Panem In The Hunger Games

Katniss a sixteen-year-old girl who takes her younger sisters place in an arena where twenty-four tributes will battle each other until there is one left standing, Susanne Collins wrote a book about this called The Hunger Games. Katniss is great with a bow and arrow during training sessions and the Games this skill was a way of protecting, and killing. During this time in the book the bow and arrow became a great way to kill animals for food, or money to trade in at the hob, the hob a place located in District Twelve where they trade food, cloth, and yarn. Everyone has weakness however not everyone is willing to share what they are. Where as Katniss’s weakness are easily shown, from not willing to show emotions, letting herself get into the

In the Book The hunger games Katniss Everdeen faces overwhelming adversity when she finds herself found in the clutches of the capital stuck in the hunger games. Katniss is able to overcome this adversity by having strong characteristics like her intelligence, resourcefulness and being courageous, these characteristics will be discussed throughout the essay outlining exactly why these characteristics help katniss in the games.

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 novel “The Hunger Games” Suzanne Collins conveys the qualities of a hero through the main character Katniss Everdeen. The novel is based around a dystopian nation, in which is placed in Panem. Through which a boy and a girl from each district must take part in ‘The Hunger Games’ where they have to fight to the death, until there is one survivor. Katniss subsequently evolves as a significant hero portraying the heroic qualities such as selflessness, identity change and intelligence. Selflessness is shown as she puts others before herself, her identity changes as she has to put up a brave face, and intelligence is displayed as her strategies progress in the games.

“We had to save you because you're the Mockingjay, Katniss, says Plutarch. While you live, the revolution lives” (Collins). Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games is a complex character who epitomizes the archetype of a hero, however, she also shatters the mold by rebelling against the capital and endangering her whole family. She starts out as a hero to her family, especially her sister, and then becomes the symbol of strength to everyone. Katniss sacrifices herself by volunteering to join the Hunger Games in place of her sister, it is a game of survival where a boy and a girl from each district are forced to fight the other members of other districts to the death. By going out of her ordinary world and preparing to join a game where her life could be taken, she fits right into the archetype of a hero. Her bow and arrow, the weapon that only she can wield, will be the only things to help her survive. Despite these heroic qualities, Katniss makes an erroneous decision and blunder mistakes that shows the reader the flip side of Katniss.

Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist of this novel, is an independent, headstrong, and resourceful sixteen year old girl who lives in the dystopian country of Panem. Throughout the books, Katniss struggles with her image and identity. In the beginning of the novel, Katniss often came across as harsh, uncaring, or cold to those around her because she viewed everything in a practical light. However, her circumstances forced her to focus on survival, not only for herself, but for those she cares about. After she was selected for the Hunger Games, Katniss’ mentor and the other tributes selected to compete forced her to alter her image. In the Games, Katniss is portrayed as strong and fearless. She is hyper aware that she is constantly being observed, and her actions in the Games show this. She is not afraid to lie and deceive those around her if it gets her what she needs.

The story takes place in Panem during an unknown time period in a post-apocalyptic world. Panem is the only nation that exists in this world and it is located mainly in North America. Panem is comprised of 12 districts (13 before 1 was destroyed) and a capitol. The capitol is located in where the Rocky Mountains used to be and it is where the annual Hunger Games takes place, while the districts are scattered around Panem. The culture is very diverse as the citizens include a bit of every ethnic background. In this world, the rich live lavishly and wastefully while the poor are struggling to get by. The laws in this society are extremely harsh as the death penalty exists for trivial matters such as entering the wood, a forbidden area, and the value of human life is very low as the capitol forces 24 kids to fight to the death annually. The story begins in district 12 the poorest district in Panem, where Katniss and Peeta return after winning the 74th Hunger Games.

Katniss Everdeen is an adolescent girl who has been through a lot, emotionally and physically. She is not only a girl from District 12 but she is a girl who takes on challenges that she is not

This Means War In every country, there are numerous people who are living a life of suffering at the fault of someone else. Through discrimination, deprivation and brutality, ill-minded superiors are maltreating the people they deem as beneath them. To fully learn and grow, a person needs adequate space, love, and living conditions. Without access to these essential needs, a person’s life will lack vital qualities.

In the movie The Hunger Games, we get to observe a corrupt society that is ruled by a single place they call The Capital. Here, all of the decisions are made on how to rule their country they call “Panem.” We learn that there are The Capital along with 13 other districts htat make up this land called “Panem,” and that each district is placed further away from The Capital in decending order from 1 to 13. As you move further away from The Capital, each district produces a different resource for The Capital but has a worse standard of living.

Author, Suzanne Collins, who wrote The Hunger Games, writes about the hardships of Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Millard through The Hunger Games. Katniss is a very skilled bow hunter whereas Peeta has massive strength. Peeta was chosen to fight for his life in the hunger games. Katniss on the other hand volunteered as tribute for her sister Prim. “With one sweep of my arm, I push her behind me. I volunteer! I gasp. I volunteer as tribute” (Collins 22). In the end, Katniss and Peeta have to make a life threatening decision which can be the reputation of their district.

Katniss Everdeen is a strong, brave teenager with archery as her second nature. Katniss and her friend Gale salvage food and hunt illegally on the outskirts of District Twelve.

Blood, war, and death are the words that are conjured when one thinks about the Hunger Games. The infamous movie, as well as its sequel, received several recognitions for its enthralling story plot. Katniss Everdeen, a subject originally from District 12, fought against all trials in the 74th Annual Hunger Games and prevailed as a victor, along with her loved companion-Peeta Mellark. Additionally, the aforementioned movie contains several studies of sociology that calls for a rich analysis. Overall, the notion of chance, context, and choice were prevalent themes throughout the Hunger Games series that enables one to analyze it from a distinct, sociological retrospect.

The Hunger games was one of the biggest box office movies in 2012. The Hunger Games made $677,923,379 worldwide with a production cost of $80,000,000, this leaves them with $597,923,379 in revenue. Just like The Handmaid’s Tale, The Hunger Games started out as a book written by Suzanne Collins. The protagonist Katniss Everdeen lives in Panem (North America) in one of the twelve districts governed by The Capitol and President Snow. Each year The Capital holds The Hunger Games where a boy and a girl between the ages of 12 to 18 are chosen from each district to compete in a tournament to the death. The final living winner of The Hunger Games will be famous and lavished with wealth and luxury for the rest of their lives. These games are entertainment for The Capitol, being broadcasted throughout the twelve districts. During the 74th Hunger Games Primrose, Katniss’s younger sister draws the “winning” ticket. Katniss, not wanting her sister to participate, volunteers to take her place. In The Hunger Games there are relations to current day feminism expressed throughout the movie. For example, the main lead Katniss has a bow and arrow. She hunts out in the forest, even though it is forbidden. Peeta, her male counterpart and male contestant for District Twelve in The Hunger Games, loves baking and painting. This correlates to 4th wave feminism and how men and women are equal and can do anything even outside their gender roles. In 4th wave feminism instead of just fighting for

The Hunger Games is a series that holds the imagination captive, as its stories deal with themes larger than itself. The themes amidst the dystopian setting are the same ones its viewers wrestle with every day: love, compassion, and justice in the midst of oppression. The dystopian story resonates with its viewers because it leaves open the possibility that injustice and oppression can be overcome, but it acknowledges that the process will be unpleasant and loaded with hardships. Yet for many this sort of cinema represents the only honest way of imaginatively responding to the injustices in society. Films like The Hunger Games series create space for conversation about oppressive systems in the world,