Hunger Games

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      The Hunger Games is about a tough chick named Katniss Everdeen. She lives in the Seam, District 12. In the book, every place goes by districts and they are each known for something, like one is known for coal, the Seam. Katniss is the one who takes care of her family. She uses her amazing bow skills to hunt for food for her family. She has to provide for her family because her father died while working in the coal mines. She hunts with her friend Gale and they share many memories together. They are eachothers best friend and never want to be a part. The Capitol( the head honchos/place) holds the hunger games every year. There is a boy and a girl from each district that take part in this. They fight till one of them is left standing and every year the place of the games changes. When katniss' little sister gets chosen, she volunteers herself to go instead to save her sister. The boy chosen is Peeta, a bakers son. The people in the games are ranked by how well they do in training and Katniss sure impresses them. When its game time, you will be on the edge of your seat so read the book!!
    
      A main theme in this book is power. The Capitol holds it all and the hunger games are a way for them to ensure that power. They want to keep the districts from joining together and rebelling so they started the games, forcing teens to kill each other which includes a person from ones own district. The small things Katniss does  is very powerful that resist the capitol, like what happens at the end of the games and when she covers Rue in flowers. Peeta and Gale also want to resist power. They don't like the fact that the Capitol doesnt see them as humans. A major literary element in this book is symbolism. The mockingjay pin becomes the symbol for Katniss but it is also a symbol in it self because the bird in flight is Katniss. The Seam is another symbol because Katniss is from the Seam and in the end it holds the districts together. They are combined by the Seam. Symbolism is critical because it relates all these things back to the theme. The symbols created almost always resist the capitol. In the end, the mockingjay pin is like the rebel flag. It means the Capitol should watch out because districts are joining forces through Katniss. Most of the symbols are things that help Katniss to overcome the power and to make power of her own. Another theme is man v self. Peeta struggles to stay himself throughout the games. In the beginning of the games he ends up playing two sides, which would be pretty confusing. Katniss and Peeta struggle together when they are playing the part of a couple. She likes Gale but doesn't really know and Peeta struggles with her as well. At the end they struggle with finding the truth about themselves liking eachother.
     
      The book has many strengths. It is a definite page turner because Suzanne Collins creates tension and paces the story well.The book focuses on Katniss but that gets you wondering about the other characters. It is actually a gory book because of the violence it implies but the fact that you see it through reality television distracts you from that. Katniss also focuses on other things than the actual killing part about the book. Another problem is that she never really goes into why the hunger games are in place. You figure out its to keep the districts apart but really you would think that would cause them to go to a rebellion faster but in the book its the opposite. The other thing that is a little weird to me is the fact that the tributes have sponsors. Its set up like a sport but its so much more than that. Personally i love this book and it has very few flaws. i couldn't put it down and the whole thing is very interesting. I would recommend this book to all generations because anyone would like but if you don't like good books then don't read it because this thing is AMAZING!