Surviving In The Hunger Games, By Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games is an intricate book with complex relationships and elaborate characters. Like every book, each choice of the author adds to, subtracts from, distracts, or emphasizes some component from the piece of literature. Suzanne Collins, the author of The Hunger Games, makes decisions throughout the book that change the relationships of characters and other important aspects. Because of this, the feelings and thoughts of the audience are heavily influenced by the author.

The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, is an adventure fiction novel filled with adventures and trials that will lead you to into the near distant future. In a place that was once known as United States of America, is now known as Panem, which is divided up in to twelve cruel districts. Forced by the nation’s capitol, one boy and one girl shall be chosen randomly to participate in the annual Hunger Games. Hunger Games, also known as the deathly journey when put in to an unknown place and requires you to fight until you are the last one standing. This may be seen as an enjoyable entertainment to those residing in the nations capitol; but to Katniss Everdeen, a courageous teenager, it is a death sentence that cannot be avoided.

I chose to the modern mythology known as The Hunger Games a novel written by Suzanne Collins and later adapted into a feature film. The novel was actually part of a trilogy The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. The story begins by introducing you to our main character Katniss Everdeen who lives in a world run by the Capitol where President Snow resides and has enforced a form of martial law on all 13 districts. Every year the Capitol hosts their annual Hunger Games which is a form of entertainment for the Capitol. Out of every district two tributes, one boy and one girl will be picked to participate in the Hunger Games which is a battle to the death. Whichever tribute manages to survive till the end will be rewarded by getting to stay in the capitol and their district will be given more food and supplies. The reason Katniss becomes a part of the games is because her little sister prim is chosen during the reaping to be the tribute so Katniss hearing her sisters name volunteers as tribute to save her sisters life but she tries to win the games for her district and to provide for them. The only problem is she finds it hard to murder the other tributes because they are all so young and she doesn’t see why she must kill them for the Capitols entertainment.

Social stratification is a concept used within sociology that explains the divisions and social inequalities of large groups of people within a particular society. The Hunger Games (2012) is a film that demonstrates this through amplifying how the power of the rich members in a polarised society are taking control of the poor and separating them in different districts which create specific social rankings. This essay will use the perspective of conflict theory to examine how Australian society is also effected by social stratification and therefore divided in social classes which effects their access to social equalities.

‘The Hunger Games’ written by Suzanne Collins (2008) describes a narrative where there are 12 districts that came from the ruins of North America that is called Panem, 3 of the districts are favoured by the Capitol, the rest of the districts are really poor. Each year a male and female ranging from 12 to 18 must go to the Capitol’s arena where they fight to the death reality television show called ‘The Hunger Games’. The text describes a teenage girl named Katniss Everdeen who lives in the dystopic district (District 12). Throughout the novel she makes friends and enemies. Despite being portrayed as a reality television event in Panem, there is mostly nothing realistic about the hunger games. In the novel the arena is altered and prepared with

Most people have heard of the Hunger Games, but don’t know the true meaning. People say it’s a book (or movie) about innocent people getting slaughtered. It may look like that but there is so much more depth. When authors write books, they add their perspective and beliefs. It could be about government, religion and many more controversial topics. In the Hunger Games, the author Suzanne Collins shows what she thinks about government. She does this by relating the Hunger Games to the gladiators and Ancient Roman times. Even the names of characters relate. Hunger Games may not be a sweet and innocent book, but there is a good lesson behind all the violence.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a first person point-of-view story about a sixteen-year-old woman named Katniss Everdeen struggling to survive in a future dystopian world. This new nation, Panem, is viewed as a utopia by residents of the Capitol, but it is instead seen as a harsh war zone by many of the Capitol’s twelve outlying districts. Years ago, the districts attempted a rebellion against the Capitol, but unfortunately failed, resulting in many deaths and extreme penalties. As punishment for this war, the Capitol requires one male and one female tribute from each district to participate in the Hunger Games, an annual event that requires the twenty-four tributes to fight to the death until one tribute remains and is crowned the

Have you ever been in pain, whether physically or emotionally? Well a lot of time this can be seen in The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is about 24 people being put in an arena every year and it gets broadcasted to the whole nation of Panem. The theme of this book is suffering as entertainment.

Dear, Mrs Budesa I read an exciting and good book, I read The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins. It is about a girl that lives in a beat up district and sacrifices herself for her sister, she goes into these games were she has to kill people but she does not want to, she tries not to but there came a point and time where she had to make a decision, a decision that would stay with her for the rest of her life. The theme of the hunger games is sacrifice you can tell this by what the books says. Like when katniss sacrificed herself for her sister to go into the games.

Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games is a realistic encounter of survival reflecting life’s struggle with living below poverty, hunger, and survival for life endurance to the end. The focus character, Katniss Everdeen, is a strong-willed teenager whose eventful encounter of life contributes to her winning The 74th Hunger Game. After the death of her father, Katniss relentlessly takes charge in providing the needs for her family through their challenges in life while living below poverty level. It is through her sheer determination and perseverance by which she learns that while freedom of choice is limited by laws, it empowers the individual to reject corrupt controls and make decisions based on personal responsibility.

Our world today, seems to be one big sphere of utter chaos, which even the best of us cannot cease. The Hunger Games reflects our real life, with relatable experiences, characteristics and regulations throughout the book. Susan Collins, the author of the Hunger Games, wrote the book from her future theory of what the world is capable of turning into, so much so that Panem is actually based in North America. It’s scary to think that the horrific, dreadful events occurring in the Hunger Games can actually relate to our current world, establishing from politics and governments, to some of our favourite things, such as reality television.

When books are turned into movies, it is very usual to see major changes in the movie. Some producers add their own creativity to make the movie more appealing, this results in failing to represent the authors details and thoughts. Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray are the two screenwriter who interpreted The Hunger Games novel into a movie. Since the adaptation of the movie was not so similar to the novel, Suzanne Collins most likely has questioned some changes that were done to the writing. Even though some scenes from the book are not even included in the movie, the movie has done a great job at becoming successful. There have also been major changes on the characters. There have been changes made to Peeta Melarck’s physical appearance and emotional behavior. Because of the timing of the movie, the producers have put an emphasis on Peeta’s feminine side by making him shorter, skinnier than Katniss, and by also making his behavior whinier. These differences have definitely impacted how the audience feels about Peeta’s character.

The Hunger Games is how the world is pictured to be in the future. The book is written by Suzanne Collins. It is exciting, adventurous, and romantic. It is realistically North America, but they call it Panem. Panem is split up into twelve different districts, and then there is the Capital. They have a reaping ceremony every year to decide which girl and boy from each district will be chosen to be the tributes for that year the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games are put on by the Capital. The reason they put are put on yearly is to remind the twelve districts that there were. The book is based off of a girl named Katniss Everdeen. She is sixteen years old and she lives in District 12.She has a mother and a younger sister named Prim. District 12 is known for their coal mines. District 12 is not fortunate District, it is poorly taken care of and they don’t get luxuries of foods, and technology.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is an intense novel that takes place in an awful time of the capitol displaying their power over the people. The novel is about a country called Panem. The Country of Panem operates in such a way that the capital controls everyone else in the country. The capitol demonstrates their power by forcing kids in the districts to participate in the Hunger Games every year. The Hunger Games is an event hosted by the capital, they take two tributes from each district and make them fight until the last person standing. Katniss lives in the worst district out of all of them district 12. Katniss is a sixteen year old girl with straight black hair and grey eyes. She is less fortunates because of the district she lives in it is very tough living in district 12. Katniss has been through alot in her life as a sixteen year old kid, but the responsibility she took for her family and friends prepared her for the games. The tragic events in her life make her selfless, skilled and a tough person, she uses these traits to find success in the games.

Have you ever been in physical or emotional pain? Maybe even the the point of death? Such pain can be seen in The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is about 24 people being put in an arena every year and are forced to fight until one person is alive and it gets broadcasted to the whole nation of Panem. The theme of this book is suffering as entertainment.