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the dystopian novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the country of Panem is ruled by the futuristic city called the Capitol and they rule the Districts 1-12. Every year in Panem two people, tributes, are picked to compete in a battle to the death called The Hunger Games which was created as a punishment for the Districts rebelling against the Capitol. We follow the tributes for District 12, Katniss and Peeta, and their lives before and throughout the Games. The Hunger Games has come a long…

to an explosion in the coalmine, leaving her as the sole provider of her family. As Katniss becomes fully awake she remembers that today was ‘Reaping Day’, a day when all eligible teenagers names are drawn to see who has to compete in the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games are when two teenagers, one boy and one girl, are taken from each district, are trained for battle, and thrown into an arena to fight, until there is only one person standing. They call the teenagers who are drawn ‘tributes’. At…

Knife throwing, archery and weight lifting are all common terms to be found in Suzanne Collin’s The Hunger Games. The novel presents a unique take on the themes of sacrifice, violence as entertainment and survival in a technologically advanced and morally twisted society. This society, formerly known as North America (and now Panem), hosts an annual “Hunger Games”, in which each district selects a female and male tribute via lottery. These tributes must then compete in the sadistic inventions…

The Hunger Games is thankfully not based on a true story. Well the story is about a capitol surrounded by 12 districts, those districts are very harsh and very cruel. The district's force the capitols to bring all the the kids they have ages 12-18 to participate on the annual Hunger Games and fight to the death on live TV. All the kids dress to impress they got ready to get chosen even though no one wanted to get chosen they were all afraid to die they weren't ready. Effie Trinket is the…

name of love. Works Cited Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. Scholastic Inc., 2014. Katniss Everdeen, winner of the 74th Hunger Games, risked her life to save her little sister Prim. Set in a dystopian future, where North America has been divided, where the wealthy live in the Capital while the 12 districts provide them with whatever they demand. This is a world in which Katniss and her friends and family live in. On top of that comes the Hunger Games, an annual event where people are taken…

Not only is the Hunger Games series an action-packed, epic love story (still better than Twilight), adventure novel, it is also a prime example of an allegorical story. In an allegory novel, literary devices such as characters, setting, and other symbols are used to represent a literal and figurative meaning. In the Hunger Games, the Capitol is a utopian city where the wealthy and powerful reside. In relations to the real world, the Capitol represents Hollywood. Similar to the Hunger Games,…

After I read “The Hunger Games”, by Suzanne Collins, I have noticed some ironic situations. The author showed how people could act ironically. The Capitol people in this novel react with Peeta when he confesses his love to Katniss as they support him or feel sorry for him, but when it comes to the arena, they want to see deaths. The first time readers are introduced to how the capitol audience reacts is when the tributes showed themselves in the opening ceremony. Readers see how the audience…

The movie “The Hunger Games” is a science fiction movie which is filmed very well from my opinion. The movie is a 2014 American movie about war. The director of the movie is Francis Lawrence. The film continues to follow the main character Katniss Everdeen who is the person who have twice survived “The Hunger Games”. Subsequently Everdeen finds herself in District 13. During the leadership of President Coin, who is also an important character in the movie and the advice of her trustworthy…

The Hunger Games: a trilogy to be seen or a trilogy to be read? Have you ever seen The Hunger Games' movie and read The Hunger Games' book? The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels written by the American novelist Suzanne Collins. The novels in the trilogy are titled "The Hunger Games" (2008), "Catching Fire" (2009), and "Mockingjay" (2010). These novels have all been developed into films starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, with the film adaptation of…

The Hunger Games is centered on the political issues that tend to affect the community of Panem. One of the characters is determined to protect her folks and the whole country from poverty and tyrannical oppression. The political structure involves the destruction and replacement of the countries with 12 Districts under the Capitol 's rule. To gain authority and power to rule the districts, the central government creates tournaments annually involving 24 destitute children where they fight each…