The Hero’s Journey Report on “The Hunger Games” Joseph Campbell has written a “Hero’s Journey” which externally reflects the Greek civilization in its order and flexible society to take steps to become a greater Greek soldier. In Suzanne Collin’s novel “The Hunger Games,” the story of Katniss Everdeen, a girl from District Twelve in post-apocalyptic earth, faces many trials and terrors when she is sent to participate in the annual Hunger Games. “The Hero’s Journey” is seen all throughout this story, and is able to pin point the exact moments when Katnisses life turns upside down. Through out the book, we see Katniss transform from a barley-surviving citizen to the outer district to the heroin of the novel. Katnisses death is foreshadowed
The book “The Hunger Games” is about a society in which the citizens are sectioned off into 12 districts. The capitol does all they can to control them and one of the primary methods is the hunger games. In the hunger games the capitol annually enters all the children’s names ages 12-18 into a lottery, where one girl and one boy will be randomly selected to compete. The ones that are chosen will have to battle against each other till the death in treacherous conditions while the whole country of Panem watches on television. In the book the characters were revolutionary and took risk, they didn’t let the capitol (no matter how much they attempted to) control their every thought and action and sometimes stood up for what they believed was the
A doe will hide its fawn or fawns while she is gone to feed. The white spots on the young deer’s fur helps the deer blend in with its surroundings. A fawn bleats loudly, especially if a predator attacks it. They can respond in two different ways. The doe can fight the predator or get the predator to chase the mother instead of the fawn!
They shared their kill, because Gale had a large family to fend for as well. In turn, Gale taught Katniss how to set snares and traps. She used these skills to provide fresh meat and nutritious plants for her mother and sister, and sold a portion to have money for other supplies. Without Katniss, the family would starve to death, because her mother was too depressed, from her husband’s death, to work and her sister was too young and delicate to participate in gathering food. 24 tributes are thrown into an arena and they are forced to kill or be killed.
There are many examples of how the Capitol controls the people of Panem such as the Hunger Games, Reality TV, and control of food. The Hunger Game is where children are forced to fight to death in the arena for entertainment. One girl and one boy aged 12-18 are chosen from each of the 12 districts. Katniss the protagonist of the novel sacrifices herself and volunteers for her sister who was picked as tribute at only the age of 12. “Look how we take your children and sacrifice them and there’s nothing you can do.
Austin Steere 3AC 1: Climax: Katniss holds out the berries, threatening to kill both herself and Peeta, thus urping the power of the Gamemakers. 1: I think she had feelings for Peeta (even though she didn't admit this to herself). But the main reason was that she wanted to protect him just like she did with Prim, and tried to with Rue. She is a lioness by nature and her instinct is to protect but also to protect herself. Remember when she found Rue speared and she first asked "are there more?"
Another example of sacrifice in the novel is when katniss and Gale sacrifice their life when they secretly enter the woods. This shows how much they value their life and are willing to risk themselves and their families by hunting prohibited animals. The hunting of course not only to provide their families with better alimentation, but to trade in the black market for better things in
In The Lottery, the younger generations of the town's population have begun to speak out against the annual stoning (Jackson). These youths cite the fact that many neighboring towns have already done away with the lottery, and they feel as though they too should dispense with the antiquated ritual. These youths represent the mirror image of the groups who opposed Hitler's regime in Nazi Germany. Also in the story is an elderly male character who reprimands the youths for their idealism and departure from norms and traditions (Jackson). He is more comfortable and content to keep with the ritual of stoning an innocent town's person to death every year.
In The Hunger Games, Katniss has to look for her own food and be her own doctor while in the arena. In Rash, Bo is serving time for violating laws, while Katniss is fighting for her and Peeta's life to make sure they both get home in one piece. Another difference is that in Rash, Bo has family support from his Gramps and his mom and he knows that even if he gets killed by polar bears, his Gramps and mom will be alright and will be able to take care of themselves. Katniss doesn't have that luxury, as she took care of the family, feeding them and providing for them, and if she dies, then soon, her family will too. As you can see, there are also many differences between Rash and The Hunger Games.
The novel is set sometime in the future in a post-apocalyptic land, formerly known as North America, called Panem which consists of thirteen districts. After District Thirteen revolted, it was annihilated by the Capitol. From that point on the Capitol initiated the Hunger Games, a gladiator-like event that is broadcast across the nation. Each district “must provide one girl and one boy, called tributes” (18). Those children who are selected will be killed off by other players until one of them wins the game by being the last person