Bryson Winebrenner Period 6 The Hunger Games By: Suzanne Collins By: Suzanne Collins.

Bryson WinebrennerBryson WinebrennerPeriod 6Period 6The Hunger GamesThe Hunger Games

By: Suzanne CollinsBy: Suzanne Collins

Suzanne CollinsSuzanne Collins

• Born in New Jersey• Author of the Underland

Chronicles and When Charlie McButton Lost Power

• Currently lives in Connecticut

• Loves cats…

Protagonist:Protagonist: Katniss Everdeen Katniss Everdeen • Lives in poverty stricken District 12Lives in poverty stricken District 12• 16 years of age16 years of age• Chosen to compete in the infamous Hunger GamesChosen to compete in the infamous Hunger Games• Father died in mining accidentFather died in mining accident• Leaves mother and little sister for the gamesLeaves mother and little sister for the games• Loves to huntLoves to hunt• Wrecks people with a bow and arrowWrecks people with a bow and arrow

++ = Katniss= Katniss

Antagonist:Antagonist: President Snow/The President Snow/The CapitolCapitol

President SnowPresident Snow Dictates the whole Dictates the whole countrycountry

Forces children to Forces children to fight in their Hunger fight in their Hunger GamesGames

Rules over the Rules over the districts with an districts with an iron fistiron fist

Technologically Technologically advancedadvanced

Favorite Character: Favorite Character: Gale HawthorneGale Hawthorne

Lives in District 12Lives in District 12 18 years old18 years old Best friend of KatnissBest friend of Katniss Hunting buddyHunting buddy Father also died in Father also died in

mining accidentmining accident Impossibly attractiveImpossibly attractive

Least Favorite Character: Least Favorite Character: Peeta Peeta MellarkMellark

Lives in district 12Lives in district 12 16 years old16 years old Chosen as the boy to Chosen as the boy to

compete in the Hunger compete in the Hunger GamesGames

Family owns the bakery in Family owns the bakery in district 12district 12

Becomes good friends with Becomes good friends with Katniss through the gamesKatniss through the games

Hits on Katniss a lotHits on Katniss a lot

Setting:Setting: Panem Panem

Future North Future North AmericaAmerica

Capitol CityCapitol City 12 Districts 12 Districts Hunger Games Hunger Games

ArenaArena Dark, Depressing, Dark, Depressing,

Strict, Poverty Strict, Poverty StrickenStricken

ExpositionExposition

In District 12In District 12 Introduced to main Introduced to main

characterscharacters Learn about Hunger Learn about Hunger

GamesGames

Rising ActionRising Action

The ReapingThe Reaping Leaving HomeLeaving Home Life in the CapitolLife in the Capitol Beginning the GamesBeginning the Games

ClimaxClimax

Final three in the gamesFinal three in the games Katniss, Peeta, and Katniss, Peeta, and

some super jacked bro some super jacked bro named Catonamed Cato

Werewolves come out of Werewolves come out of nowhere nowhere

Main characters near Main characters near deathdeath

Katniss and Peeta Katniss and Peeta manage to survivemanage to survive

Falling actionFalling action

Hunger Games end Hunger Games end with two victorswith two victors

Katniss and Peeta Katniss and Peeta start to return homestart to return home

ResolutionResolution

No real resolutionNo real resolution Cliff hangerCliff hanger

3 Themes

• Human Rights – No one has rights of speech, religion, etc. (bill of rights)

• Civil Violence – Constant fighting between capitol and districts, also district vs. district

• Poverty – District 12 and other districts suffer

horribly from poverty

Social IssueSocial Issue

►Poverty:Poverty: The state of being poor; The state of being poor; lack of the means of providing lack of the means of providing material needs or comfortsmaterial needs or comforts

Poverty FactsPoverty Facts

► Nearly half of the world's population lives on less than $2 Nearly half of the world's population lives on less than $2 (U.S. currency) a day(U.S. currency) a day

► 1 billion people live in abject poverty on less than $1 1 billion people live in abject poverty on less than $1 (U.S. currency) a day (U.S. currency) a day

► 50,000 people die from poverty-related causes every day 50,000 people die from poverty-related causes every day ► Every three seconds a child dies from poverty-related Every three seconds a child dies from poverty-related

causes causes ► 880 million people lack access to basic healthcare880 million people lack access to basic healthcare

► http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaM6gUHEF5shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaM6gUHEF5s

SongSongLandlord Landlord

The Police The Police 

  I don't want to rent a house from youI don't want to rent a house from youI don't know how you can expect me toI don't know how you can expect me toI ain't moving 'cause I know my rightsI ain't moving 'cause I know my rightsToo many homeless on the streets at nightToo many homeless on the streets at night

You own a street and a block of flatsYou own a street and a block of flatsYou earn your living like the other ratsYou earn your living like the other ratsYou've no morality, what do you careYou've no morality, what do you careYou deal in poverty, you buy despairYou deal in poverty, you buy despair

I ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI've got no weapons, gonna get me someI've got no weapons, gonna get me someI ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI've got no weapons, gonna get me someI've got no weapons, gonna get me some

You go and call yourself a business manYou go and call yourself a business manYou're just a parasite on PyllosanYou're just a parasite on PyllosanYou're just a middle class middle aged sh*tYou're just a middle class middle aged sh*tYou sold your granny for a three-penny bitYou sold your granny for a three-penny bit

You own a street and a block of flatsYou own a street and a block of flatsYou earn your living like the other ratsYou earn your living like the other ratsYou've no morality, what do you careYou've no morality, what do you careYou deal in poverty, you buy despairYou deal in poverty, you buy despair

I ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI've got no weapons, gonna get me someI've got no weapons, gonna get me someI ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI've got no weapons, gonna get me someI've got no weapons, gonna get me some

I ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI've got no weapons, gonna get me someI've got no weapons, gonna get me someI ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI've got no weapons, gonna get me someI've got no weapons, gonna get me some

I ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI've got no weapons, gonna get me someI've got no weapons, gonna get me someI ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI ain't moving 'till the baliff comesI've got no weapons, gonna get me someI've got no weapons, gonna get me some

Poverty LinePoverty Line

1.1. $10,830$10,8302.2. $14,570$14,5703.3. $18,310$18,3104.4. $22,050$22,05055 $25,790$25,79066 $29,530$29,53077 $33,270$33,27088 $37,010$37,010

(For families with more than 8 persons, add $3,740 for each additional (For families with more than 8 persons, add $3,740 for each additional person.)person.)

Poverty in AmericaPoverty in America

► 13.2 of Americans live under the national poverty level 13.2 of Americans live under the national poverty level ► 59% of Americans will spend at least one year below 59% of Americans will spend at least one year below

the poverty line at some point between ages 25 and 75the poverty line at some point between ages 25 and 75► 35.9 million people in 35.9 million people in

America live under the America live under the

poverty linepoverty line

(Camden, NJ 44% under)(Camden, NJ 44% under)

   <5%   <10%   <15%   <20%   <25%   <30%   <35%   <40%   >40%

Poverty in UtahPoverty in Utah

► Poverty rate 10.3%Poverty rate 10.3%► 3636thth highest in the U.S. highest in the U.S.► Worst poverty rate in San Juan county Worst poverty rate in San Juan county

(31.4%)(31.4%)► Critical Poverty Rate also in:Critical Poverty Rate also in:

Logan (22.7%)Logan (22.7%)Ogden (16.5%)Ogden (16.5%)Provo (26.8%)Provo (26.8%)

Stopping Poverty?Stopping Poverty?

►$8.42 trillion end world poverty for 50 $8.42 trillion end world poverty for 50 yearsyears

►Get an educationGet an education►Volunteer (community centers, Volunteer (community centers,

shelters, etc.)shelters, etc.)►DonateDonate

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