The Hunger Games

Introduction In marking period 2, I read the novel Iron Thunder by Avi and the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. They are similar because they both are in different time periods, with kids who are in life-threatening situations for their family. Iron Thunder is about a little boy named Tom who is living during the civil war and has to support his family by going to work in that shipyard to build ships, when Tom gets there he finds out that he will be working on an iron ship that…

In the article, both republicans and democrats lay claims to the political meanings of the book, the Hunger Games. To start out with, the democrats immediately went after the climate change that so vigorously transformed the North American Continent. Even the author, Suzanne Collins, came out and stated that she wanted the rising generation to prepare for the trials that lie before them. She wants them thinking about questions like, “what will happen in result to the abuse of our environment,…

and the movie The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross. Although one tells a story in the 1900’s another tells a story in a more modern age. Both portray a dystopian society that some countries may find ideal, but others may consider a downfall to society. The similarities between the novel and the book include the themes of authority, poverty, and an uprising of the protagonist as a rebel against authority. In both 1984 written by George Orwell and the 2012 hit The Hunger Games, a main theme…

Freedom and safety are two luxuries humans value immensely. Of the two, Freedom is more important than safety. Tiananmen Square, “The Hunger games” and The Ukrainian Revolution validate why is it better to be free than safe. Tiananmen Square was an event that happened June of 1989 in Beijing, China. Students gathered at Tiananmen Square to mourn the death of Hu Yaobang and to protest an array of problems such as political corruption and the lack of civil liberties. Because the people of China…

Suzanne Collins is a modern American writer that has made quite the impact on young people across the globe today. Best known for The Hunger Games Trilogy that was published in 2008, her concise yet powerful writing has discussed themes that are sometimes avoided in young adult literature, such as how weakness and bravery can work together and the wrath of war. (“Biography”) Collins is a huge fan of dystopian style writing and she stated, “Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this…

Fahrenheit 451 and Hunger Games as Dystopian Fiction A dystopia is a term used to describe a universe where there is a great measure of societal control, and an intention of a perfect society are made through tight control. These controls can be corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or totalitarian control. Dystopian societies have characteristics in which keep them apart from others. For example, a dystopian society may use propaganda to control the citizens of the society.…

regulations? Based on how productive my holidays were, I can tell you it doesn’t go down well. To put this into perspective, the novels Lord of the Flies by William Golding and the Hunger Games by Suzanna Collins both hugely exaggerate this situation. The kids in both novels are forced to fend for themselves in a game of survival. The settings faced in both novels all bring out the darker side of human nature. Throughout, [pause] character development, loss of innocence…

“The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins and “Battle Royale” by Koushun Takami. The similarities between these books are hard to miss, but there are many distinct differences that set them apart. Both of the stories are located in a futuristic world, but they both do not have the same exact plot. People have claimed that Suzanne Collins has copied Koushun Takami in her writing. “Battle Royale” was published in 1999, and “The Hunger Games” was published in late 2008. So, with “The Hunger Games”…

In Suzanne Collins ' The Hunger Games, the Capitol serves as the nation of Panem 's government. By instituting a division of power, demonstrating their power, and establishing a police force, The Capitol 's ideals of a utopia became corrupt and, as a result, were transformed into an oppressive system of government. The Capitol, like most totalitarian governments, initially had pure intentions and wanted nothing more than to see their citizens prosper and flourish under their rule. It was only…

The Hansel and Gretel stories can relate to the Hunger Games because their motivation is hunger as well. They come from a poor family and their parents do not have enough money to feed their children. In order to make their lives a little less stressful, they lure their children into the woods and leave them behind. In Brothers Grimm Hansel and Gretel it states “Listen to me, answered the wife. “Tomorrow at the break of day we’ll take the children out into the darkest part of the woods. We’ll…