Introduction and Book Summary From Wikipedia “The Hunger Games takes place after the destruction of North America‚ in a nation known as Panem‚ which consists of a wealthy Capitol and twelve surrounding‚ poorer districts. District 12‚ where the book begins‚ is located in the coal-rich region that was formerly Appalachia. As punishment for a previous rebellion against the Capitol in which a 13th district was destroyed‚ one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each district are selected
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Marxist criticism is a type of criticism in which literary works are viewed as the product of work and whose practitioners emphasize the role of class and ideology as they reflect‚ propagate‚ and even challenge the prevailing social order. Rather than viewing texts as repositories for hidden meanings‚ Marxist critics view texts as material products to be understood in broadly historical terms. In short‚ literary works are viewed as a product of work (and hence of the realm of production and consumption
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Richard Lopez Dr. Dibakar Barua English 110 13 March 2014 Women of the Past: A Feminist Critique Patriarchal ideals and gender roles keep women from being completely free. Throughout history‚ women have been labeled and stereotyped as being less capable than men. This caused them to continuously doubt their own capabilities compared to men’s. Society has not presented them with the same opportunities‚ nor treated them as fairly. In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ she portrays
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"The most insistent and vigorous historicism through most of the twentieth century has been Marxism‚ based on the work of Karl Marx (1818-1883)" (Marxist Criticism"). Even though this critical theory has been proved to be flawed‚ this theory is quite helpful when used to "interpret the failure of Marxist regimes" (Tyson 49). Some of the fundamental premises include the idea that how an economy functions is the base of every society‚ that all human events and productions have specific material/historical
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Hamlet‚ if one looks carefully‚ one can see many aspects of Marxist thought prevalent in the story. To effectively analyze a story through a Marxist critical lens‚ the reader needs to pay close attention to how characters of different classes interact with one another‚ especially in respect to class oppression and social inequity‚ particularly if the actions or words of a character talk of rebellion against the upper classes. “To Marxist critics‚ a society’s economic base determines the interests
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In his primer Marxism and Literary Criticism (1976)‚ Terry Eagleton defines Marxism as "a scientific theory of human societies and of the practice of reforming them."1 Marxist criticism‚ he states‚ "analyses literature in terms of the historical conditions which produce it" (vi). The business of this criticism is "to understand ideologies—the ideas‚ values and feelings by which men experience their societies at various times‚" some of the ideologies of the past being accessible only in literature
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The Hunger Game Lit Theory Feb 2nd 2013 The Hunger Game by Suzanne Collins is one of the bestseller on The New York Times for a long time. The period in the story is when the North America was completely collapsed; a country named Panem was established. The country has 12 districts (each 13th District‚ but it has been crossed from the list) and a city called the Capitol. Each county has a duty‚ labor‚ production‚ and transfer everything they do on the Capitol. In my opinion‚ The Hunger Game
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The Hunger Games is a text that illustrates a war torn world where the rich and powerful are in control of the poor. The text identifies our real life fears and hopes through the imaginary dystopian world of Pamen. This is the present day North America. Rabkin states humans understand their world and themselves through narratives. The hope and fears of their narratives become our futuristic hopes and fears. Humans today have fears for the future including; poverty‚ lack of food and water‚ population
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Understanding Evil in the Hunger Games How can you stand by and watch those who create evil‚ continue? Albert Einstein once said‚ “The world is dangerous to live in‚ not because of those who do evil but because of those who look on and let them do so”. This quote relates to The Hunger Games on many levels. This paper will attempt to explain the meaning of Einstein`s quote‚ along with the ramifications of condoning evil by three distinct characters in The Hunger Games. The characters identified
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The Hunger Games. Actors/Characters. - Katniss Everdeen/Jennifer Lawrence. (Silver Linings‚ House at the End of the Street and X-Men: First Class) - Peeta Mellark/Josh Hutcherson. (Bridge to Terabithia‚ Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant) - Gale Hawthorn/Liam Hemsworth. (The Expendables 2‚ The Last Song and Love and Honour). - Haymitch Abernathy/Woody Harrelson. (Zombieland‚ 2012 and Friends With Benefits) - Effie Trinket/Elizabeth Banks. (The-40-Year-Old
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