- A2028710087 [BOOK SUMMARY‚REVIEW AND COMPARISON WITH THE MOVIE BY MIRA NAIR] BOOK SUMMARY AND REVIEW The first word of Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake isn’t a word at all. It is a date. 1968‚ to be exact. But in many ways it is fitting that the opening line
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Compare/Contrast Essay The Hunger games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins The Uglies Trilogy by Scott Westerfield What if violence and obsession were much more common than usual and the government was corrupt‚ what would you do? Could you do anything? Imagine that was your life every single day. That was the life of the protagonists in both Uglies and The Hunger Games. Both trilogies take place in a very futuristic world. The Hunger Games is based in a dystopian society‚ while Uglies is based in
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to use in the story and the movie‚ with them both showing many similarities. The book of Rikki-tikki-tavi is a fictional story that had the classic good guy and bad guy story line. The overall problem the protagonist‚ Rikki-tikki‚ had to face was there were two evil snakes in the garden‚ who were harassing the bird Darzee. Heroic Rikki decided to take on the two snakes‚ but the
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The Great Gatsby ----comparison between book and 1974 movie The difference between the developing way of books and movies is magnificently huge because the way of emotion transmitting is different; the movie is based on vision‚ while the book is based on words. ADDITONS in plots: In the beginning of the movie‚ Nick is sailing a boat and then meets Tom at the dock‚ while Tom was just riding a horse. However‚ in
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understood history and the history of war. He died in 2003‚ two weeks before the Iraq war began. He was strongly opposed to it.” (1) Her most popular book series would no doubt be The Hunger Games. With many wondering what influenced her she answers the question by saying “If I have to pick one story that most influenced "The Hunger Games‚" it would be the Greek myth of Theseus‚ which I read when I was about 8-years-old. In punishment for past deeds‚ Athens periodically had to send seven youths
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Isabelle Gwak Ms. Therese English 10 3 September 2012 “The hunger games by Suzanne Collins is a work of dystopian literature” In my own opinion and from the evidences I found I hereby prove that the book “The Hunger Games” is a work of a dystopian novel. Here are some characteristic of a dystopian novel that matches up with the book “The Hunger Games”. First of all Dystopian literatures have social class on them (Ferrari). They always have single absolute rulers with the most power. Then
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George Orwell and the movie Hunger Games have very similar plots. Both the novel and movie include a government that uses propaganda‚ instills fear into its citizens‚ and manipulates the rules in order to achieve the outcome they desire. For example‚ in Animal Farm‚ when the rebellion takes place and Napoleon takes control he consistently tampers with the 7 commandments without any other animals noticing for the good of his own interest. This occurs in a similar way in Hunger Games when the head government
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The Hunger Games response The story is about Katniss‚ a sixteen year old girl. She lives in Panem‚ a big country that replaces North America in the future. After a rebellion against the government‚ the country was divided into the capitol and 12 districts‚ to be able to control it better. To remind the people of Panem that the government is in charge‚ every year they organize these so called hunger games‚ where a girl and a boy from each district enter a big natural arena where they hide‚ fight
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Beowulf and Katniss Over the centuries‚ the concept of what is required to be considered a hero has changed. Beowulf‚ an epic hero from the sixth century‚ is very different in comparison to his counterpart‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ heroine of “Hunger Games‚” is a mixture between a Hemingway and Epic hero. An epic hero is concerned with the nobility and bravery of their deeds‚ but also with what they will receive‚ attention or material wise‚ for what they do. A Hemingway hero is someone who follows the
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One inspiring idea in ’The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins is survival through hardship. In the novel‚ this idea is shown when Katniss survives the Hunger Games. It is inspiring because we learn that‚ even though there may be obstacles in our way‚ if we overcome hardships greatness can follow. The idea of surviving through hardship is shown throughout Katniss’ life in the novel. She lives in the Seam‚ the poorest area of her district and since her father died at an early age‚ has been struggling
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