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    The Hunger Games is a book and blockbuster movie set in the dystopian country of Panem where people are oppressed by a corrupt oligarchy; it is the future Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer truly feared. As two prominent members of the Frankfort School, a group of scholars who fled Nazi Germany for the United States in the 1930s to escape persecution for their Marxist philosophies and their Jewish religion, Adorno and Horkheimer were primarily concerned with how mass culture through monopoly…

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    long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.” From Suzanne Collins Are the odds really in your favor? For Katniss Everdeen, they're against her. In the novel ‘The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins, there are an abundant amount of characters with great backgrounds and different personalities. She encompasses several amazing people such as Katniss Everdeen, who is a brave and charming girl. In the book, Collins explains the hardships and life of Katniss. While she has to fight…

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    Suzanne Collins Symbolism

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    Suzanne Collins Suzanne Collins is my favorite author. She wrote The Hunger Games trilogy, Gregor the Overlander books, as well as some other children's books. Although you might not like futuristic writing, Suzanne Collins is a great author because gives a great action packed dystopian story, that inspires you to make a difference, and connects to audience through unbelievable metaphors. I remember reading The Hunger Games for as long as I possibly could. I would go to school the next day sleep…

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    Whole Rotten Lot Theme

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    The Whole Rotten Lot An important theme in the book, The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins is the radical difference in lifestyles between the rich and the poor. The page of this book that best illustrates this concept is page sixty-five. At this point in the story line, Katniss has already been stripped from her home in District 12 and shuttled off to the Capitol to compete in the 74th annual Hunger Games. Katniss’ transition from life in District 12 to life in the Capitol is a tremendous one,…

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    Every year, the malevolent Capitol sends out their forces to collect a teenage boy and girl from each of the 12 districts throughout the nation to compete in a killing ritual known as the Hunger Games. This movie follows the adventures of a young girl named Katniss Everdean on her heart-wrenching quest towards self-discovery. After being selected in the annual reaping, Katniss is forced to strive for her life in a series of fight-to-the-death confrontations with the other victors from those…

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    Stop tweeting, stop texting and stop face-booking, you think you’re private messaging? Think again. Someone is always watching; our government has made it this way. Doesn’t that sound familiar, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins? The capitol has complete control over Panem. The Hunger Games is about 12 districts that are forced to give up two tributes to fight to the death in an arena. But throughout the book the story isn’t just that, it shows how controlling the Capitol is, in which they…

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    Suzanne Collins positions Katniss Everdeen as a ‘hero’ through the expert use of language techniques. Through the use of these techniques Collins is able to explore the characteristics of Katniss which made her a hero, specifically bravery, sacrifice and determination. Based on the given evidence it is clear that through her many heroic characteristics, Katniss Everdeen is seen as a hero in both the eyes of the novel’s characters and readers alike. Within novel ‘The Hunger Games’ Collins…

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    Katniss Everdeen is a character in the book of, “The Hunger Games.” The role she plays throughout the book has made me admire her. She is a humble girl. If anything everyone should value her and show respect. Katniss is a girl of strength who comes from a poor family. On her free time she huts to provide for the family and others as well. Miss Everdeen’s father died years ago leaving her in charge. Prim is Katniss’s younger sister who was elected for the games but Katniss volunteers as tribute…

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    “Happy Hunger Games and May The Odds Ever Be In Your Favour” Is A Quote From A Book That Shows Extreme Love Hate And People Who Want To Be In Control Of Everything Which No One Can This Book Is Just One Type Of Many Science Fiction There Is Like One For Eve The Hunger Games Is Just One of Many Hundreds Of Sci-Fi Books But It Is One That Is Very Well Known The Hunger Games Is A Classic Example Of A Person Or Many People try To Control Every Thing But Things Fall Apart. In This Book, Every Year…

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    The series of the Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins is a new world not like ours. It's a country called Panem with a bunch of Districts surrounding the Capital were the president lives. The Capital is the government which is in control of all, almost like a communist country. In Panem the Hunger games are way to entertain the citizens who live in the capital. The capital uses the hunger games to strike fear in the districts to restore order. Each District has limited resources, which has…

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