Connecting To The Hunger Games

This novel was set during the post war period, this was a time when independence and rebelling against parents and law was more important than doing the right thing, during these times of independence, and teenagers needed friendship more than anything else.

This theme can be seen as relevant to my life because as a teenager I am in the transition stage of no longer being a kid and becoming an adult. The situation that they are in my be a little more drastic then how I may experience a coming of age experience in my life, though. And lastly, the theme of wanting to belong or fit in can be seen in Sahalia, one of the middle school aged kids. She just wants to be seen as one of the older students through the beginning of the book, but the high schoolers just keep treating her as a kid. This is very relevant to my life right now, or any teenager at this point in their lives. Wanting to fit in is a big part of high school and this theme can be seen in even the simplest of situations, not just this unique situation in the

Personally, I believe a majority of teenage girls can relate to this book because it contains many situations which high schoolers understand and deal with every day. As a teenager, I can also connect

I think the moral of the story is that to never take your friends and family for granted. One moment you can have a family and friends but the next you are stranded. If you work hard enough you can do anything to save someone, or just your relationship with your friends and family. Even if it's not a happy ending, if you tried and did your best you should be proud. And in the end if you are happy that is all that matters. I would recommend this book to many teens. It is a very adventurous book that is really fun to read and get your mind off things that are happening in your life. I learned a lot of life lessons from the book. With the amount of time here on Earth make it

Can you imagine the feeling knowing that at anytime, a close one could be taken away. A best friend could be stolen. A family member could be killed. Even yourself could be sacrificed for nothing. Do you think that the emotions a family member may encounter, the sadness of an entire community, or even just the thought of dying, is worth it to provide a dominant government their “Hollywood ending”? Well, in the book “The Hunger Games” written by Suzanne Collins, Katniss Everdeen lives in a dystopian society where her community is divided by 13 different groups. Each year, their government randomly selects two participants from each group to play in the Hunger Games, which is a fight to the death among the other participants. In the book, Katniss’

In the history of cinema, most movies involving a hero 's journey involve mostly the same plot; man gets a call, goes on a journey, gets in a battle or two, and saves the helpless woman from some evil source. The Hunger Games has the same plot as other hero films, but takes a complete turn on the actor encompassing the hero. The hero in this film is a Katniss Everdeen, a poor girl from a dystopian society. In this film Katniss volunteers for her sister to be in the Hunger Games, which is an event where individuals are thrown into an arena where people from twelve districts fight each other to the death for entertainment. Katniss must win the hunger games and make it back to her family. Katniss eventually befriends Peta and they defeat all obstacles and win the Hunger Games together. The Hunger Games is a perfect example of a hero 's journey plot. It follows the steps that any hero journey movie would, including the call, crossing the threshold, a supreme ordeal, companions and mentors, a transformation and the end gift. This film encompasses the classic hero journey plot, with an exception of having a strong female lead instead of male.

In the book I can connect to some of the things in it. In life people have happy things happen and negative things happen. “Life throws too much crap at us as it is, so why hold onto something

This is similar to the book because the filthies are fighting for acceptance and respect. This is important to the youth because teenagers are going to need the ability to fight for respect.

The nation of Panem has risen out of the ravaged ruins of what was once known as North America. 74 years ago, the poverty-stricken districts of Panem rebelled against the wealthy, controlling the Capitol. After its crushing victory, the Capitol devised the Hunger Games as an annual reminder to the twelve districts of its authority, and as continuing punishment for the rebellion. Every year, each district must hold a raffle (known as the "reaping") to choose one boy and one girl (ranging from age 12–18) to participate in the Hunger Games, a competition in which each of the twenty-four contestants (known as

beginning of the book, into a rebel teenager who has let herself be influenced by friends.

Telling a story that is set in the future gives authors the chance to depict present day issues in a different light. They usually choose to exaggerate them so readers can see how their society might look in the future, especially if they ignore issues that can grow and become problems. In the case of The Hunger Games (HG), the author, Suzanne Collins, explores issues like the huge inequality of wealth and how the power of television can influence our lives. She does this by portraying the HG as an extreme reality game show where teenagers fight to the death. By highlighting some important connections between our worlds, the author shows us that we may be headed to a place very similar to HG universe. These connections are about how tensions are created by the inequality between rich and poor on television, how an external force like the audience drives ratings higher, and how producers do not care about the message they are sending, as long as the audience watches the show.

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In Hunger Games, television plays a very important role. Televised games are a way for the public to keep up with the hunger games and to experience the journey with the tributes. The main concept of the television in hunger games is for entertainment but the results Throughout the games, Challengers are compelled to battle each other in front of the cameras as the occasions are broadcast everywhere throughout the nation of Panem as a game. Everyone from the districts to the capitol have an eye on the participants and their journey throughout the games. Due to the many reasons, the perspective of the concept of televised games is taken differently in capitol and the different districts. From the moment the tributes enter the hunger games, their

Every good story has many communication errors and successes in order to create a relatable entertainment piece. After watching the popular dystopian novel story come to life in film, I have chosen to dig deeper into the complexity of the ways in which communication plays a key role in the Hunger Games. To better understand the messages and plot in the story, I will evaluate the character identities, audience perceptions, and cultural differences that affect the contestants survival.

Intertextuality is the idea that there is only one literary work and that authors use events and ideas from that single story to build their own. One example of this are the similarities among the Divergent Series by Veronica Roth and The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins. Both take place in a dystopian society, and both populations are split up into different groups (districts in The Hunger Games and factions in Divergent). Within both books, the main characters are trying to shut down the head force that is running the districts/factions. Katniss tries to take down the games and Tris is trying to shut down the Bureau of Genetic Welfare. Intertextuality can also be seen between Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and The