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The  Hunger  Games  &  

A  Dystopian  World    

Miss  Z,  English  3  

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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,  aQer  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.    

   

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Dystopia  

Oppression  

Fear    

Hope  

Nature  is  banished  

Illusion  of  utopia,  

brainwashing  

Individuality  and  dissent  are  bad    

Informa8on,  independent  thought,  

freedom  are  restricted    

Surveillance    

Rebellion  

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The  Dystopian  Protagonist      

oQen  feels  trapped  and  is  struggling  to  escape.      ques8ons  the  exis8ng  social  and  poli8cal  systems.      believes  or  feels  that  something  is  wrong  with  the  society  in  which  he  or  she  lives.    

 

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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?  

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Coal  Mining    

Nature  

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Poverty  

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Entering  The  Capitol   The  residents  of  The  Capitol  

The  Capitol  is  the  total  opposite…Do  you  noKce  the  difference?  

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Meet the cast

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Katniss  Everdeen  Our  protagonist  and  Female  District  12  Tribute  Hunter  (bow  and  arrow  wiz)  Indecisive,  independent  Survivalist    Family  is  priority        

Peeta  Mellark    Male  D.12  Tribute  Baker  and  ar8st,  super  strong.    Suuuuuper  nice.  Katniss  is  his  priority.  His  talent:  speechmaking  and  persuasion    

Gale  Hawthorne    The  bestGUYfriend  Hunter,  takes  care  of  family  since  father  died  Wants  to  take  his  family  and  Katniss’s  family  and  leave  D.12  Freedom  is  priority.  

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Primrose  (Prim)  Everdeen    Katniss’s  li2le  sister.    Prim  means  the  world  to  Katniss  

Mrs  .  Everdeen    Katniss’s  and  Prim’s  mother.    She  has  a  hard  8me  coping  with  her  husband’s  death.    She  used  to  be  a  healer  for  Seam.  

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Haymitch  Abernathy  Mentor  for  Katniss  and  Peeta  Has  some  vices…  District  12’s  only  victor    

Effie  Trinket  The  peppy,  but  lovable,  escort  for  District  12  Tributes  

Cinna  The  Coco  Chanel  of  Panem  Designs  all  of  Kaniss’s  clothes  for  the  Games  and  tours…has  a  few  tricks  up  his  sleeve  

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President  Snow  The  antagonist,  the  key  bad  guy…has  a  thing  for  roses,  though.  

Seneca  Crane  The  Head  Gamemaker  

Cesar  Flickerman  The  “Ryan  Seacrest”  (or,  if  you  watch  Univision,  Chary8n  Goyco)  

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Cato,  D.2  

A  Career  Tribute    

Tresh,  D.11  

The  guy  you  don’t  want  to  mess  with  

Rue,  D.11    

Katniss’s  “shadow”    

Glimmer,  D.1  

A  Career  Tribute  

Marvel,  D.1  

A  Career  Tribute    

Clove,  D.2  

A  Career  Tribute    

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Symbols  

Themes:    Inequality  between  the  rich  and  the  poor    Revolu8on  and  oppression  and  power    Suffering  and  violence  as  popular  entertainment      The  importance  of  appearance      ShiQing  iden8ty/figuring  out  who  you  are    Love  keeps  you  alive      

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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  8me…  

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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  rela8onship  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?