The Hunger Games

Why Hunger Games? This Dystopian story starts where the Capitol which has complete control over its citizens. Every year, children from 12 districts have to fight until only one remains. There are 12 districts. 24 Children. And one winner. This is the Hunger Games. The Protagonist of this story is Katniss Everdeen. She is a girl from district 12, one of the poorest districts. In this response, I will focus on the theme of perseverance through the Hunger Games by the Protagonist, Katniss Everdeen…

Mrs. Schroder English 4 4-18-2018 1984 vs. The Hunger Games In the book 1984, there is a lot going on with the government. Many characters in the novel worry if Big Brother is watching them and if they will survive. In the Hunger Games, the Capitol constantly spies on their citizens. Each country is being ruled by children and parties. There are many different ways in which they are being…

Hunger Games Vs. The Outsiders Over the years there have been numerous young adult novels that contain violence within. Some contain a good portrayal of violence and some have a bad portrayal of violence. When thinking of what exactly is a good or bad portrayal of violence two famous novels come to mind. One being The Outsiders and the other being The Hunger Games. When both of these books come to mind, one of them is a good portrayal and the other is a bad portrayal, in this case the bad…

also be very similar. The book “The Lottery” wrote by Shirley Jackson is about a rural farming community that is forced to have a drawing every year to choose who is stoned to death as a sacrifice to bay for the other villagers sins. The book “The Hunger Games” wrote by Suzanne Collins is about twelve different districts have an annual reaping every year. One boy and one girl are chosen from each district and all twenty-four people go head to head in a battle to the death. At the end of the…

the person after the battle than during? (1) In the simplest terms, The Hunger Game trilogy flows along the mindset of a survivalist who has gotten in deep over their head. The story is about two young kids who are drafted into fighting in a coliseum, to the death. Their story there is a morbid, traumatic, climax for survival. The tributes (who are the children) Peeta and Katniss have joined forces to win the hunger games together. Peeta is the stoic type, he doesn’t talk much, but he lets…

In Suzanne Collins awards winning novel The Hunger Games, she writes out the experience of main character, Katniss Everdeen. Katniss is only one of the twenty-four children who are forced to take part in a fight to death race to survival known as The Hunger Games. It is a yearly event where a boy and a girl are chosen from each district to be placed in an enclosed wooded area and pressured to fight each other all while being televised. The novel takes place in Panem, a post-apocalyptic…

No Human Rights: Dystopic Society in the Hunger Games In the Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins develops the idea that dystopic societies/government usually take over the citizens in a negative way. As such, the Capitol always had eyes and ears in all the districts and people. "forcing them to kill one another while we watch – this is the Capitol's way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy." (Collins, 18). These words of Suzanne Collins perfectly describes how the Capitol/government…

In the novel, “The Hunger Games”, by Suzanne Collins, the theme is that in the Hunger Games, one must be fit, survival ready, skillful and intelligent to survive. Katniss is intensely skillful at hunting, and she uses it to her advantage. On page 241 it says, ““... I discover a flock of grooslings perched in the trees and take out three before they know what hit them.” This shows that Katniss is an extremely skillful hunter. In addition, this displays that Katniss is skillful with a bow and…

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, communicates ideas of value such as the value of a life in Panem, which branches out to self and state. Self being the personal feelings and actions of oneself, like Katniss’ and Peeta’s determination to win together despite the fact that they are going against President Snow’s wishes, and state being the Capitol’s influences upon all the districts. Collins’ use of literary techniques draws the reader in and keeps them eager to continue reading. Also, The…

The Hunger Games is a dystopian trilogy written by Suzanne Collins. The series follows young characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. In what was once North America, the Capitol of Panem maintains its hold on its 12 districts by forcing them each to select one male and one female tribute between the ages of twelve and eighteen to be sent to an arena to participate in a death match, called the Hunger games. The last one alive emerges the victor, supposedly to be bestowed with wealth for the…