My reading of “The Hunger Games” by
Suzanne Collins.
Theme
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Reason why I chose this paragraph
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But it’s tempting, so tempting, when I see the
bounty waiting there before me. And I know that if I don’t get it, someone
else will. That the Career Tributes who
survive the bloodbath will divide up most of these
life-sustaining spoils. Something
catches my eye. There, resting on a mound of blanket
rolls, is a silver sheath of
arrows and a bow, already strung, just waiting to be
engaged. That’s mine,
I think.
It’s meant
for me.
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I chose this particular paragraph because it describes the theme
(which is survival) very well. Katniss is a quite experienced archer and we
just know that this is going to end well when she says that the arrows and
the bow are meant for her. There are of course other paragraphs that say
something about the book’s theme. In an interview, Suzanne Collins said that
the themes are severe poverty, starvation and effects of war among others.
Survival is also one of them, in my opinion.
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Setting
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Reason why I chose this paragraph
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Just as the town clock strikes two, the mayor steps
up to the podium and
begins to read. It’s the same story every year. He
tells of the history of Panem, the country that rose up out of the ashes of a
place that was once called North America. He lists the disasters, the
droughts, the storms, the fires, the encroaching seas that swallowed up so
much of the land, the brutal war for what little sustenance remained. The
result was Panem, a shining Capitol ringed by
thirteen districts, which brought peace and prosperity
to its citizens. Then came the Dark Days, the uprising of the districts against
the Capitol. Twelve were defeated, the thirteenth obliterated. The Treaty of
Treason gave us the new laws to guarantee peace and, as our yearly reminder
that the Dark Days must never be
repeated, it gave us
the Hunger Games.
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This is only one of the paragraphs that say something about the
setting in the book. By reading this one, we know that the story takes place
in Panem which once was the North Ameica and that the storyline takes place
in the far future. It’s basically a post-apocalyptic world.
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Plot
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Reason why I chose this paragraph
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Just as the town clock strikes two, the mayor steps
up to the podium and
begins to read. It’s the same story every year. He
tells of the history of Panem, the country that rose up out of the ashes of a
place that was once called North America. He lists the disasters, the
droughts, the storms, the fires, the encroaching seas that swallowed up so
much of the land, the brutal war for what little sustenance remained. The
result was Panem, a shining Capitol ringed by
thirteen districts, which brought peace and prosperity
to its citizens. Then came the Dark Days, the uprising of the districts against
the Capitol. Twelve were defeated, the thirteenth obliterated. The Treaty of
Treason gave us the new laws to guarantee peace and, as our yearly reminder
that the Dark Days must never be
repeated, it gave us
the Hunger Games.
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You may have noticed that this paragraph is exactly the same as the
one above. Well, that’s because it is. This paragraph is excellent because
contains some information about both the plot and the setting in the book.
I would say it tells us a bit more about the plot than the setting, but there are of course other paragraphs that do the same. The plot is that each district has to choose a random tribute to participate in the Hunger Games. The Capitol came up with this idea to prevent the remaining twelve districts from rising up against Capitol like District 13 did. Katniss and Peeta need to find a way to survive the Hunger Games. |
Character development
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Reason why I chose this paragraph
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“Prim!” The strangled cry comes out of my throat,
and my muscles begin to
move again. “Prim!” I don’t need to shove through
the crowd. The other kids make
way immediately allowing me a straight path to the
stage. I reach her just as she
is about to mount the steps. With one sweep of my
arm, I push her behind me.
“I volunteer!” I gasp. “I volunteer as tribute!”
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The reason why I chose this paragraph under “character development” is
because Katniss makes a very mature decision when she volunteers as a tribute
instead of her sister Prim, even if she’s fully aware of that she might die. When
she does this she shows us that she has become more mature than she was
before.
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My opinion about the book:
The book “Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
is definitely one of the better books that I’ve read. I liked how the author
described the characters and the situation they were in. Even the beginning is
so good written that it makes you want to read the book even further. You
really can’t stop reading it when you’ve read the first three pages. At least I
couldn’t. I definitely recommend this book to everyone who likes action and
adventure. I also recommend you to watch the movie because it's one of the best movies when it came out. It was a bit like the “Hobbit – An epic
journey” when it came out; everyone wanted to watch it! In my opinion, this is a movie that you can watch multiple times without it getting boring. Of course not everyone thinks so, but I am the one who does.
“Hunger Games” is a book that is certainly worth reading, and Suzanne Collins deserves a Nobel Peace Prize in literature for writing this amazing book.
“Hunger Games” is a book that is certainly worth reading, and Suzanne Collins deserves a Nobel Peace Prize in literature for writing this amazing book.
