nation of Panem. Since Katniss won the 74th Hunger Games she now lives in the victor’s village with her fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark and her old mentor Haymitch Abernathy. Main Characters: Katniss Everdeen- The narrator and protagonist of the Hunger Games Series, she won the 74th Hunger Games alongside Peeta Mellark and is hated by President Snow because of her actions of rebellion involving nightlock berries. Haymitch Abernathy: Katniss and Peeta’s mentor in the Hunger Games. He is an…
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OCdt Tam, Harry Dr. M. Hurley ENE100 14-Nov-2014 The Hunger Games: Power Grown from Weakness The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins depicts the life of Katniss Everdeen as she rises as a hero throughout her journey, a piece of literature that can be classified as an ironic piece for the many similarities in structure. Suzanne Collins, as an ironic piece of work would do, places the heroine of the novel in a harsh, savage environment, creating an illusion that life in Katniss’ District 12 is just…
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Pop Culture Influences on The Hunger Games The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins is about a country called Panem that used to be North America. Panem is split into 12 different districts. Panem is forever in a war with the Capital, and because the capital controls Panem, every year they have the hunger games. The hunger games is when a boy and a girl from each 12 districts in Panem is chosen to fight to the death, literally. The story is told through the eyes of Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year…
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the term “Battle Royale”, The Hunger Games is an action-packed science fiction thriller about a society overrun by a totalitarian government, ruling over Panem with an iron fist. Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is a poor citizen of District 12 trying to provide for her family, but soon falls into the chaotic life of competing in the annual Hunger Games. Struggling to survive during the games, Katniss finds the truth on what the government is all about in Panem, soon finding hidden clues leading…
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bad, much like you see in the well known movie called The Hunger Games. In the movie there is 12 districts in the country of Panem. Twenty-four people are selected between the ages of twelve to eighteen to go into an arena and fight to the death of each other. Two people are chosen from each district one boy and one girl. There can only be one survival with the hopes and promises of a better life for them and their families. The Hunger Games is considered an dystopian society because it the citizens…
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stated in the thrilling book The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games, a scientific fiction novel, by Suzanne Collins is a Violent; Speed-rapping book whose focuses on the theme of survival. This book is focusing in a country whose rise after America is destroyed called Panem. Panem use to be divided into 13 districts but since district 13 fight against the capital, they were bombed and never to be heard from again. After that a game called The Hunger Games which a game when people fight each other to death…
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Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark won the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games, an annual event in which each district in Panem sends one female and one male tribute to fight to the death in a televised competition for food and money. Though only one tribute can win, a change in the rules allowed Peeta and Katniss to both win. Their victory was partly secured because of Peeta's declaration of love for Katniss before the Games. In the Hunger Games, after Peeta and Katniss were the only ones alive, it was…
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The Hunger Games Written by Suzanne Collins This is probably one of my all-time favorite books. The story is about Katniss, a sixteen year old girl. She lives in Panem, a big country that replaces north america in the future. After a rebellion against the government, the country was divided into the capitol and 12 districts, to be able to control it better. To remind the people of Panem that the government is in charge, every year they organize these so called hunger games, where a girl…
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Hungry for Liberty A government big enough to take care of everyone is also big enough to destroy everyone. Welcome to Panem, a nation where one has to struggle to have any kind of voice in society, and once one finds a voice, it could possibly result in death. In Panem, the privileged ruling class governs the nation through their dictatorial exercise of power. The People are unaware of matters pertaining to their government or society for all they know is what they see broadcasted on television…
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Outclassed; The Hunger Games I am not wealthy. In that respect I am similar to many university students. We are not the Capitol aristocrats nor the District 1 elite. These people do exist, though. As such, I believe that the central conflict in the novels is that of class. The books mimic real world class conflict in a number of ways: protracted war between haves and have-nots, ‘bread and circuses’ as a numbing agent, and coercion via military means. Upon remarking on the classist nature of Panem, I am struck…
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