Use exact example to support your opinion.

1.Setting

Describe three examples of dystopian oppression, inequality or discrimination that exist in Panem.Please provide proof to support your claim.

Possible choices:

Socio-economic

Food

Entertainment

Technology

Medicine

Clothing

Government control

Police

Human rights

Other?

2. Major Themes

Think about the themes of the Hunger Games. Choose three themes that you think are particularly important. What is the author trying to say about this theme? How does Suzanne Collins show this theme in the novel?

My ideas:

Countries with dictatorships often have great inequality between the rich and the poor.

Suffering and violence is considered entertainment.

The way someone looks/ appears is important on camera.

Oppressive government will divide the people to better control them.

People can behave like animals and do horrible things that are against their morals when face with fear and violence

Everyone has a choice to do the right or wrong thing even when faced with a terrible situation.

Now, make up your own:

• Dehumanization
• Love
• Family relations
• Hunger
• Government control
• Rebellion
• Wealth vs. poverty
• Symbolism
• Survival
• Humane vs. inhumane
• Hope
• Survival
• Friendship
• Violence
• Dehumanization
• Love
• Family relations
• Hunger
• Government control
• Rebellion
• Wealth vs. poverty
• Symbolism
• Survival
• Humane vs. inhumane
• Hope
• Survival
• Friendship
• Violence

3. Minor theme: costuming

The dresses Cinna creates for Katniss represent recurring motifs in the book. Describe three different examples of her clothing. What do you think the costume choice represents? Explain your ideas thoroughly.

4. Hunger Games Compare and Contrast

Prompt: You have read the book, The Hunger Games in class, and now you have seen the movie version of The Hunger Games. Write a comparison paper between the movie and the book. What do you think the movie did well? What did it not do well? Here are your choices of thesis statements…

By comparing and contrasting the Hunger Games novel and film, one can see that the

film effectively conveyed Collin’s themes of _________________, ______________, and ___________________.

By comparing and contrasting the Hunger Games novel and film, one can see that the film was not effective in conveying Collin’s themes of _________________, ______________, and ______________________

Come up with 3 major ideas that support your thesis statement.