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In Suzanne Collins’ exciting novel The Hunger Games, the author depicts the struggle of two tributes from District 12 and their personal development as well as how they survive in the harsh wilderness of the arena. In the beginning of the Hunger Games the story takes place in District 12, which is a part of the nation of Panem. Panem was originally home of 13 Districts but the government took control and destroyed the 13th because the people tried to rebel. As a punishment for what they did…

Suzanne Collins’ Mockingjay takes place in a futuristic place after there has been disaster in North America. Katniss has started a rebellion since after the first Hunger Games. Katniss has to face the struggles of maintaining her friendships and relationships. Katniss has the tough choice of believing who she truly loves and the cause of hurt she can cause the other. The big theme of friendship runs throughout the whole story. One complex lesson the story gives is while some friendships may be…

Name: Kathlene Flebbe Period:7 Title of your two books: The Hunger Games/Catching Fire Suzanne Collins is the writer of The Hunger Games series which is an international best seller. Suzanne Collins worked writing children's TV shows and has been nominated for a WGA award in animation. The Hunger Games and Catching Fire are about the terrible future society that takes place on a piece of land once known as North America.The Capitol tries to keep its people from rebelling by sending them into…

Everdeen, the girl who was on fire, you have provided a spark that, left unattended, may grow to an inferno that destroys Panem,” he says. “Why don 't you just kill me now?” I blurt out. “Publicly?” he asks. “That would only add fuel to the flames” (Collins Pg 10). Katniss Everdeen was initially given the nickname “the girl on fire” when her stylist designed a dress that was on fire and caught the eyes of the people of Panem. Katniss’ spark poses as a threat to the control the capital has on the…

In comparison to other books in the dystopian genre, this novel is a competitor amongst them. The only issue that I have with it, is that in popular dystopian novels, such as The Hunger Games, the social commentary is much more apparent. Suzanne Collins makes many allusions in her book to the problems with modern day poverty, child warfare, oppressive/corrupt governments, and propaganda. Aveyard’s highlights the division between the people and the dangerous superiority complex that most Silvers…

The Rise and Soar of Dystopian In The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, their central government, the Capitol, holds a game where a leader picks names- one boy and one girl- from each district to “keep the peace.” In the game, the contestants each have weapons and supplies they assemble from the Cornucopia and utilize them to protect themselves as well as use them on the others as they all fight to be the last one standing, but the game-makers offer challenges for them as well. One obstacle…

The Day Rue Had Not been Killed I’m going to be expressing my thoughts about, how if Rue had survived the Hunger Games and was not killed. I’m going to explain what I believe occurred and what Rue did to survive and even win the seventy-fourth Hunger Games. Katniss just found Rue caught in a net screaming out her name, she untied her and when she stood up Rue shoves Katniss out of the way and jumping out of the way herself, because she saw someone who threw a spear. It just missed them both,…

is a dystopian book in the future after a war where the game makers and government are the social and political leaders, Katniss does prove the gamemakers and government in the end in a way that surprises everybody.In the Hunger games by Suzanne Collins it states that Katniss's father is dead. Then goes on with the help of blog.spu.edu that he died four years before and in mine while he was working. After that Katniss's mother went into a deep depression forcing Katniss to mature majorly like…

short explanation of the importance of literature as it pertains to your research paper Thesis statement: Specific, focused claim about the piece(s) of literature you are exploring: Susan Collins is an American novelist and television writer. She is most known for the famous The Hunger Games book series. Collins grew up wanting to be a writer and decided to pursue this passion and attended Alabama School of Fine Arts and later completed an M.F.A. degree in Dramatic Writing from New York…

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins has become a very popular title as of late. Since it has made its way to film, it has blown up. Whether it be the violence or the action, or the touching love scenes, the series appeals to a wide variety of young and old alike. The Hunger Games books, which go more in depth into the story than the films, is centered around a dystopian fantasy world set sometime in the future. This is after the social system of the present day has collapsed, war raged and a new…