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** //THE HUNGER GAMES// ** **B y S u z a n n e C o l l i n s**



This link leads to an interview with Suzanne Collins on **//The Hunger Games// //Trilogy//**. She answers a variety of questions, including her inspiration for the books, her family life, as well as her take on some of the big themes in The Hunger Games. This link leads to a Scholastic Biography of the author of //**The Hunger Games Trilogy**//, Suzanne Collins. This link leads to Suzanne Collins personal web page.
 * [|A Conversation (Q&A) With Suzanne Collins] **
 * [|Scholastic Biography: Suzanne Collins]**
 * [|Suzanne Collins Home Page]**

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 A Trailer for the 2012 Movie Premiere of //The Hunger Games.//



Collins has said that she has always been inspired by the Greek Mythological story of Theseus and the Minotaur. ====**//"I guess in her own way, Katniss is a futuristic Theseus." - Suzanne Collins//** ====

( [|A Conversation With Suzanne Collins] ) ( [|The Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur] )

**S** U **M** M **A** R **Y**

// The Hunger Games //, written by Suzanne Collins, is a fantasy novel that brings readers to a post-apocalyptic time when North America is renamed Panem and has been split up into 12 Districts, each with their own industry. There is also a place called "The Capitol," controlling the districts, where over the top, lavish outfits and the latest trends in dining, makeup, and entertainment are all the rage. //The Hunger Games// is centered around a teenage female protagonist, Katniss Everdeen. She is a strong and caring girl who lives in district 12 and must hunt and trade everyday in order for her family to survive. Each year, the government chooses a male and a female from each District to leave their homes and compete in "The Hunger Games" which is a televised survival show for all to see. In “The Hunger Games” there can be only one winner, and only the winner makes it out alive. When Katniss’ younger sister Primrose is chosen to be sent into the games, Katniss takes her place because she knows she has a higher chance of survival. Once she is thrown into the games, she must quickly adapt from being the hunter to the hunted, and will be tried over and over again by the Gamemakers who have control over everything. Will Katniss make it out alive, or will she fall victim to the eccentric world of The Capitol?

**R** E **V** I **E** W

Overall, I felt //The Hunger Games// was a fantastic hero story with a strong female protagonist. The novel shows so many parallels to our world, and really plays with the sometimes very materialistic and eccentric society we live in. Collins said that her inspiration for this novel came from when she was watching television and she flipped the channel, from a reality show where people were competing for money to coverage of the war in Iraq. This sparked the idea of combining the two in a futuristic world. There are also many examples of the relationships between the powerful and the weak, and the interactions between the two. These extremes can also clearly be seen and easily discussed throughout the book in terms of The Capitol, where overindulgence is everything, and //The Hunger Games// (and individual districts) where the tributes are forced to compete for their lives and their main worry is about their survival. This book really looks at some really evident flaws in our society, and all throughout it, we travel along with the strong Katniss who resists all of the temptation and insanity and rebels against what she knows is wrong. She remains very true to herself, and that is a great example for adolescents who are easily shaped and molded by everything around them. This book is an advocate for family and what really matters the most in life, the very highest concern being your survival, and also stresses the importance of making good decisions along your life’s journey.

** "May the odds be ever in your favor." - Effie Trinket (//The Hunger Games//) **

PICTURE'S FROM THE RECENTLY RELEASED FILM: THE HUNGER GAMES  (very little video is available, because it is so new.)