The Hunger Games
By: Shaylee McNeil, Alexis Lavene, Colton Bredenkamp
Summary
When her sister, Primrose, is reaped for an annual pageant where children fight to the death in an arena, Katniss Everdeen bravely volunteers. Her fellow tribute, Peeta Mellark, admits he is in love with her. Together they fight for their lives in the arena and win.
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Movie Trailer
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Peeta Mellark
The 16-year-old male tribute from District 12. He is described as being "medium height with a stocky build" and has "ashy blond hair that falls in waves over his forehead" with blue eyes. He is the town baker's son and is talented in baking.
Katniss Everdeen
16 years old and has straight black hair, gray eyes, and olive skin. Her father died in a mine explosion when she is 11. Since then, to keep her family from starving in the Seam, she has had to provide for her mother and sister, using the hunting and gathering knowledge that her father taught her.
Gale
An 18-year-old who is Katniss's best friend and hunting partner. Like Katniss, he has dark hair and gray eyes. His father died in the same explosion that killed Katniss's father. The pair have combined their respective talents, his at trapping and hers at archery, to become an effective team.
Haymitch Abernathy
Haymitch is a former District 12 tribute and winner of the Hunger Games who is now a middle-aged drunk. His job is to come out of his alcoholic stupor long enough to coach Katniss and Peeta to victory in the Hunger Games.
President Snow
The leader of the Capitol, President Snow is a small man with white hair and snakelike eyes. He smells like blood and roses, which nauseates Katniss. President Snow is a very manipulative, cruel, and ruthless leader who does not care for the people of Panem.
Primrose Everdeen
Prim is Katniss's twelve-year-old sister, of whom she is fiercely protective. This turns out to be not entirely true. Prim was originally chosen as District 12's tribute during the annual reapings, but Katniss made the ultimate sacrifice for her family and volunteered to take her sister's place.
Story Critique
We definitely recommend this book. It has lots of descriptive words and action. If you like books that you are always on the edge of your seat to keep reading I recommend this book to those people.
Literary Devices
Simile- “Prim’s face is as fresh as a raindrop, as lovely as the primrose for which she was named.” pg. 3
Hyperbole- “He lists the disasters, the droughts, the storms, the fires, the encroaching seas that swallowed up so much of the land. pg. 17
Metaphor- “We always wait to trade with him when his witch of a wife isn’t around because he’s so much nicer.” pg. 37
Point of View
1st person, because they narrator is just telling us in the perspective of Katniss. And her emotions and feelings.