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The Hunger Games & a Dystopian World The Hunger Games & A Dystopian World Miss Z, English 3 FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Hunger Games is a dystopian novel. “The Lo2ery” is a dystopian story Dystopia: A futuris8c, imagined world, characterized by an oppressed society and a controlling ruling force (a government, the big businesses, a technologically superior group). No such thing as freedom (speech, press, religion, belief…). The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?! Dystopias, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a cri8cism about the current trend, societal norm, or poli8cal system. Ø “The Lo2ery” was wri2en in 1948, aer WW II. Shirley Jackson found a way to cri8cize the inhumane treatment of human beings by other human beings, who were each other’s neighbors. Oppression Surveillance Fear Informaon, independent thought, Dystopia Hope Rebellion freedom are restricted Individuality Nature is and dissent banished are bad Illusion of utopia, brainwashing The Dystopian Protagonist oen feels trapped and is struggling to escape. quesons the exis8ng social and poli8cal systems. believes or feels that something is wrong with the society in which he or she lives. SETTING: Futuris8c, post-apocalyp8c America. A country called Panem. Our protagonists are from District 12; they live in an area called Seam. According to this map, where would we be from? Coal Mining Nature Poverty Entering The Capitol The residents of The Capitol The Capitol is the total opposite…Do you noce the difference? Meet the cast Katniss Everdeen Peeta Mellark Gale Hawthorne Our protagonist and Male D.12 Tribute The bestGUYfriend Female District 12 Tribute baker and ar8st, super Hunter, takes care of Hunter (bow and arrow strong. Suuuuuper nice. family since father died wiz) Katniss is his priority. Wants to take his family Indecisive, independent His talent: speechmaking and Katniss’s family and Survivalist and persuasion leave D.12 Family is priority Freedom is priority. Primrose (Prim) Everdeen Mrs . Everdeen Katniss’s li2le sister. Prim means the Katniss’s and Prim’s mother. She has a world to Katniss hard 8me coping with her husband’s death. She used to be a healer for Seam. Haymitch Abernathy Effie Trinket Cinna Mentor for Katniss and The peppy, but lovable, The Coco Chanel of Panem Peeta escort for District 12 Designs all of Kaniss’s Has some vices… Tributes clothes for the Games and District 12’s only victor tours…has a few tricks up his sleeve President Snow Seneca Crane Cesar Flickerman The antagonist, the key The Head Gamemaker The “Ryan Seacrest” bad guy…has a thing for (or, if you watch Univision, roses, though. Chary8n Goyco) Rue, D.11 Tresh, D.11 Katniss’s The guy you don’t “shadow” want to mess with Glimmer, D.1 Marvel, D.1 A Career Tribute A Career Tribute Clove, D.2 Cato, D.2 A Career Tribute A Career Tribute Themes: Inequality between the rich and the poor Revolu8on and oppression and power Suffering and violence as popular Symbols entertainment The importance of appearance ShiQing iden8ty/figuring out who you are Love keeps you alive BeFore we watch the movie…(spoiler alert, cover your ears if you wish) The book vs. the movie: final verdict Katniss’s and Gale’s fathers were killed in a mining accident. Katniss sneaks away into the woods with Gale. They hunt and sell their game to the police or at the Hob. It’s illegal for anyone to be in the woods. They could get in real big trouble… Tesserae are tokens worth a year's supply of grain and oil for one person. If a kid signs up for these, his or her name is entered into the lo2ery more 8mes, therefore increasing the chances of being a tribute at the reaping. People in most districts face poverty and hunger. The Capitol has all the goods, including food. (“We are the 99%!”) Katniss has flashbacks (memories we can see) about how Peeta helped her out one me… QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? CONCERNS? WHILE YOU WATCH THE MOVIE, keep in mind “The Lo2ery” What similari8es do you find between the two stories? Differences? (Tip: a venn diagram might be helpful.) Describe the relaonship between Katniss and Prim, and between Katniss and her mother. Explain whether you agree or disagree with what Gale says: “If no one watches, then they don’t have a game. It’s as simple as that.” What are the reac8ons of the other kids as Prim’s and Peeta’s names are called out? .
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