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Similarities Between Catching Fire And The Giver

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Written by Lois Lowry, there is The Giver. Written by Suzanne Collins, there is The Hunger Games Trilogy. Both have their similarities and differences, but they are both works of art that are loved by millions around the world. Survival can be seen as the main topic of both books (seeing that there is many side topics). Today, I will be comparing Catching Fire and The Giver to specify what the differences are, the similarities, and the lessons that each book could be trying to teach. Similarities are one thing, and these two books have many of them. For instance, the normal way to live is survival of the fittest. They are also similar because there is no easy escape to the world they are used to. The people in the Capitol see the death as fun and games and they don’t see the horror of it all. The sameness of the community prevents the knowledge of death to avoid chaos. In both selections, there is one person that a majority of the …show more content…

Why? Well, the survival is put into the perspective of a game. People in all of the districts are fighting just to get food everyday. And, the game is being played against their own will, so there is no escape from what the Capitol calls “a game.” Every move is watched extremely closely. There is a very big rebellion that is fighting for the freedom of others. The game of survival, aka “The Hunger Games” largely represents the topic of survival in various ways. The Capitol tries to alter your odds of surviving by using many man made weapons. Such as jabberjays(a bird that repeats what their target says;used to spy) tracker jackers(a poisonous mutation of a wasp), mutts (mutations of dead tributes), climate control, etc. There is a chance to be saved from all of those Capitol weapons though. There are sponsors that are provided by the district citizens that are delivered by the Capitol. There is also the available option to have allies from other

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