The Hunger Games

Flies and The Hunger Games Comparison Essay Have you ever felt like it was all up to you to make a difference in your social situation? That is exactly how Katniss Everdeen and Ralph felt in The Hunger Games and Lord of the Flies. These novels both have an over controlling power, one main hero or heroine, and a very important meaning for fire. A common theme in both of these books is that the struggle to survive will overcome the ability to maintain any humanity. In the Hunger Games, the…

In Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle, Brian would be the character most likely to survive the Hunger Games based on his willingness to fight, his logical reasoning, and his emotional detachment. Brian is willing to get into a fight, and he is willing to take on people that are much larger than him in both stature and number. When Rose Mary, their mother, is ready to have her fourth child, the Walls family moves to Blythe in order to be near a hospital. Because all of the children have had an odd…

Two of the most popular children's literature series of the 21st century, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, both put characters in situations with war and violence. In a world where there is a greater evil to defeat, characters are only benefitted when finding another ally with a common interest. Katniss Everdeen and Harry Potter gain allies when involved in a conflict. Both present the action of conflict directly in front of the characters, causing a change in a…

The coming of age story template has been around for thousands of years, and has stayed the same throughout those years. The template has not died despite it’s seemingly eternal existence. For example, the novels ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘The Hunger Games’ are vastly similar. Although the subjects are totally different, they are the same. From the plot to the character relationships, there are glaring similarities between the two. There are many examples of similar characters in the two…

year, but the US median income is only $52,000. The Government controls more than the public realizes and usually the biased advantage is inequitable, leaning in the Government's favor. The American nation is unaware of this huge salary gap. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins demonstrates what can develop when the government's rights become disproportionately greater than those of the people. Society today is working itself to death! According to alternet.org a study of 12,000 men with heart…

The books The Hunger Games and Divergent have a lot of similarities and differences, from the characters to the events that occurred during the story. Both books have similar storylines that the protagonists, Tris from Divergent, and Katniss from The Hunger Games, has to go through. However, Tris and Katniss both have qualities that are similar and some that are totally different, which separates these two novels and make them more interesting. Nonetheless, Tris is a more developed, more…

The Hunger Games, have quickly become arguably one of the best-selling types of literature. Both of these novels begin with our protagonists following the status quo and going on without taking issue with the structure and goings-on of their world, however, each has an external force that causes them to take a different perspective on their society. Despite these similarities, when looked upon more closely the setting, characters, and main ideas expressed in these books share even…

payment for his thoughtcrime. Though he is told that he is important, that he is privileged, Winston is actually oppressed more than the ‘proles’- the lowest social class- or inner party members. Similar conditions are present in Collins’s The Hunger Games and Dashner’s The Maze…

Have you ever read The Hunger Games and watched the movie as well? If you have, you may have noticed a few differences throughout the story, major or minor. Though there are differences throughout the book and the movie they are both made to be the same plot and story. There are different parts, but most of it Is the same. For example, the movie was NOT made by Suzanne Collins, though they tried to interpret her ideas they changed the movie so the viewers could understand it though they did…

The fact I went so long without reading The Hunger Games is crazy to me. After finishing the series last summer I became hooked and completely understand why everyone else has been “volunteering as tribute” for years. Katniss is a fantastic, strong character that takes on the challenges presented to her in a realistic way. She does not just coast through the games, we see her struggle, and suffer, and eventually survive (which hopefully isn’t a spoiler for you). I love that she is smart and can…