Brainstorming for in class prompt
Conflicts in "Hunger Games"
In class we discussed multiple types of conflict that we see in literature, and you may notice that there are the same types we see in real life. Conflicts can be emotional, physical, or some combination of the two. They can be between two people, between groups of people, a group of people and one person, a person and an animal, a person versus him/herself, a person and his/her environment, or any combination of the above. Here are the notes you all wrote in class:
- Katniss and Haymitch: Katniss wanting water, sponsor's getting a package; Haymich incoherent mentor, doesn't care if she and Peeta live or die--not sending a package
- Katniss and Fire wall: affects her lungs, running, time to rest, only one minutes, facing the fire or pack of six Careers; Fire wall throwing smoking fireballs, trees falling down
- Katniss and Peeta
- Peeta v. Himself-He loves Katniss but does not think she loves him in return. They are in a death match together and he knows only one can live
- Haymitch v. Self: Alcohol is a struggle Haymitch has. He cannot handle everyday life in Hunger Games settings.
- Districts v. Capitol: The Capitol has control over the districts and the districts strongly disagree with the way they live and they was they take children's' lives
- Mom and Katniss: Because her mom checked out after her father died and left her and her sister to take care of herself.
- Katniss v. self: Because she is mind battling with herself because of Peeta she can't figure out if she is on her side or not.
- Katniss v. Environment (game-makers): Because she wakes up one day to a fire that the game makers made to flush her out but they could have easily been killed.
- Katniss v. Peeta: Katniss wants to go get Peeta medicine but Peeta disagrees because he does not want her to be on her own. Then she drugs him.
Author Interview
Links to the "Real World"
- Hunting laws: If we want to hunt, we have to get a tag. Like us, even if they're starving, they can't hunt at all. In both situations, the government is controlling the hunting/feeding yourselves laws. (compare to weapons and firearms)
- Poor v. Wealthy: There are presidents in both, although they're are involved in what we consider a democracy. They're segregated by district/classes--some people would make the argument that cities, neighborhoods, school districts and/or the country are segregated by income/status.
- Capitol: People in the capitol take everything for granted, and the people in the districts cherish everything. Well-developed, wealthy countries waste water and food, and third world countries have to work all day for the necessities of life like water, food, clothes, ect. "What do they do all day?"
- Appearances: The difference between the people in the capitol and the people in the districts. The people of the capitol get plastic surgery, changing the color of their skin, wear crazy clothes all to compete with each other. Think: Effie Trinkett. What we do think about Cinna?