I. Introduction The hunger games is an adventure and science fiction novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins. This is the trilogy movie, so the first one is the hunger games, next the hunger games catching fire and the last is the hunger games mocking jay. This novel was adapted to the movie in 2012 and directed by Gary Ross and co-written by Suzanne Collins herself. Point of view from this movie was from Katniss Everdeen who lives in Panem, North America. On the other hand, there is Capitol
The society of Panem, in the film ‘The Hunger Games”, is constructed with the Capitol and its 12 subsidiary districts. Each district provides goods and produce for those in the Capitol. This happened while the latter governed the districts with strict laws, the worst of which was the event called “The Hunger Games.” It is a Capitol sponsored battle royale that features 12-18 year old tributes from each of the 12 districts. This immortalizes the consequences of the past rebellion of the districts
21st century American culture.” University of Arkansas.2009, Proquest Document View. 2009). A couple of reasons for this genre’s popularity is that it is starting to be presented through movies, and that teenagers can truly relate to most of the conflicts (Polatis, Kandra. What the popularity of YA dystopian stories reveal about teens/ national.deseretnews.com/ April 7,
two social classes, namely the bourgeoisies and the proletariats. The bourgeoisies have power in government and economics, while proletariats are only workers ruled by bourgeoisies (p.110). Marx said, “Class struggle have been the principal form of conflict in the whole of human history. Political revolution has been the main agent of historical development while technological innovation has been the driving-force behind social change” (Marx in Linkanter, 2005, p. 114). It means that there should be
Adventure. Torture. Suspense. These all roll up into the story “Catching Fire: Hunger Games #2”. Book title, author, & genre: This book, “Catching Fire Hunger Games #2” by Suzanne Collins is a Science Fiction book. Protagonist: Katniss Everdeen is the main protagonist in this book. Katniss has grayish eyes with dark brown hair and light skin. She has a stubborn attitude when it comes down to supplying food in the games, but this makes her seem strong and loyal. Her favorite weapon that she uses in
While Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a novel based on a society that problems occur from inequality and differences, focuses on the survival and which the main character Katniss stands out as a leader, and The Giver by Lois Lowry is a novel based on a society that problems occur from being too perfect and same, focuses on the importance of memory and past and which the main character Jonas stands out as a rebel for himself and very few people; both texts share similarities such as being dystopian
on and shaped by the media, contemporary literature and through other cultural outlets. The cinema, an important element of pop-culture has also become a powerful source for the political communication of current societal concerns including civil conflicts, health crises, global warming or scarcity of resources. In their art the producers portray their understanding of human rights and security, which include the freedom from fear, freedom from want, freedom of speech and freedom of worship. Art concerned
In the story, The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins opens up the readers mind to actually see what the true symbols throughout the book are. The main protagonist Katniss goes through a handful of obstacles that affected her and where she came from. Facing those obstacles led her to see the bigger things that surround her and how it reflects on her as a person. Three forms of symbolism that involve Katniss are the thirteen districts that surround her, the hunger games, and a mocking jay pin
21st century like: Equilibrium (2072, Libria), Divergent (futuristic Chicago) and The Hunger Games (2087, Panem) unpleasant and repressive. “Dystopia” comes from the Greek roots “dys-” and “-topia”. “Dys-” means bad and “-topia” means place to live in. Therefore, a dystopian world is an unfavorable society in which to live in. It is essential that in dystopian stories and novels a back-story, a hero, a conflict and a climax are present. Most of the times, the antagonist in a dystopian novel is the
Hunger Games is about a dystopian country, set in the near future. The nation called Panem is divided into twelve districts and the Capitol, "the utopian city where the nation 's most wealthy citizens live" (The Capitol/ The Hunger Games Wiki) is considered the ruling government of the