The Importance Of Spotlights In The Darkness By Suzanne Collins

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Spotlights in the Darkness
Rating:
I would rate The Hunger Games novel written by Suzanne Collins an 8.9/10 for these three reasons. First, I like the Hunger Games’ plot because it reflected the social problems that the world faced realistically. Problems like wars, destitution, or dictators are strongly mentioned in the novel. Second, I like the way it’s written. The complicated, polished way of vocabulary made the story dramatic. Lastly, The Hunger Games contained grieve, thorny feelings as we read.
I would enjoy The Hunger Games more if there are less violence scenes in the novel. I felt that the author encroached the fighting too much, which can make the readers a bit uncomfortable and distracted. Otherwise, the novel is fabulous.
I would recommend The Hunger Games for teenagers who love adventure
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She is selected to the 74th Hunger Game, until her sister volunteered to take her place. Unlike her sister in both looks and personalities; she looked “fresh as a raindrop” with blonde hair and blue eyes. She is a talented healer, like her mother. She was really close to her older sister, Katniss Everdeen.
Part 2: Trait
Prim has a wise heart. She kindly takes care for her pet, Buttercup the cat, and Lady the goat that Katniss bought. When her family does not have enough food to feed Buttercup, Katniss tried to drown him in the bucket. Unlike the elder sister, Prim tried to beg Katniss not to; she didn’t let the “ugliest cat in the world” in face a painful death. She’s awful at hunting skill; she always cries, and curiously tries to find a way to heal the damaged wound prey.
Another key characteristic of Prim is her fragile personality. She needed her mother’s warmth to calm her down during the reaping nightmare. “Blood drained from her face, hands clenched in fists at her side, small steps up toward the stage”; that’s what Katniss describe Prim’s terrified looking when her name was chosen to The Hunger

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