Lasha Kakakbadze Psy 35 Dr. Florence Schneider 5/29/2014 Hunger Games For the last thousands of years it has always been the survival of the fittest. In the novel Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins we are introduced to the world of annual games where people are set to face each other in order to survive. What would you have done if you had been taken away from your family and friends to fend for yourself in the hunger game? The games are a full of violent participant who are all trying to stay alive by killing the other twenty tributes (contesters). That’s the fear that people of Penaon live in, A dystopic country built on what was once North America. It is a world of limited resources, they are run by a tyrant government officials that are controlled by Capitol who basically runs and controls the other twelve districts. People of Capitol are enjoying the lavish lifestyle of advanced technology and wealth and don’t seem concerned about the other districts who are in constant threat of starvation. At the start of the novel we are introduced to Katniss everdeen who is part of the poorest district (district 12 who is forced to scavenge and hunt for her family’s survival. Since her father passed away Katniss became the bread winner of the house, her mother is ill who can’t take care of her children. That’s why Katniss involuntary had to grow up at the early age and become the source of income for her family. She takes care of her younger sister Prim and her mother by hunting with Gale who is she is close friends with. I think that Bronefenbrenner’s socio cultural factors effected Katniss, because from the early age due to the of her family’s lives she adopted and became an extraordinary hunter. You can see through the story how s... ... middle of paper ... ... effects that it has on children growing up. Katniss grew up in a district that had little to no resources so she learned to make best of what she had from the early ages that’s why she had greater advantage over the other contributors from other districts. I have read the book and seen the movie as well and the main difference that I would have to note would have been the pace of the deaths, in the movie the deaths were much quicker while in the book it was more detailed and seemed longer between each death of a tribute. As well as the graphic descriptions of the mutated monster that was formed from the dead diseased tributes never really was shown in the movie. Im kind of upset that there are so many good parts from the book that is missing in the movie. That’s why I would advise anyone that wants to watch this to read the book first before watching the movie.
The book The Hunger Games is full of critical scenes. A critical scene is a type of scene that is necessary for the book to have a story. One very important critical scene is when Prim was chosen at the reaping. When she was chosen Katniss decided to take her place as a tribute. Why did Katniss take her place? What could have happened if she didn't take her place?
They never had the success in killing her, so they waited for her to come down but while they were waiting they all fell asleep. During the next morning in the book it says that Katniss thinks of a plan to cut down a branch that had tracker jackers on. In the movie it shows that Rue wakes up Katniss and points to the branch that the tracker jackers were on and gives her the idea to cut down the branch. Cutting down the branch would make the tracker jackers land on the other tributes attack as well as killing them. In the book how Katniss was the one to think of the plan to cut down the branch is trying to show that she is strong minded and she is very independent. But as Rue shows her in the film, it is showing that intelligence doesn’t just come with age. Intelligence comes with experience and that anyone at any age can show their skill. Also it is showing that Rue was on Katniss’ side and Rue wanted the other tributes dead.. Once this day was over, many of the tributes had gotten killed by the other tributes. In the book, hovercrafts pick up all of the eleven tributes that were killed as soon as they were killed. But then, in the film the hovercraft only comes for Rue after she got poisoned by one of the other tributes while trying to help Katniss. This part of the scene in the film is very significant because it is showing that the Capitol as a whole is trying to show
It’s inevitable that there were countless similarities between The Hunger Games book and the movie, as the movie was based off the book. However, there were plenty of major differences that stood out in the movie in comparison to the book. In particular Peeta’s leg situation, the way characters died and lastly, how Katniss received various gifts. These changes were made in the movie, each with a specific purpose.
Katniss is the main character in the novel, The Hunger Games. The author of this book is Suzanna Collins. Katniss is a 16 year old who has been chosen with 23 other tributes. In my class we have studied themes and key ideas such as Power of the Capitol, Competition against other tributes and Sacrifice for what Katniss acts and does in the Hunger Games. There are many themes but I have chosen these 3 because they show the most emotions and power.
As human beings, we thrive to find the meaning of our existence and also the truth. In the books and movies, The Hunger Games trilogy, the very heroic character Katniss Everdeen is on a quest to find truth. As she peels back the layers of lies that swaddle her world, she finds truth within herself and everything around her. To reflect on the novels and films, we must look at the principles of axiology and also examine the plot, characters and how they react to each situation; for reflecting on “the girl on fire” we must study the grounds of epistemology with her own identity. The whole story starts off with the day of the reaping when Prim, Katniss’ sister is selected to enter the Hunger Games, a game created by the government at the time to keep the society scared. One boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each district are selected by an annual lottery to participate in the Hunger Games, an event in which the participants must fight to the death in an outdoor arena controlled by the Capitol, until only one individual remains.
The first difference I saw in the Hunger Games was that people from different districts are not supposed to talk to each other, let alone go to another district. It was against the law to go to another district. Katniss did not like to talk to others anyway, just being by herself in the woods made her more comfortable. She did not like the socialization factor mostly because she thought she was not as good or as classy as the others. Her personality traits suffered as well, from not being more outgoing as a child. She thought as long as she kept to herself, she would be okay. Without these social connections, Katniss would have lost the key functions in our society today.
In a not-too-distant, some 74 years, into the future the United States of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 13 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games; these children are referred to as tributes (Collins, 2008). The Games are meant to be viewed as entertainment, but every citizen knows their purpose, as brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts. The televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem as the 24 participants are forced to eradicate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch. The main character throughout the series is a 16-year-old girl from District 12 named Katniss Everdeen.
In both books they share some traits, even though they may not look anything alike they are. both of these novels are dystopian novels and many characters share similarity’s.
The movie “The Hunger Games” has many similarities and relations to World Mythology. While it may not seem like this movie is as myth related as others, such as Troy and Thor, many of the themes and situations in the movie were inspired by the stories of the great myths and epics. The overall theme of the movie is courage, strength, and destiny.
In a nation where children and teenagers fight each other to the death for live entertainment annually, what social norms can actually be considered ethical? This is the question that Katniss Everdeen faces throughout The Hunger Games series. She must choose between doing what is right, and what is accepted, because in her world, the wrong thing is breaking the rules, no matter how wrong they may be. The rules that she deals with are much different than the ethical principles that people in the real world deal with, but for Katniss and the rest of the districts in Panem, these rules are what they have known their entire lives. Catching Fire is the second installment in The Hunger Games trilogy, based on the books written by Suzanne Collins,
The novel Anthem by Ayn Rand and the movie The Hunger Games directed by Francis Lawrence and Gary Ross are popular among teens because they can relate to them by the high expectations put upon them. In a dystopian novel or movie, there is a dystopian protagonist. A dystopian protagonist is someone who often feels trapped, struggles to escape, questions existing systems, believes or feels as if something is wrong in the place they live in, and then helps the audience realize the effects of dystopian worlds. These are both good examples because it takes us on a walk through the protagonist's life and only then do we see what dystopian really is.
This article compares Katniss to Harry Potter and Bella Swan. It says the Hunger Games has a rougher plot than the Harry Potter series. The article asked “You can't help but think, if I were in that situation,...
Gender roles are a set of societal norms that determine how a specific sex should think, speak and act. Society often portrays women as the housewife who nurtures the family while portraying men as the breadwinner who provides the family. Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis and Suzanne Collins’ novel, The Hunger Games, both portray unconventional characters that defy the universally accepted gender roles. By allowing their characters to surpass the stereotypical expectations, Kafka and Collins challenge the ideas of traditional gender roles that have created certain requirements and restrictions on both men and women. Kafka and Collins illustrate the theme of role reversal to exemplify that there should not be any defined gender roles. They try to
From a structural perspective, movies and novels appear as polar opposites. A film uses actors, scripts, and a set in order to create a visual that can grab and keep the attention of their viewers. However, an author strives to incorporate deeper meaning into their books. Despite these differences in media, 1984 and The Hunger Games present unique, yet similar ideas.
The residents of the districts in The Hunger Games are cruelly treated by the ruling Capitol. In the poorest districts, their labor as miners (District 12) or farmers (District 11) is exploited for the good of the rich while they slowly starve or are injured or killed by their dangerous work. This is very clearly a tale of capitalism run amok: the wealth disparity between the rich (the Capitol), the poor (most of the districts), and the “middle class” (the districts with Career tributes, 1 and 2) mirrors that of contemporary American society. Katniss is a vocal critic of this structure throughout the novel, often thinking things like “What must it be like, I wonder, to live in a world where food appears at the press of a button? How would I spend the hours I now commit to combing the woods for sustenance if it were so easy to come by? What do they do all day, th...