the genre of dystopian fiction to make a comment on contemporary society?” Suzanne Collins uses dystopian fiction to warn us of the many things that are wrong in the present world. The Hunger Games is based on a depressing world which we would all hate to live in. Collins brings to our attention some of the problems we have in today’s world such as our obsession with looking perfect‚ how we waste our time‚ and how selfish we are. In our society we waste our time on video games‚ appearance‚
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Me as a writer I think most international students like me whose English is not their first language always feel one thing in common. That is : writing is hard. I always thought that because its two different cultures‚ we learned something totally different from America. But after taking this class‚ I start to think that no matter where we come from‚ there is something in common between our writing styles. I think the factors contributed to a good writing is the same. The first characteristics
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The basic similarities are a strong female lead and both take place in a dystopian society. Tris in Divergent and Katniss in The Hunger Games are two brave‚ rebellious sixteen-year olds‚ who endure an oppressive government and fight for the freedom of themselves and their society. The Districts (The Hunger Games) are set up from a failed civil war whereas Factions (Divergent) was set up more as a Utopian society. Districts are divided by resources while Factions are divided by personalities. Both
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian novel written for young adults. Even though the main audience targeted‚ the book has struck chords with parents as well and has been a best seller since it came out. North America has been destroyed and is now run by the powerful Capitol and is divided into 12 districts‚ 13 was destroyed due to rebellion. In district 12 hunter Katniss Everdeen‚ a 16 year old girl‚ carves out a scrimpy existence for herself‚ her younger sister Prim and their widowed
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The Hunger games also coincides with Marx’s second general rule. As mentioned previously‚ the districts have their own specific industries that produce specific materials that are mainly reaped by the Capitol‚ which does not give back to the districts. Throughout the movie‚ district twelve has been presented as a poverty struck district that produces coal. As Katness and Peta have been chosen to participate in the Hunger Games they are relocated to the Capitol. The pause in dialog after Effie says
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The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins 2008 1. Suzanne Collins style in this novel is descriptive first person. Like most dystopian novels it also is written with an overall dark tone. It is depressing and descriptive. 2. “I understand how Peeta feels. I can’t stand the sight of the Capitol people myself. But making them deal with Haymitch might be a small form of revenge. So I’m pondering the reason why he insists on taking care of Haymitch and all of a sudden I think‚ It’s because he’s being
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English Literature April 22‚ 2012 The Hunger Games: and the role of Dehumanization The concept of dehumanization has applied to various religions‚ races‚ and nationalities throughout history. Jews have been persecuted throughout history. They were first enslaved during biblical times then during the Second World War they were sent to death camps. Dehumanization allows powerful people to make tough decisions in a more distant‚ cold‚ and rational manner (252 Haslam). In the fictional novel
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Elements of Dystopian Fiction A dystopia is a futuristic and imagined world where the illusion of a perfect society is created by a government or some other controlling force. A dystopia is the opposite of a utopia‚ which is an ideally perfect world and also tries to present itself as a utopia to its citizens. A dystopian novel is a book written about a dystopia that often criticizes some aspect of modern society and usually contains at least one character who realizes what is really going
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Book Evaluation: The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins had me interested because it deals with a sixteen year-old girl that goes through a drastic change after some events that happen in her life. The Hunger Games is about a girl‚ Katniss‚ that volunteers to take the place of her 12 year-old sister‚ Prim‚ in the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a televised event in which a boy and a girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each of the 12 districts of Panem‚ is
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experiences of humanity”; they are universally understood symbols and patterns that have occurred and continue to occur in art and literature. In The Hunger Games‚ there are several key archetypal characters and situations. The archetype of the hero or heroine in the story is Katniss‚ a brave sixteen-year old girl who offers to take the place of her sister in the annual Hunger Games. She displays remarkable courage in the face of fear and is firmly faithful. Katniss finds herself and her self-identity throughout
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