In 2008 Suzanne Collins published a book that took the world by storm with 23 million copies sold as of 2012. Why did the novel get so much attention? Was it a new story that people had never heard before, or maybe just a retelling of an old tale that excited young readers with its action contents? The ancient Greek myth of is retold in the contemporary story of The Hunger Games as Katniss’ trail at the games is a modern rendition of Theseus’ battle with the minotaur, and both characters are defined by their success. While Theseus and Katniss have many similarities the biggest one are the trails they both go through, Theseus with the maze and the minotaur and Katniss and the annual Hunger Games. In myth of Theseus, Athens is invaded by Crete after Minos, the king of Crete, had sent his son to Athens and there he was killed when the Athenian king sent him on “an expedition full of peril”(Hamilton 157). After King Minos captured Athens he threatened to raze Athens to the ground unless every nine years Athens “sent him a tribute of seven maidens and seven youths”, all for the entertainment of King Minos and revenge for his son. Similarly in The Hunger Games, in the Country of Panem, after a failed revolution, the government in the capital city made each of the 12 districts send 2 tributes to the capital. Once they got to the capital they were forced to fight in an arena for the entertainment of the higher ups in the government. Theses trails that both Theseus and Katniss faced
In the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, there is an important literary element in the novel and it is the allusion. In this novel, the allusion has an important role in giving image to the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is influenced by the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, so that the entire story is an allusion based on those two. By using the allusion perfectly, the author outlines the whole story with the powerful images that are captured from the Greek myth of Theseus and the
The time that Suzanne Collins lived in when she was writing this book had a heavy effect on the plot of the book. It was from watching tv when the concept of the hunger games came to her. She was surfing the channels and saw a reality tv show where people were competing to stay in the game and a footage from the invasion of Iraq. The two concepts mixed in her mind and led her to the hunger games. She published the book in 2008 which was a time when reality shows, like Survivor, were very popular. If the reader approaches this book thinking of it as a reality tv show, a lot of the same themes arise.
The Hunger Games, A book series by Suzanne Collins, differs in few ways from Veronica Roth’s Divergent. The Hunger Games lead role, Katniss Everdeen, lives in a world of few choices. The government controls the lives of everybody in the 12 districts. When Katniss’ little sister, Primrose, is chosen to fight in the annual Hunger Games, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She is forced to fight and forced to kill, all to survive. This competition results in the people fearing not only their government, but also their futures. Katniss becomes a symbol of rebellion against the
I chose to the modern mythology known as The Hunger Games a novel written by Suzanne Collins and later adapted into a feature film. The novel was actually part of a trilogy The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. The story begins by introducing you to our main character Katniss Everdeen who lives in a world run by the Capitol where President Snow resides and has enforced a form of martial law on all 13 districts. Every year the Capitol hosts their annual Hunger Games which is a form of entertainment for the Capitol. Out of every district two tributes, one boy and one girl will be picked to participate in the Hunger Games which is a battle to the death. Whichever tribute manages to survive till the end will be rewarded by getting to stay in the capitol and their district will be given more food and supplies. The reason Katniss becomes a part of the games is because her little sister prim is chosen during the reaping to be the tribute so Katniss hearing her sisters name volunteers as tribute to save her sisters life but she tries to win the games for her district and to provide for them. The only problem is she finds it hard to murder the other tributes because they are all so young and she doesn’t see why she must kill them for the Capitols entertainment.
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.
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.
The similarities that exist between Prometheus and Katniss is that they both take control and help out other people. When Prometheus notices that they don’t have fire he goes out and he looks for supplies that could help create the fire. Katniss does the same when she runs out of food or water, she goes out and will go through whatever to find some.”Prometheus had set his heart on helping mankind, and he did not give up.” Katniss had her heart set on winning the Hunger Games and nor did she give up.
The Hunger Games by Susan Collins is a slap in the face for society, essentially a wakeup call. Katniss Everdeen is a sixteen year old girl that volunteers as tribute for Prim, her little sister and is the focus of The Hunger Games. The book is set in Panem a dystopian society with twelve districts and an over ruling power, the Capitol. The Capitol has created a punishment for a rebellion that occurs 74 years earlier, called the reaping. Every year there is a reaping, the reaping requires each of the twelve districts to gather and watch as two of their children are picked to compete in the most dangerous game; the hunger games. Each child sent is in a competition for their life, one will survive. After the reaping the tributes are sent to the Capitol where they are introduced to the public. The tributes are treated like celebrities, interview and forced to play their best angle to the media. See any similarities between 21st century America and the world Katniss lives in? Panem and
The novel Fahrenheit 451 and the motion picture The Hunger Games are more alike than they are different. The prime similarity between the two, is the concept of a Dystopian society. To start, the novel Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury takes place in a futuristic United States where books are forbidden. This is unusual to us, considering that reading is a part of everyone’s daily lives.
The Hunger Games, the introductory novel in a trilogy book series written by author Suzanne Collins in 2008, is a young adult novel that surrounds a teenage girl named Katniss Everdeen in a futuristic tale of a teenager who defies all odds when they are stacked against her. She is shaken to the core with sacrifice, adversity and danger when she finds herself forced to compete in a televised series of games where there is only one survivor. Not only does she want to live, but she has an incredible sense of responsibility to her family that she’s left behind. The film based off of the best selling novel, also entitled, “The Hunger Games,” premiered in March 2012. Director Gary Ross does a great job of incorporating the plot, setting and
In the novels, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, written by Suzanne Collins, she describes a country that is overcome by many disasters, such as storms, fires, and war that ended the country that used to be North America. In its place, a new country was built, and it was called Panem. Panem was divided into fourteen districts, and one was called the Capitol. The Capitol was the new government of Panem. One day, the thirteen districts decided to rebel against the Capitol; the result of their rebellion was that the first twelve districts were defeated and the thirteen destroyed. Immediately, the government gave their citizens a punishment for their actions. The punishment that the government gave them is called the Hunger Games. At the Hunger
Suzanne Collins’ most famous trilogy, The Hunger Games, portrays controversial events that have caused some people think that the book should be banned. I believe that Suzanne Collins has a positive impact in the world of literature and that her success exceeds the disapproval people have about her censored works.
Many ancient civilisations such as Greek and Roman share many influential links with the Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins. Suzanne Collins has taken many elements from both civilisations history and has given it a modern day twist. Therefore allowing the reader to be able to relate to the novel. Collins admits to using many important events for inspiration when writing the novel. Collins makes many links between the Roman Gladiator games and influential individuals such as Spartacus who lead an uprising much like Katniss. Collins states, “I’ve always had fascination for Greek Mythology and I wanted to display it in creative way.” The novel the Hunger Games was adapted into a film by Gary Ross. Ross has depicted many important similarities in the films In order to remind the viewer of the some inspirational or life changing events that
The Hunger Games is the first book that makes up the famous trilogy written by Suzanne Collins. Katniss, the book’s main character, is a sixteen year old girl, who lives in Panem, a country divided in 13 different districts. Each year, a reaping is hold, where every district chooses one boy and one girl to participate to the games. The participants have to kill each other for their survival, and only one person can end up as a winner. Because of Katniss’ ingenuity and strategies, both tributes from her district were able to survive and get through this challenge. This world clearly relates to the reality television in our contemporary world and to the gladiator fights. This essay will analyse the different themes, which are used to convey
In the book Divergent by Veronica Roth a young girl named Tris who decides her fate against her parents will. As the cities around her turn to war Tris must stick by her friends and do what is right. Similar yet different, in the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins a young girl named Katniss takes the place of her sister in an annual war between 11 other districts. Katniss must choose between her well being and the wellbeing of the people she loves. In this essay readers learn how both books express similarities and differences in the theme, the setting, as well as the usage and meaning of symbolism.