book she deliberately defies the Capitol’s strict rules, tries to open the citizen’s eyes to make them aware of the oppression, and attempts to obliterate the Hunger Games and the Capitol in the process. Defiance and disobedience are both signs of rebellion,
disasters of the world. Panem, containing thirteen districts and one capital led by President Snow, had a rebellion arise. The rebellion lead to a war between the capital and the districts. The districts were defeated, and the Thirteenth District was destroyed in the process. Now, every year since the rebellion there is a reaping for the Hunger Games, as a reminder and a punishment for the rebellion. This is where two teens from each district, a boy and a girl, are selected to compete in the games. A
Hunger Games Heroism “The hero is the same, but the costume changes” (Campbell). The movie The Hunger Games, based on the book by Suzanne Collins, is about a dystopian nation, Panem, divided up into twelve districts. As a result of a previous rebellion, each year in Panem two victims, one girl and one boy, are selected from each district to fighting in the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is televised across the nation showing the kids fight until only one victim is alive. The winner then receives