Suzanne Collins

Prove yourself “I'm going to stand outside. So if anyone asks, I'm outstanding.” In The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, the protagonist Katniss Everdeen portrayed many outstanding characteristics throughout the story. Sixteen-year-old Katniss was among the twelve girls and twelve boys, known as tributes, who the capitol forced to appear in a live TV show called The Hunger Games. Effie Trinket, the escort, chose one boy and one girl from each district. There was only one rule: Kill or be…

are peaches and cream either), all while your kid(s), 18 and under, are getting drawn through a lottery and sent out in an arena with 23 other kids to fight till one victor is left standing? I would not want to live there. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is the second book to The Hunger Games trilogy about a girl named Katniss Everdeen from District 12, the lowest and poorest district out of the 12 Districts; the higher the number the inferior the District, who teams up with her old…

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…

Summer Reading Essay — The Hunger Games “No one will forget me. Not my look, not my name. Katniss. The girl who was on fire” (Collins 70). The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, is a 374-paged science fiction novel. The book, written in the perspective of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, takes place in the post-apocalyptic society of Panem, North America. At this time, Panem is divided into 12 Districts, with The Capitol having all political power. Every year, The Capitol runs a national event…

How would your emotions be if you were a sixteen year old girl, and you were forced to fight to death in a harsh environment? This is what Katniss Everdeen faces in Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. She is a typical teenage girl helping her family and she ends up winning her life in a violent game. She has to starve and overcome many obstacles in the hunger games. This story is a fantasy, science fiction, and a thriller. In the Hunger Games they live in a colony with…

Female Leadership Traits in Young Adult Literature: Literature Review The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, a young adult novel published in 2008 and closely followed by its sequels, Catching Fire (2009) and Mockingjay (2009), swept a generation of adolescent girls off their feet. Raised on the Hermione Granger’s (almost a protagonist of the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling in 1997-2007) example, millions of girls were longing to have a true hero of their own. As children, the gen-X…

The Hunger Games is based on science fiction and is the first out of three books in Suzanne Collin’s trilogy. The three novels gained much popularity and have been developed into a series of movies. The setting for The Hunger Games is a dystopian city called Panem, which is a country that consists of the wealthy Capitol and the twelve districts in poverty. Panem was made of thirteen districts, but one year the thirteen districts wanted to gain power over the Capitol. During this attempted…

Suzanne Collins is a popular 21st century American novelist. From her beginnings in writing for children’s television, she developed her skills in writings aimed at youth. Her novels are meant for young readers, but she catches attention from people of all ages. She grabs her readers with her unique style and intense subject matter, drawing from experiences through her background. She is best known for writing two intense series of books, one of which was made into a popular movie series. As a…

INTRODUCTION (Attention getter) I admire the way Suzanne Collins describes things with such clarity, style and attention to detail. The epitome of her experience sneaking through the way she writes her literature. I often wonder if I could be as great of a writer as she is, and time will tell. (Thesis statement): Being able to stand out as a writer is very important in a world full of ideas and endless possibilities. (Preview of main points) Suzanne Collins has played a role in many peoples…

series was written by Suzanne Collins in which she won an award for. Out of four children, Suzanne was the youngest. Suzanne was born on August 10, 1962 in Hartford Connecticut. As a child Collins moved a lot and the topic of History was very important to the family. Collins father was an air force pilot and a history teacher. He was really big on history and telling stories of his experience in the air force. “So throughout our lives we basically heard about war.” said Collins. From that…