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The main symbol in The Hunger Games is the Mockingjay which comforts and helps Katniss during the Hunger Games. The mockingjays were a failed project of the Capitol, who was going to use them to spy on rebellious districts, and since then the bird is a reminder of the Capitols failure. Katniss says, "They're funny birds and something of a slap in the face to the Capitol". Before Katniss leaves to compete in the Hunger Games, the mayor's daughter, Madge, gives Katniss a pin that belongs to her. This pin was in the shape of a Mockingjay and is one of the first mentions of the bird in the book.
Before even beginning to write this essay, The Hunger Games and the character Katniss were the first things to pop into my mind while discussing The Hero’s
Ann Vuong Mrs. Graham English Pre-AP 01 August 2015 Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Discuss a major conflict in the text. This conflict could be internal or external. How could this conflict have been resolved if the character/s had made different decisions? The conflict surrounding this book is mainly around its dictator and government system along with they annual games.
Gale and Katniss are both from District 12 and originate from comparable backgrounds in their battle to survive and accommodate their families. They pay special mind to each other both in the forested areas and outside of the woods areas, and attempt to adjust each other out when the other can't accommodate his/her family. Generally, Gale and Katniss have an equivalent relationship where they are both equivalents in the forested areas, break even with suppliers for their families, and can build upon and add to every others' qualities. They crossed each other paths while hunting in the woods next to District 12.
In the novel The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins conveys the qualities of a hero through the character Katniss Everdeen. The novel is set in the dystopian nation of Panem, where one boy and girl from 12 different Districts must take part in The Hunger Games, a televised annual event in which the tributes of each District, are required to fight to the death until there is only one survivor. The protagonist Katniss everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister Prim’s place and subsequently evolves into a significant hero in the novel. The qualities that emerge as a result of Katniss’s journey that make her a hero include courage and evolving identity. Thus, it will be ascertained that through the character Katniss Everdeen, Collins conveys the qualities of a true hero.
In the movie, The Hunger Games it stated, “Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” Each story represents hope and fear. In the story “The Lottery” and the movie, The Hunger Games the main characters Katniss Everdeen and Tessie Hutchinson feared death, but hoped for everything to be fine. Katniss hoped and her hope came true, Tessie on the other hand, did not turn out the same.
Effie Trinket from in the novel Mockingjay, is revealed to have an empty look in her eyes while helping Katniss get ready for President Snow’s trial. And why wouldn’t she? Katniss not only destroyed the society (in this case, the Capitol) she was raised in, but she smattered every mental aspect of Effie that was affected by the Capitol…which was basically everything. Reality never changes, but the mind is known to change throughout one’s lifespan, adjusting to the experiences that life offers up in constant steaming platters. Like Effie, if everything I learned was wrong, my mentality would not be strong enough to immediately adapt to the changes of the world I live in…especially when I have learned nothing from it whatsoever other than that
f I could live the story line of any fictional character; it would most definitely be Katniss Everdeen.. It may sound typical and really common that I chose her but she's more than some pretty girl. I've read all trilogy of The Hunger Games and I was inspired. I believe Suzanne Collins, the author, made a valid point.
In Katniss’ mother’s case, she is facing trouble, hardships and difficulties because of the Capitol. Life at District 12
In the first installment of the Hunger Games series we are greeted to the character Katniss Everdeen. Katniss and her family reside in the lowly District 12, the coal mining district, where the felling of death and despair is a guarantee. After the death of her father in a coal mining accident Katniss must do whatever she must in order to ensure the survival of her family and herself. Directed by Gary Ross the film was both a critical and financial success.
Katniss Everdeen: Katniss Everdeen is the protagonist of the novel, and the story is told from her perspective. She is a 16-year-old girl who lives in District 12, the poorest region of a nation called Panem. She has straight black hair, olive skin and gray eyes. This is a common appearance for residents who live in the Seam.
Katniss and Peeta develop a complicated relationship throughout the novel, and conflicts of interests, plus the entire nature of their relationship can be can be easily scrutinized, once closely examined. From the beginning of the novel, Peeta goes out of his way to care for Katniss, and at one point suffers phsical abuse from his mother in order to feed her a loaf of bread. “The boy took one look back to the bakery as if checking that the coast 32 was clear, then, his attention back on the pig, he threw a loaf of bread in my direction. The second quickly followed, and he sloshed back to the bakery, closing the kitchen door tightly behind him.” (Collins 32).
Hope is one of the most powerful forces in human nature. It provides people and families with the courage to move on and gives friends the drive to keep going. Without hope the world would live in despair with no prospect for future endeavors. Hope lights a fire in the hearts of many, and some would even say it starts a rebellion of the mind; longing for a different outcome, and a better tomorrow. Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games reveals that hope can shine through even in an oppressed society.
The film follows a classic narrative arrangement delineated by Todorov. The movie begins with an equilibrium, the people of District 12 live in a miserable penury, which leads to Katniss looking after her family (adopting a patriarchal role, as it was mentioned before). Later on, there is a disequilibrium, Katniss volunteers to take part in the Hunger Games in order to save her sister’s life. And then a new equilibrium arises at the end, as Katniss wins the Hunger Games, consequently finishing an archetypal Hollywood three part story arc. Another narrative structure theory that can applied to the film is Propp’s study on narrative, in this case, the functions of characters.
It aims at resisting traditional assumptions of gender (3). In doing so, feminist literary criticism examines how works of literature perpetuate or challenge patriarchal attitudes. In feminism lens, The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins’ presents itself as a pro-feminist series It challenges gender stereotypes by presenting a female protagonist; Katniss Everdeen. The book has successfully challenged gender stereotypes by showing that men and women are equal. It is the societal constraints that do not provide a level playing field for both genders.
