The Hunger Games Catching Fire

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.

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 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 Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins expresses two themes. The first one is that we can’t let the government use their power to treat, and use people like they want, they are oppressing them. “At one o’clock, we head of the square. Attendance is mandatory unless you are on deaths door. This evening, officials will come around and check to see if this is the case. If not you will be imprisoned.” (Collins, 16) we can see that the Capitol forces the people to participate in the reaping by threatening them. “When I was younger, I scared my mother to death, the things I would blurt out about District 12, about the people who rule our country, Panem, from the far-off city called the Capitol. Eventually I understood this would only lead us to

“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.

The reason for the Hunger Games is to remind all the Districts of what had happened to District 13 whom decided to rebel against the capitol. They hold a "reaping" every year and they send them to

The “Hunger Games” trilogy is a story of war, depression, love and survival. It is written in such a way that you connect with the characters; for example, the infamous love triangle of Katniss, Peeta and Gale. By the end, everyone was chanting “Team Peeta” or “Team Gale” as to who Katniss will finally be with. Aside from that, however, the people of the country of Panem were under the control of the Capitol and needed a way to become free from its grasp and that of President Snow. But before the science behind this story is revealed, one must be brought up to speed on how the story all began.

The hunger games is based off of a past rebellion due to World War III. They put this violent game in place in order to keep everyone controlled, but ironically it creates more violence. When the game came to an end and the capitol forced Katniss and her lover Pita to kill one another they decide to split poison berries. At this point the capitol chose to stop the madness and declare two winners. This triggered a massive rebellion throughout panem. The game as a whole causes massive issues throughout Panem. By sending teenagers into an arena to kill each other, This leaves many family members and lover’s devastated. The capitol is trying to solve a war with another war. In Canada we do not practice those beliefs, nor would it be the slightest bit

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 promotes the idea of a total government control. The Capitol controls everything that the twelve districts do. The world of Panem is divided into 12 districts where each district has its own role to fulfill from luxury to coal mining. "Taking the kids from our districts, forcing them to kill one another while we watch. This is the Capitol's way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy" (Collins 18). This shows that the districts all pay a yearly sacrifice to the Capitol in the form of tributes. Another of showing that the Games is a dystopian society is that any evidence of an act of rebellion will result in the government having to kill anyone who gets in their way. "Look how he take your children and sacrifice them there is nothing you can do. If you lift a finger, we will destroy every last one of you. Just as we did in District 13" (18).

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

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 is the beginning of the final installment of the cinematic adaption of the young adult book series by the same title. The film picks up shortly after the conclusion of the previous film, with Katniss and fellow victors Finnick and Beetee having been safely rescued from the 75th Hunger Games arena. They are transported to an underground facility beneath the destroyed District 13, where a rebel army has been gathering supplies and training for another fight against the Capitol in attempt to overthrow President Snow and his dictatorial regime. Rebel leader President Alma Coin is able to convince an unenthusiastic Katniss to serve as the Mockingjay, a symbol of the rebellion and rallying figure for the other districts to unite against the Capitol. A series of mini-battles ensue, making it evident that the Capitol is slowly losing its iron grip over the Districts. Katniss’ main concern is Peeta, whom the Capitol captured in the Hunger Games arena, and is using as a propaganda tool in

Mockingjay Suzanne Collins 390 Pages In the story Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins, the main character, Katniss Everdeen, along with the rest of the population of Panem, is in a war with the capitol. They are at war with the capitol because they don’t like that the capitol tries to control their every move and watches what they do. It all started in the first book of the trilogy, “The Hunger Games,” when Katniss volunteered as Tribute to go into the Hunger Games so that her sister Prim wouldn’t have to go in the arena and possibly die.

In a dystopian society, there is always a leader of the pack. Suzanne Collins’ popular novel, The Hunger Games, is based on a 16-year-old teenager who is the ultimate friend and family member. In this novel, Katniss Everdeen volunteers as tribute to compete in The Hunger Games. Over the course of the novel, Katniss goes through challenges socially, physically, and mentally. Katniss’ loving, brave and caring personality proves that she is a great friend and family member.