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    discussion and controversy for as long as it has been published and read. Not even just the first book, either. From Katniss’ first adventure through the vast, forested arena, to her second trials in Catching Fire, and finally the heroic revolution in Mockingjay, your series has been a topic of argument over radio shows, television and even my own dinner table. Therefore, I am also nearly one hundred percent positive this is not the first time a letter has been written about you or your books, yet I still

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    Annotated Bibliography Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. New York, NY: Scholastic Incorporation, 2008. Print. This book has many lessons in it, but one of the most profound lessons is sacrifice. The lesson of sacrifice is first taught in the book when Katniss sacrifices herself for her little sister Prim. Again and again this lesson is shown. When Peta warn Katniss to flee endangering his own life, or even when Thresh sacrifices his chance at winning out of respect for Rue. The main plot of

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    “Avoiding fear or shame feels very different on the inside then the way it looks on the outside. If you try to avoid feeling anxious, you’ll likely come off as controlling. If you’re avoiding shame, you’ll appear aggressive or rejecting.”(Stonsy 1). This explains that things aren’t what they look like on the outside like they appear on the inside. Someone may look a certain way but feel a whole lot differently. We see this throughout the Hunger Games series and how the character feel and how people

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    Some people are misjudged by appearance or family. Instead, Mockingjay has encouraged people to set aside differences and look at one’s personality. This is especially seen in another character, Josh, who attends the same school as Caitlin and Devon. His cousin was the school shooter who was responsible for the death

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    Have you ever seen the Hunger Games movie and read the Hunger Games book? Have you ever noticed the superficial differences between them? Well, if you have then you clearly see that the movie and the book’s plots are relatively similar, but there are a few differences between the movie and the book. Although they bear some superficial differences, the similarities between the Hunger Games book and the Hunger Games movie are pronounced.           To begin, the Hunger Games movie is a very interesting

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    Emily Martin Mrs. Rogers L202 P.2 10 May 2018 Foucault’s Games In Suzanne Collins’s novel, The Hunger Games, a dystopian society of Panem is brought to life for readers through the story of the heroine, Katniss Everdeen. Being chosen as a “tribute” in the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss is thrown into a deadly arena filled with twenty-three other potential killers where she must fight to the death. The story of her survival against the other tributes, nature, and society is viewed by national television

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    ready to leave the stage Katniss walks up to the mike and starts to speak. Katniss shares her gratitude for Thresh and honors Rue as her friend. This prompts an old man in the crowd to give Katniss the three-finger salute and whistles three-note MockingJay tune. This action causes the Peacekeepers, to grab the man from the crowd and escort him to the stage as Katniss and Peeta are taken away. Katniss tries to stop them from punishing man, however she sees them execute him instead. Distraught, Katniss

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    but it is probably just me hallucinating from dehydration. But then the tune! The tune that signalled whether we were safe or not. I slowly hum the tune and then the mockingjays start to hum it as well like they were speakers. I thought to myself “maybe Katniss is looking for me right now and would find me if she hears the mockingjays,” I could hear the footsteps getting closer. I called out for help hoping that it was Katniss and there she was! When she was cutting the net free I felt so grateful

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    Novel and movie adaptation of The Hunger Games are slightly difference between the character details and stories but the main stories point is still the same. When I watch and read the Hunger Games I noticed the slight differences in the stories specially the character. The characters designs in the movie are slightly difference from novel especially the main character. The main character which is called Katniss Everdeen has olive skin and black hair but in the movies her skin color was white with

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    Desperately by George Strait relates to the Hunger Games because it’s talking about losing someone, like Katniss lost Rue. In the book, Rue died suddenly, Katniss misses her, and Katniss wanted to finishes the games with Rue. “You disappear in my arms, I realize it’s just a dream” relates to the book because just the night before Rue died, she was with Katniss in the tree keeping each other warm. Katniss also held Rue in her arms when Rue died. Katniss wants to still be with Rue and work together

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