The storyline represents power on many scales. Put simply it is a novel about corrupt power and those ready to revolt against this power. The Hunger games is used as a tool political tool to control the citizens of Panem and is a representation of corrupt power by allowing those that are rich to live freely and those that are poor to entertain the and provide for them. It is also a form of political power by forcing those under the capitols power to partake in there events with their lives at stake no option but to submit to the Capitols power. This thought leads to irritation of those under the Capitols control and like Katniss viewpoint lead them to express this questioning why they should be controlled by power and how come some people attain power and some don’t. With this questioning comes thoughts of revolt, when those oppressed by power chose to rise up against it. Due to the success of Katniss in breaking the capitols power chain those that have for so long been oppressed by power chose to rise up against…
In the book “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins, Katniss Everdeen, a rebellious young women, sneaks out into the forest hunting for food to feed her family as well as Gale’s family. Before the hunger games, Katniss only attended to her opinion and was a very independent. Katniss Everdeen's view on public opinion has changed drastically, changing herself to impress the public, and slowly losing grasp of her true self. During the Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark played the star-crossed lovers act, to gain the audience’s attention, resulting in more sponsorships.…
For the world or for yourself? I have just finished reading the Hunger Games Mocking Jay. The book was written by Suzanne Collins a very famous author. The genre of the Hunger Games Mocking Jay is Science Fiction. The book takes place in the midst of a war, between the capitol and the rebellion. When Katniss shot the force field of the arena with the electric wires, the capitol was shut down. Out of power, a way for the rebellion to take place. Katniss is knocked out as well as everyone else in the arena. The rebellion swoops down and takes Katniss with the other tributes. The rebellion started. through many wars and deaths, snow dies as well as Plutarch the leader of the rebellion by the arrow of Katniss. Katniss is forced to live far away from the city, Peeta goes with her.…
Katniss defying President Snow and standing up for herself causes some of the districts to wants to fight against Snow. After seeing how one person affected Snow, they saw a chance to take back Panem. Some people in these districts have been conforming so long they have now begun to agree with President Snow. The people disagreeing in these districts cause fights, and relationships to end. At the beginning of The Hunger Game Catching Fire, Katniss while touring the Districts, visits District 11, which was the home of Rue (Lawrence, 2013). The people of this district start to rebel against the peacekeepers just from seeing her and hearing what she had to…
Due to a cruel twist of life, Katniss Everdeen ends up being the first volunteer ever of District 12. She is joined by Peeta Mallark, the baker's son. Both are picked to represent District 12 in the 74th Hunger Games. Feeling already sentenced to death, they are dealt another unfortunate blow when Haymitch, a drunk ex-victor, is assigned as their mentor. During the preparation for the games, the audience is bewitched by the alleged romance between the two representatives of District 12 and dub Katniss as "the girl on fire". When real and false emotions collide, trouble grows between the two, because only one can make it out alive. During the Hunger Games loyalties grow or switch, some contestants stay in the arena forever, while one victor and only one is expected to come back home alive.…
In the fictional novel, The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, a girl named Katniss has to fight for her life in the 74th annual Hunger Games. The book focused on Katniss volunteering to be in the Hunger Games and her journey to the arena. Also, it focused on her battling to win with her partner Peeta after a rule change allowing both to win. The three topics addressed in the exciting book are characterization, conflict, and themes.…
Katniss volunteers to take the place of Prim as tribute then Peeta Mellark is chosen as the male tribute causing Katniss to have a flashback.…
Conflict: When Katniss comes back from the Quarter Quell arena she finds out her home has been destroyed by the wicked Capitol. Although her mother, Prim and Gale are safe, Peeta has been captured by President Snow’s evil pawns. All the districts of Panem are rising up against the Capitol. Katniss now has to become the…
The Hunger Games is a novel written in 2008 by Suzanne Collins about a dystopian future of what was once known as North America, now known as "Panem". The totalitarian nation of Panem is divided between 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games; Part entertainment, part brutal retribution for a past rebellion. The Capitol selects a boy and a girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each of the twelve outlying districts to compete in the annual games, a televised fight-to-the-death. The novel is centered on Katniss Everdeen — a 16-year-old girl from District 12, who volunteers for her 12-year-old sister, Prim Everdeen, when Prim's name is chosen — and her male counterpart Peeta Mellark whom she has some rather dramatic history with. They are pitted against one another and bigger, stronger representatives, some of whom have trained for this their whole lives.…
Mockingjay continues right where Catching Fire left off. Katniss is extracted from the Quartell Quell along with others who were also in the Quarter Quell. One person who was not there was Peeta. Peeta is still missing, and Katniss is going to save him. Peeta sends the rebels a coded message warning them that the Capitol will attack them. The Capitol finds out, and responds to this by torturing Peeta. The Capitol continues the bombing of District 13 just as Peeta predicted. The Capitol begins to brainwash Peeta, and makes Peeta believe that Katniss is the enemy. Peeta tries to kill Katniss, but she escapes and heads back to District 2. Katniss tries to get back to the fight, and gets shot once again, and bonds with Victor while she is recovering from the wound. After Katniss is done recovering she tries to do whatever she can to get back into the fight. During the fight, Katniss is put into the same unit as Peeta. This worries Katniss, and Commander Boggs. Commander Boggs dies, but before he dies he gives Katniss the command of the unit. Katniss decides that she is going to go on a secret mission to assassinate President Snow. The unit decides to help Katniss, and only 3 survive on their way. Those 3 include Katniss, Gale, and Peeta. They end up getting separated and Prim dies. Katniss gets shot once again, but the rebels captured President Snow. Right before Katniss executes President Snow, President Coin says that the people who have survived should vote whether or not the Hunger Games should continue. Katniss votes for the Hunger Games, and the Hunger Games continues, allowing more innocent children to die. When time comes around for Snow’s Execution, Katniss has the choice to either Kill Snow, or to let him survive. When Katniss pulls out her bow, she quickly turns and shoots President Coin instead. Katniss starts to breakdown, and she learns that she is being sent to another District. Katniss eventually is able to grieve for the…
The games are over, katniss and peeta won and they are now living in district 12 in the victory village. The book began when katniss is in the woods, hunting. When she comes back home, she find out that president snow is waiting for her in the house. When they talk president snow tell her that he has a problem, when she pulled out the poisonous berries in the arena, and they still let her and peeta win, some of the people on the districts thought that she done a protest against the capitol and got away with it, that she defy the capitol. The president hints that it can cause even uprising in the districts. And then he tells her that in the victory tour she has to convince everyone that she is madly in love with peeta and that's why she pulled out the barriers. Snow threats her that he will hurt her love one if she won't success her mission.…
Suzanne Collins ' novel, The Hunger Games and George Orwell 's 1984 both illustrate the theme that hope can remain alive even amid the most hopeless of circumstances. The main characters of these stories, Hunger Games ' Katniss Everdeen and 1984 's Winston Smith live in similar totalitarian societies where every move they make or thought they have is controlled by an all-powerful government. Although they are very different types of people, they have in common a streak of rebelliousness toward the societies they live in. Both harbor hopes of rising up against it in some way. While Katniss ' hopes center around her desire to provide a better life for her family, Winston has dreams of being able to revolt against his oppressors and lead a life of freedom. Given the worlds they live in, it is remarkable that either of them is able to achieve even a glimmer of hope, much less sustain it.…
Katniss Everdeen is a 16-year-old girl who lives in a poor coal-mining region called District 12, in the country of Panem. She volunteers for herself instead of her younger sister to participate in the potentially deadly annual Hunger Games. As her father was killed in an accident, Katniss has taken on the role of her family's head of household. Katniss's mother was unable to cope with the loss and is deeply depressed. Filling her father's shoes, she did everything she could to bring home food and other things that would save her family.…
Suzanne Collin’s Hunger Games series is a literary phenomenon. A three book long story became mainstream and extremely popular in a very quick time and took the literature world by storm. Ask anyone and chances are that they have read the books. In the Catching Fire book, Katniss returns home after winning the hunger game with Peeta. This act of defiance has started the sparks of a rebellion and President Snow forces Katniss to fix it by playing out the love tale between her and Peeta more. Meanwhile she discovers the stories about District 13 and how it’s still existent. Then, the Quarter Quell (25th anniversaries celebrated by special Hunger Games) appears for the 75th anniversary. Of course, this “special” game change is the introduction of competitors all being previous victors. Snow forces Katniss to play this “love story” out more to get the people distracted. Her influence has made her the symbol of the revolution and she’s absolutely needed for the plan of uprising against the Capitol. Without her knowledge, a group of allies is formed and they break out of the arena. Peeta gets captured and when Katniss is flown to District 13…
The next day, Katniss saw a bomb blast that killed numerous Capitol children and the rebel medics, including Prim. Katniss was badly burned. When she woke up in the Capitol hospital, the rebels have won the war and Coin ruled over Panem. Katniss comes upon President Snow when she was wandering the mansion. He told her that Coin set up the attack that killed Prim. Snow’s news was solidified when Coin suggests holding the final Hunger Games with the Capitol children. During the victory ceremony, instead of shooting Snow with the ceremonial arrow, she kills President Coin. Katniss was drugged and held in the mansion for weeks until Haymitch comes to get her. She was now free to go home in District 12. Commander Paylor became the president. Gale got a job in District 2, and her mother started a hospital in District 4. Soon, Peeta returns to District 12 and they grow back together. In the epilogue, Katniss ended up with Peeta because she needed his faith and loyalty more than Gale’s inner fire. 20 years later, they have 2 children, a girl and a boy. Even they they are still haunted by their Hunger Games experiences, they are moving on…