Hello Solon Spartans
I am currently in the process of reading the Hunger Games, written and illustrated by Suzanne Collins. So far I have only read the first chapter but I decided to post anyway because nobody else had. So far, I have found out that this book takes place in the future. In this future, the government is all powerful and keeps a tight watch on its people, kind of like the society we live in today, but more obvious (no need for the Patriot Act when government officials monitor every town.) This was brought on many years ago when the people of the United States started a revolution, ( like Ron Paul's, just more violent. However, the protest is quickly put down by the corrupt government at the time. In the surrender treaty there are a list of things the government forces the people to do, the more important of which is move to different "districts" to live, and that every year two children from each of these places would be selected to compete in the Hunger Games, a televised challenge like the Amazing race, except more dangerous and you could die. So far it is good, but I have only read one chapter. I like that it is different than the usual Sports Illustrated that I read, and is interesting to see what the future is like. I think the author of this books motivation was to really open everybody's eyes to the way that government is going, as well as to provide an action packed thriller to sit alongside the likes of books such as John Starks: My Life, and the seven Harry Potter books. The author really wants us to think about our strong trust in the government and wants us to know that unless we elect someone like Ron Paul who will stop the government monitoring its people, this fate is not far away. I have not really met a bulk of the characters since this is the first chapter so I haven't developed a favorite yet, and besides, who am I to judge their personalities? They all have something special to offer to this book. The best quote was by Madge, the protagonist when talking about her district she said District 12, where you can starve to death quietly. District 12 represents today what people might call Compton, Chicago, or even Harlem, as it is made up mainly of poor people. There are quite a few questions I have since the book just started but the main one would be what are the hunger games?
Comment? Ron Paul 2012
Owen, I have a few questions:
ReplyDelete1. Who is John Starks?
2. Who is Madge? Is that Katniss's real name?
3. What other similarities do you see between Katniss's world and ours?
4. Could you please use paragraphs in your posts from now on? Also please italicize book titles.
I really like your post. It's very thorough and tells me almost exactly what I wanted to know.
You can/should critique characters. They are works of art just like a song or a painting. I want to know what you think of them. How does Collins make the characters so compelling? Or do you find them uninteresting?
Keep up the good work!
I was reffering to John Starks autobiography, Madge is Katnisses friend and I made a mistake, Katniss says the quote to Madge.
DeleteHow is John Starks in Hunger Games?
ReplyDeletewow! sounds like a great book! I might have to buy a copy on my kindle!
ReplyDeleteRon Paul??
ReplyDeleteya Ron Paul is running for president this year.......he's a republican.........
DeleteHe is our next president
DeleteJohn Starks is not in the Hunger games, it is a book he wrote that i have read and I said that This book was as good as that one as well as classics like the harry potter books and chronicles of Narnia
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