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The Hunger Games - Introduction and
Background
Unit 1 - Survival 1
The Hunger GamesBy Suzanne Collins
The Hunger GamesBy Suzanne Collins
IntroductionIntroduction
Compliments of slideshare: Frank Curtain
Copyright © 2010Tracee Orman
Would you be willing to compete in a live
televised reality show
in which the winnerwinnergets many gifts such
as…
…a new homehome, moneymoney for life, and a careercareermentoring mentoring new opponents each
year?
But if you LOSE…
You pay with your LIFELIFE.You pay with your LIFELIFE.Still want to play?
What if you didn’t have a What if you didn’t have a
choice?choice?
The Hunger GamesThe Hunger Gamestrilogy is written by
_________________.
She began writing for
children’s television
shows before writing
her first novel.
She is also the author of
The The UnderlandUnderlandChroniclesChronicles.
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write The Hunger The Hunger GamesGames after she had
been channel surfing
between watching live
coverage
_________________
_________________
and
_________________
_________________.
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Background
Unit 1 - Survival 2
She was also influenced by
______________________, especially the story of
___________________
___________________.
______________________________________as entertainment for the
masses contributed, as well.
Theseus and the Minotaur
• Children’s Story
• Summary Sheet
The SettingThe SettingThe story is set many, many years in the
________________.
The country (in which Katniss lives) is located in the former ______________after natural
disasters and the oceans “swallowed up” much of the land.
This new country is called ______________________.
The Setting: PanemThe Setting: Panem
The Capitol is a the capital city.
Capitol City
Note: The location of each district and outline of Panem is purely speculation.
PanemPanem consists of ________________________
surrounding the ______________.
The DistrictsThe Districts(smaller red dots)
As punishment for the
______________ against the
Capitol, the district citizens are forced
into a life of _________, _________,
___________,___________,and
__________________…
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Background
Unit 1 - Survival 3
Each district has its own ________________________that it _________for the people who live in the
Capitol.
The ______ district______ districtwas “destroyed” ____ years ago when the district citizens tried to _______
against ___________________.
Capitol City
District 13 ruins
Note: The location of each district and outline of Panem is purely speculation.
The Setting: District 12The Setting: District 12
Capitol City
Katniss, the narrator,
lives in __________________, which is located in the
______________ ______________
__________________________.District 12District 12
The Appalachian Mountain RangeAppalachian Mountain Range is
perhaps the world’s oldest mountain
range, with its creation dating back
approximately ____________ ____________ years ago.
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District 12’s industry is _____ _____
__________________-for the Capitol, of
course.
Katniss’s father _____ in a _____
_________when she was 11 and her younger sister,
__________, just eight years old.
Her mother became depressed, leaving Katniss to fend for her family.
She turned to thewoodswoods--the __________________outside the district 12 fence--and began________________________________in order to feed her sister, mother, and herself.
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Background
Unit 1 - Survival 4
To further repress the district citizens, the
Capitol required all children aged all children aged ______________
to enter their names into a lottery or
______________ to see who will compete in the annual__________________________competition.
Each year in the Hunger Games,Hunger Games,_____________ district children enter the arena to ____________________.
Only_____ _____ will survive and be crowned the __________.
The Capitol forces _______________ to
watch The Hunger GamesThe Hunger Gamescompetition on __________. It was
created by the Capitol to remind the
district citizens of ________________.
Watching their children __________is the district citizens’__________________________ for the
_____________________.
Every district
child aged
12 to 18 ________________enter their
_______ into the reaping.
Symbolism
What could/does symbol mean?
13 districts/12 districts
Birds (later: Mockingjays)
WaspsMutants
FoodDandelionsFlower WreathsRed RoseWoods/Wooded areas
Themes in “The Hunger Games”PowerPowerRealityRealityIdentityIdentitySociety and ClassSociety and ClassStrength and SkillStrength and SkillLoveLoveAppearancesAppearancesPoliticsPoliticsSacrificeSacrifice
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