. The situations in these two books, A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, are similar to the ones of these countries. The main characters, Ishmael Beah and Katniss Everdeen, are kids in a war they did not choose to be part of.…
Equality and Katniss: Both Similar and Different The author of Anthem and the author of The Hunger Games trilogy never shook hands, but the extensive similarities and sizeable differences between Katniss and Equality are clear. Similarities and differences possess the ability to be unified with each other to recognize strong characters and heroes throughout literatures; however, they can also be put up against each other as opposing forces in constant battle. It is important to take a step back and remember that both similarities and differences should be looked at and admired, as it is what makes each character in a story unique from the others.…
I was extremely excited to begin reading Mockingjay. After seeing the all of the movies, I was excited to see if the books were going to be like the movie. At this point in the book, it seems like there is not much of a difference between the two. My favorite part in Part 1 of Mockingjay is when Peeta sends a coded message to the rebels.…
During an interview she was asked “What was the hardest part of writing The Hunger Games?” (Margolis) She replied, “When you are going to write a story like The Hunger Games, you have to accept from the beginning that you are going to kill characters. It is a horrible thing to write, particularly when you have to take out a character that is vulnerable or young or someone you have grown to love when you are writing them.” (Margolis).…
Katniss fights to change the parameters of her society, and The Hunger Games, by constantly defying the rules and boundaries set by The Capitol.…
The Hunger Games are supposed to serve as a reminder of the revolution and ensure peace. However, in reality the Hunger Games is a violent bloodbath designed to promote fear. The protagonist, Katniss, volunteers as tribute for the twelfth district to protect her sister. As she progresses through the game she provides hope because she challenges the traditional roles of the tributes when she outperforms the wealthier districts and helps another tribute. President Snow sees Katniss as a threat on the Tyrannical system and believes it could lead to another revolt.…
The Hunger Games and 1984 are two great novels depicted of a dystopian lifestyle. Both have numerous similarities relating them and nevertheless differences that help show their individualities. The Hunger Games takes place in the totalitarian nation of Panem that is divided into 12 districts and the Capitol. Every year, from each district two young people are selected by lottery to participate and represent their district in the annual Hunger Games.…
‘The Hunger Games’, written by Suzanne Collins, is set in a dystopian future where teenagers are picked from a bowl full of names to fight for survival in the annual ‘Hunger Games’. Katniss Everdeen, the main protagonist, is a strong, brave, and fierce character. She shows us, in many ways, that family is important and they are worth sacrifice. “I volunteer! I volunteer!…
The inspiration for Suzanne Collin’s novel, The Hunger Games, came from channel surfing between reality shows where young kids were competing against each other to young kids fighting each other in a real war. The shows began to blur together in Collin’s mind and soon the story of Katniss began to develop (Interview). Katniss is a sixteen-year-old girl living in district 12, a coal-mining district, who winds up fighting in the Hunger Games after volunteering to take her twelve year old sister’s place. The novel takes place in a futuristic world after an apocalypse has flooded most of the landmass leaving behind a newly reshaped American continent now named Panem.…
The capital feels humiliated by Katniss’ rebelliousness on live television. Katniss says, “… The Hunger Games are their [the capital’s] weapon and you are not supposed to be able to defeat it” (Collins 358). But Katniss did and she is now the hope and the face of rebellion for the districts. Athletic, clever, compassionate, modest, and rebellious are all words that explain what makes Katniss Panem’s heroine. The all around qualities is what makes her such a unique and powerful character.…
In the Hunger Games, the most important similarities the movie shared with the book was making Peeta initiate the idea of him and Katniss being lovers. This is so significant because, without this, most of the main events in the book and movie would never have taken place. For one, this angle would have left Katniss to be just another face in the crowd, not making her stand out, which also meant fewer sponsors, decreasing her chances of survival. However, the most important reason for this is because Katniss would have left Peeta to die when he needed her the most and she would not have been able to plant the small seeds of defiance against the capital. In the movie and novel, the games take a surprising turn when an announcement goes out that…
Katniss Everdeen, the iconic protagonist of The Hunger Games, is a 16 year old girl who lives with her 12 year old sister Primrose and her mother in dirty and poor District Twelve. Since her loving father died in a mining explosion when she was just 12, and her mother became depressed and distant, Katniss was forced to fill her father’s shoes and feed and support her family in this cruel country. Despite the rules and the risks, Katniss hunts by bow and arrow in the forest of District Twelve to keep herself and her family alive. When her sister is reaped for the Hunger Games, Katniss sacrifices herself to take her place. Katniss isn’t a terribly sentimental character which sets her apart from other girl heroines in literature today.…