The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins

Literary Elements Reviewed

Setting? The Hunger Games is set in this former Continent? Where does Katniss live? What is District 12’s industry?

Characters we have been introduced to… Katniss Everdeen Primrose Everdeen Mother (Mrs. Everdeen) Buttercup Gale Madge Greasy Sae Effie Trinket Haymitch Abernaty

The Capital- Government Control? “Where you can starve to Death in Safety” (Collins 6). Why do you have to watch what you say? What are “grain rations” (Collins 7)? Why is there a black market? What is tesserae? A “token” from the Capital- a year’s worth of grain and oil for one

CHAPTER TWO (The Reaping) Katniss volunteering as tribute “…boldest form of dissent” “At first, one, then another, then almost every member of the crowd touches he three middle fingers of their left hand to their lips and holds it out to me” (Collins 24). Katniss & Peeta’s story (pps. 26- 33) FLASHBACK!! Literal Meaning? & Symbolic Meaning?

CHAPTER THREE Saying goodbye- Train ride to Capitol- Mom & Prim - How does Katniss act as the parent? Mr. Mellark Madge Gale Train ride to Capitol- Haymitch vomiting- END OF DAY ONE

Chapters 7-10 (Review) -Katniss & Peeta’s skills for training? -Let’s talk strategy for… What advice does Haymitch give Katniss & Peeta? -What does Katniss do that is so shocking at the Gamemakers private session? -Why is Katniss worried/upset? Katniss scores ____ Peeta scores _____ -Flashback to when Katniss first met Gale. -How does Haymitch train Peeta & Katniss for the game? -What shocking thing did Peeta reveal during his interview? How does Katniss react? -Night before the Games…how would you feel? -The Games begin!

Symbolism- (literal & symbolic meaning) How it appears in the book and what it represents!

Theme – how is it portrayed in the novel?

QUIZ #2 TOMORROW (Ch. 7-12) Complete Chapter 12 by the end of class (or tonight!) You must complete the Reading Guide from last week & the front page of this week’s R.G. (up to p. 171) -OR- VIP Notes from p. 86-171

Chapter 13-19 (Review) Finish Reading Chapter 19 TONIGHT!!! Quiz tomorrow! VIP Notes (pps. 172- 261) -OR- Reading Guide (Week 3 & 4)

Chapter 13- Summary What do the Gamemakers do in order to “shake things up”? What injury does Katniss sustain and what is she STILL looking for? When does she finally find it? Who chases her up a tree? Who does she see while in the tree?

Chapter 14 (Summary) What are Tracker Jackers? What was the first gift from the sponsors? What does Katniss do to the Careers & Peeta? How does Katniss get a bow & arrow? Peeta saves Katniss from whom?

Chapter 15 (Summary) What happened to Katniss as a result of the tracker jacker stings? Who does Katniss form an alliance with? She spends night with Rue in tree. (How many tributes left?) What plan does Rue & Katniss form to take our the Careers?

Chapter 16 (Summary) Rue and Katniss split up as part of their plan: What is the rest of the plan/strategy? Who does Katniss observe stealing some supplies from the Careers? What does Katniss realize the boy from District 3 did to secure the Careers’ supplies? Katniss is able to handicap the Careers by?

Chapter 17 (Summary) What happened as a result of the explosion? What is copse? http://www.dictionary.com/browse/copse Cato kills who? Begins to look for Rue and what does she hear?

Chapter 18 (Summary) Who killed Rue? Boy from District ______? What does Katniss do to show the Capitol that Rue was a person, not just a pawn in their “Games”. Parachute #2 was _____________ from District _____. Why was this significant? Claudius Templesmith announces what? Only if?

Part III- “The Victor” Chapter 19 (Summary) Katniss looks for Peeta and finds him….where? What is Peeta’s condition? Where do they hideout? THE KISS! Woot Woot Parachute #3 from Haymitch? What does he send? What message Haymitch is trying to send Katniss & Peeta? One kiss = broth More kisses/romance may get them = what?

Chapter 20- Summary Day 11 & Day 12 What is Peeta’s current physical condition? Why is the story of Prim and her goat so significant? Why does Katniss share this story with Peeta? Announcement of __________? Why does Katniss insist on going? What is in parachute #4? Who sent it? Why?

Chapter 21- Summary The feast occurs on Day 13 Who beats everyone to the Cornucopia to gather her pack? Why does Katniss think this person may be the real opponent in the games? Katniss vs. Clove…end result? Who spares Katniss’ life to thank her for being with Rue? Katniss runs to the cave & injects Peeta with medicine; then passes out.

Chapter 22- Summary Day 14- Day 15- Peeta’s condition? How does Peeta take care of Katniss? Katniss tells Peeta what happened with Thresh. How can we tell that the dying is starting to get to Katniss? What pain/conflict is she feeling? Why? How have Katniss’ feelings changed for Peeta? How do we know she really cares! The story of when Peeta first noticed Katniss. What was so significant about this? Is Peeta for real or just playing the game? What was in Parachute #5?

Chapter 23- Summary They eat the feast & snuggle. Find out ___________ died? (Evening of day 15) Why do you think Katniss feels so badly about Thresh’s death? In the arena for two weeks; away from home for three weeks What will life be like after the game? What are Katniss’ thoughts on marriage? Why? What do Katniss & Peeta decide to do on Day 16? They split & Katniss panics. Why? What does this tell us about Katniss? Who followed them? What did they do? How does Peeta accidentally kill Foxface?

Chapter 24- Summary Only three tributes left…who are they? Strategy; What do they do to trick Cato? Whose idea is this? Katniss shows affection for Peeta out of her own desire, not for the audience. Day 17- Peeta sleeps the whole night. What do the Gamemakers do to force the final three to the lake? Cato runs toward Peeta & Katniss shoots, but it bounces off him. What do they realize?

Symbolism “Those who fought it out at the Cornucopia will have food, an abundance of water from the lake, torches or flashlights, and weapons they’re itching to use,” (Collins 155). “It’s late afternoon when I hear the first cannon. Each shot represents a dead tribute,” (Collins 152) . What is a Cornucopia? What is another name for it? What does the cornucopia represent? How does the Cornucopia help the tributes during the games? What is a cannon? What does it represent? Positive or negative? What does the author want us to see?

Theme: How the theme is represented in the story FRIENDSHIP- TRUST- Katniss lack of trust for Peeta Peeta trusting Katniss Katniss trusting Gale Rue & Katniss trusting one another Katniss & Peeta trusting Haymitch Katniss not being able to trust that her mother would take care of Prim

Theme: How is the theme of DESENSITIZATION portrayed in the story? With your group….list the ways in which Desensitization is portrayed in the novel? How are citizens, tributes, and people of the Capitol are made less sensitive to what’s going on around them? How/why are characters less likely to feel shock or distress at scenes of cruelty, violence, or suffering by overexposure? Give examples from the text. GO DIGGING IN YOUR TEXT!

Desensitization The Hunger Games event – children being forced to kill one another, often brutal, violent ways while being televised. The Capitol audience member treating the district tributes as entertainers rather than real people. The overall desensitization that the Capitol people have when someone was killed (not that it was brutal event, but where they were when it happened). The desensitization of the tributes who try not to get too close/personal to one another since they will have to kill them eventually.

Theme- How is the theme INHUMANITY portrayed in the novel? To what extent is Katniss and the other characters in the text prepared to commit inhumane acts to increase their chances of survival? How do these decisions effect or change them? How much guilt does Katniss feel over these decisions and is the guilt justifiable?

Inhumanity- EXAMPLES: Capitol punishing citizens with the Hunger Games Working conditions in districts (especially 11, as described by Rue) District 11Peacekeepers Avox- She appears to feel more guilty over the Avox girl than over killing anyone in the arena. Also, killing 'evil' people seems easier than killing less evil ones (e.g. Cato vs. Thresh).

Chapter 25 - Summary What was chasing Cato? What qualities make muttations unnatural Make a decision…Kill Cato or save Peeta from the wolves? Who does she decide? How does Cato die? They won….or so they thought! How did the Gamemakers change the rules (AGAIN)? Katniss thinks Peeta is pulling a knife to kill her, she points her arrow at his heart. In reality, what was he doing? What plan does Katniss form so they both can win? What would happen in the districts if there was NO winner of the games? Announcement is made.

Chapter 26- Summary Announced winners and taken by ______________ to be patched up? When do Katniss and Peeta FINALLY get to see one another? Why have Katniss’s actions in the Games mocked the Capitol? What is her fear? Katniss also knows that she has to play along with the star- crossed lovers theme forever and she’s not sure she can do it. Why? Thoughts of…

Chapter 27 - Summary Interview with Caeser Flickerman: What or who is Katniss trying to convince now? (or else they will kill/punish her for showing them up) Katniss is convincing on stage, but… What does Peeta realize on the train before they reach District 12? What is his reaction? How does Katniss feel?

"In punishment for the uprising, each of the twelve districts must Symbolism- Tributes Pawn Entertainment Punishment Walking corpse Government Control Death Districts 1, 2, 4 = PRIDE! "In punishment for the uprising, each of the twelve districts must provide one girl and one boy, call tributes, to participate,” (Collins 18).

Symbolism- Number 13 "Then came the Dark Days, the uprising of the districts against the Capitol. Twelve were defeated, the thirteenth obliterated," (Collins 31). Unlucky number! (Think….Friday the 13th) Baker’s dozen 13 Colonies

Theme: Review Hope, despite Government Control Survival & Hope Survival & Hunger Trust & Friendship Humanity/Inhumanity & Desensitization