Ava Honeycutt Mrs. Pfaff ELA 19 September 17 True Meaning of the Hunger Games Most people have heard of the Hunger Games, but don’t know the true meaning. People say it’s a book (or movie) about innocent people getting slaughtered. It may look like that but there is so much more depth. When authors write books, they add their perspective and beliefs. It could be about government, religion and many more controversial topics. In the Hunger Games, the author Suzanne Collins shows what she thinks about government. She does this by relating the Hunger Games to the gladiators and Ancient Roman times. Even the names of characters relate. Hunger Games may not be a sweet and innocent book, but there is a good lesson behind all the violence. The Hunger Games is about a teenager named Katniss Everdeen. She lives in a place called Panem. In Panem, there’s the capitol and 12 districts. The president and Capitol citizens live in the capitol. All the districts contribute something to the capitol like food, or power, and in return, the capitol gives the district's security. Katniss lives in district 12. District 12 provides coal but is also the poorest district. Everyone lives off of small animals they can catch. In order to survive, Katniss hunts on illegal land to provide for her mom and her sister, Prim. Every year the Capitol holds an event called the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is were two tributes from each district come to an arena and
Human interaction, culture and the ways of living within a society can be altered in order for the rehabilitation of humanity. The Hunger Games is based on what was once North America now called Panem, a nation separated into twelve districts each functioning individually but all connected and dictated by President snow. The division between districts within the Capitols jurisdiction causes chaos which is created by President Snow who supports the hierarchy of power, creating an unstable city and leaving most poor districts to survive and wealthy districts to thrive. Human behavior and humanity are displayed throughout The Hunger Games but it is predominantly shown between the function and the structure of The Hunger Games, the districts and their cultures and the main character and how she survives in a post-apocalyptic world. The Hunger Games is a complex
In short summation, The Hunger Games novel is a dystopian themed novel about a country called Panem who rose from the ashes of natural destruction. Cataclysmic events and wars have formed the nation, but these events have sadly birthed a nation at fault. Divided into twelve districts, the Capitol of Panem maintains its hold on these areas by forcing a reaping of one boy and one girl, called Tributes, to compete in a nationally televised event called The Hunger Games. The Games, put on by the Capitol, are
The Hunger games takes place in North America, now renamed Panem and is divided into 12 districts. The districts have different tasks that contribute to the overall well being of the empire. Panem is controlled by the Capitol a city with abundant resources that keeps the other districts under its control. Katniss Everdeen her sister Prim, and her mother live in district 12 where they do coal mining. All the districts are required each year to participate in the Hunger Games, a punishment for a rebellion that happened a long time ago. For the games each district must send two children between the ages 12 and 18 to fight to the death. They fight in an arena designed by the Gamemakers and the whole event is for peoples entertainment. Katniss was
The book “The Hunger Games” was written by Suzanne Collins and it’s the first book out of the trilogy she has written. Collins uses a mixture of modern and classical as elements in this story and it allows for any age reader to enjoy it. Some the literary devices she uses in the book are setting, symbolism, and themes. It’s everything you could want in a book because it has a little bit of each genre, like action, romance, comedy, and even mystery. This book will have you sitting at the edge of your seat on minute and then grabbing for a tissue the next. When reading this book, “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins and looking at the setting, symbolism, and theme it’s easy to sense the different tones and emotions going on in the story.
What are the hunger games? What do they represent? Scrape away the layers of deception and at their core the games are a brutal sacrifice of children for entertainment; a stark reminder of absolute power over the people of the districts and a grisly form of entertainment for the wealthy. However, throughout the movie they are depicted as a jovial affair; with talk shows, announcers, glorious feasts, and parades. The disparity between the actual reality of the games and how the wealthy citizens view it is repugnant. While
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins tells the story of, Katniss Everdeen, a young teenage girl representing District 12 in the Hunger Games alongside her partner, Peeta Mellark. The Hunger Games is a tournament where twenty- four people, two from each district fight for their lives in an arena to entertain the Capitol, there is only one victor. Throughout the Hunger Games Katniss’ survival is very important. Haymitch, Cinna, and Peeta all played a key role to ensure Katniss Everdeen’s survival. The sponsors and skills Katniss gained, the impressions she made and the need of her to be desirable are all key elements that ensure her survival in the Games. These factors are heavily influenced by Haymitch, Cinna and Peeta’s need to keep Katniss
ower; The Destruction of Humanity, the Greed of Mankind. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins reflects the being of humankind, the destruction of humanity all in the name of one thing; power. The Hunger Games is like a mirror, it reflects who we really are as a society and as an individual, what we would do in the name of power. What we would do to make it to the top.
The Hunger Games, a film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s best seller, was released in March 2012 and became the third-highest grossing opening weekend in U.S. history. The story is about a dystopian world whose hero becomes a 16-year-old white female, Katniss Everdeen. The setting of the story is an imaginary country named “Panem” located in North America’s ruins. The country is composed of 12 districts that are dictated by the Capitol. Historically, the districts formed rebellions against the Capitol, but were defeated. From then on, the Capitol maintained its hold on the 12 districts by forcing each to select a boy and a girl “tribute” to compete in a nationally televised event called the Hunger Games. Every citizen in Panem must watch as the tributes, ages 12 to 18, fight to the death until one remains. Katniss Everdeen, the female protagonist, is one of the two tributes of District 12, along with Peeta Mellark. Katniss is a skilled hunter with sharp instincts, and fought her way to survive the arena of the virtual reality show, establishing several impressions of her strong persona and identity in the process.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is about a sixteen year old girl named Katniss and how she needs to fight for her life. The Hunger Games takes place in an arena in the Capitol of Panem. There are 24 tributes, two from each District. The games were created to punish the Twelve Districts for trying to create an uprising against the Capitol. Suzanne Collins book could be compared to the United States and how people obsess with the way they look, discrimination is still occurring, and how the government has abused the power it has over the people.
The Hunger Games is a you adult novel that takes place in a dystopian society in North America called Panem that forces their 12 Districts to send a boy and a girl once a year to a televised event known as the Hunger Games. Everyone is obligated to watch as the teens fought to the death until only one remains standing. Katniss Everdeen volunteered herself into the Games when her little sister, Prim, was chosen. Along with the male tribute, Peeta Mellark, she goes to the Capitol to be trained and prepared before they are sent to the Arena.
The Hunger Games is a thriller by Suzanne Collins that embarks upon the remarkable story of Katniss Everdeen and her struggle during a time of inequality and disparity. The Hunger Games, however it might seem controversial, is a story that enlightens the reader of the true nature of man and his mad grab for power. The story's universe is a dystopia set in "Panem", a country consisting of the wealthy Capitol and twelve districts in varying states of poverty. Every year, children are chosen to participate in a compulsory annual televised death match called The Hunger Games for the entertainment of the Capitol. The plot portrays the potentially bleak future of America as a dystopian society dominated by class struggles.
The Hunger Games is a novel by Suzanne Collins about a sixteen year old girl named Katniss Everdeen. She lives in district twelve of Panem, a nation risen out of the disasters of North America. Within Panem, there exists twelve districts and their malicious Capital. There were formerly thirteen districts, before they rebelled against the Capitol. They were destroyed, thus the Hunger Games was created to avoid what was deemed the Dark Days from happening again. The tributes names who will be competing in the Hunger Games are drawn from a glass bowl at a reaping, and their names are entered once they are twelve years old. They are able to put their names in more than once to get more rations of food and other necessities, since their districts
The trilogy of The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins, focuses on a country that is being controlled by an oppressive government and the people who are fighting against it for their freedom. Although the odds are against the rebels, they continue to combat tyranny at the risk of their own lives. The story takes place in the not too distant future in a country called Panem, which represents the United States. The Capitol, which is the center of the national government, is a brutal and very advanced metropolis, exercises political and physical control over the entire nation of Panem. One of the methods used by the government is the annual lethal “Hunger Games.” The main character, Katniss Everdeen is
Similar to several science-fiction stories, “The Hunger Games” takes place in a futuristic setting that allows us to always be fascinated with all the new technology and advancements. The Hunger Games is a dystopia set in Panem, where it consists of the wealthy Capitol and 12 districts that live in poverty. Each district is responsible for producing, procuring, or refining goods which then go to the Capital. However, some districts such as ten, eleven, and twelve are far more impoverished then wealthier districts like one, tow, and three; though, no district is nearly as wealthy as the Capital itself.
The Hunger Games is about a country that holds twelve districts called Panem. In each district, everyone that is in between the ages of twelve to eighteen must enter for a reaping to get drawn to participate in an event. The Hunger Games. In each district, one girl and one boy will be chosen to participate in the games with no excuse unless someone is willing to volunteer for them. This is called the reaping. In this book, the main characters are Katniss and Peeta.