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novel, Mockingjay by Suzane Collins, the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, is the face of a rebellion, whose goal is to overthrow the capitol of Panem from its tyrannical ways. She along with her group, squad 451, are assigned a mission. The mission is designed to penetrate and overthrow the capitol and kill its president to free the country from the capitol's rule. In the novel, Mockingjay, Collins uses imagery and symbolism to develop the theme of manipulation. Collins writes, "My [president snow]

In the book, The Giver, written by Lois Lowry, the protagonist Jonas realizes the truth of his utopian society after receiving the forbidden knowledge from the Giver, his mentor, and soon plans to run away after he finds out that everyone in the city is fully brainwashed by the government (the Elders) of the society. Similarly, in Suzanne Collins’s second series of The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, the book tells a story about a rebellion against the oppressive Capitol. In the 75th Hunger Game, the

He’s badly bruised with a long burn across his chest and four tracker jacker stings, if you count the one under his ear. But I feel a bit better. This much I can fix,” verify that she wants him to also survive. I can tell this because of how Suzanne Collins crafts that phrase. She uses very descriptive words that paint a picture in my mind of what this would look like. Yet again, together if they both work hard

Collins emphasizes that oppression is not guided by a downward movement from the most powerful individuals to the least powerful individuals, but instead, due to a person’s standpoint, and the experiences in which their standpoint comes to exist, a person

In the novel "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins Katniss Everdeen is the narrator and protagonist. Katniss is sixteen years old, has olive skin, grey eyes and long, black hair which is usually in a braid. These traits are common among the people in the Seam. She is described as one of the smallest Tributes. She is light but strongwhcih is convenient later on when she has to hide on trees in order to survive. Katniss lives in Panem in District 12 with her mother, her sister Primrose and her sister's

Ancient Roman History, Current through the Hunger Games The Hunger Games a thrilling, adventurous story isn’t it? But how did the story come to be? Did the story just come to Suzanne Collins like that? The captivating trilogy was actually inspired by the ancient Rome and its concept of “bread and circuses.” The concept of “bread and circuses,” refers to Rome’s ways of giving the people entertainment and food to keep the masses docile. Many elements the Hunger Games has taken inspiration from can

Lena Haloway is a 17-year-old girl who was lied to her entire life; now she’s going to get revenge. Pandemonium, by Lauren Oliver, is a fiction book. It’s a relatable story about a young girl trying to get through her life. Pandemonium is a good book, but it is considered a “young-adult”(Keller 3) book. It doesn’t stretch your mind as much as some teachers would like a summer book to do. Even though this is a book for younger people, it is still a terrific choice for a summer read. “Hatred is a

the archetypes hero, shapeshifter, and mentor. Katniss Everdeen is the hero of the story. Katniss volunteered herself to protect her sister. "With one sweep of my arm, I push her behind me.“I volunteer!” I gasp. “I volunteer as tribute!” (2.5-6, Collins).The hero is someone who is chosen or chooses to save others. Katniss chose to save her sister, therefore, she is the hero. Peeta is the shapeshifter in the story. He is first seen as a boy who loves

The author of the Hunger games, Suzanne Collins, conveys the idea that fear makes a person acts like when they're afraid like betray, run, fight, or do something they would never do. Fear changes a person's acts and behavior to survive. Fear makes you run cause your life depends on it. Suzanne Collins use this as characters run for their life from animals, tributes, and nature. There behavior turns to worry and fear. For survival. One quote from the book shows this as a character runs from a wall

The Hunger Games consist of three series in which it revolves around two main characters, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. In the first book, the audience is introduced to Katniss being the provider of her family and the environment that she lives in known as district 12. The story begins with showing the reader about Katniss’ hunting skills. The remaining characters consist of a boy and a girl from the age of 13-18 in which they will be chosen to be a part of this game in which they have to kill