Some of the themes I noticed throughout The Hunger Games were
- Rich v Poor
- Hope and Rebellion
- Propaganda
Task - Find Quotes from characters in the film and explain why they are important in showing each theme. Present these in a creative way.
Katniss - How will they change you?
Peeta - I Don't know. Turn me into something I'm not. I just don't want to be another piece in their game, you know?
This quote by mainly Peeta shows and portrays the theme of Propaganda. Propaganda can be seen as a way to control people to your bidding in large groups sort of like Manipulation. When Peeta says this, it shows that he's struggling in his role as a tribute for his district. In the hunger games, a tribute is a sort of like a district's hope Because if someone from said District wins the game it means that the district that person was from gets extra food for their entire district. But because the aim of the Hunger Games is to kill other opposing players from different districts and be the last standing Peeta's having a hard time coping with his role in the game because he's afraid that if he kills people he won't be the same person he was before he entered the games, and would turn into a pawn for the Capitol.
Hope, it is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is fine, as long as it's contained. - President Snow
So... - Seneca Crane
So, Contain it! - President Snow
This quote by mainly President Snow shows us the theme of Hope & Rebellion It gives us an understanding of just how powerful hope is. Because we know the power hope has right from the start, hope can be given or seen in any situation whether it is life-threatening or not. A scene in the hunger games that harbours hope for the players is when Seneca talks of the coms and announces that any district that still has two people left in their district and are the last people standing will automatically make them the winners of the game and the game would end. This gave the players a sense of motivation and hope to continue on and win the game.
Caesar Flickerman - Katniss Everdeen, the girl on fire!
This quote may not seem it but it's hidden them is Hope & Rebellion but mainly Rebellion. In the middle start of the movie and near the ending it's shown that Katniss has a sense of rebelling which can be seen when she shoots the apple in the pig's mouth from down below when up above are judges from the Capitol and near the ending when Katniss cheats the system and decided that if She and Peeta can't both win then they'll leave the game with no winner. This quote may not seem like much to represent but during the tribute parade, Katniss is seen wearing all black and having wings of flames. In Katniss's district, it's seen that most of all the men are all Coal miners. The black of Katniss outfit representing the coal and the flames representing a spark to ignite the coal and in all ignite Katniss's.
Gale Hawthrone - Oh yeah, I forgot something *brings out the bread*
Katniss Everdeen - Oh my God! is this real?
Gale Hawthrone - Better be. It cost me a squirrel.
This quote is a representation of the theme of Rich v Poor and gives us an idea of how poor the districts are, mainly District 12 in this case. In the movie, it is shown that money is rarely used and is only used for things such as cotton or little accessories, while the rest of the needed items someone may need to survive on is bought by trading what you already have for something else. In Gale's case, he traded a dead squirrel for a piece of bread, something which may not seem worth trading for in today's era, but its worth it to them as throughout the start of the movie we get a rundown on how District 12 looks and what the people wear, throughout that scene there is an old man sitting in a chair eating off any chicken that is left on the chicken bone. Nowadays we wouldn't really do that but in their case wasting food isn't an option as it's hard to come by and to obtain unless you have a skill in hunting.
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Katniss - How will they change you?
Peeta - I Don't know. Turn me into something I'm not. I just don't want to be another piece in their game, you know?
This quote by mainly Peeta shows and portrays the theme of Propaganda. Propaganda can be seen as a way to control people to your bidding in large groups sort of like Manipulation. When Peeta says this, it shows that he's struggling in his role as a tribute for his district. In the hunger games, a tribute is a sort of like a district's hope Because if someone from said District wins the game it means that the district that person was from gets extra food for their entire district. But because the aim of the Hunger Games is to kill other opposing players from different districts and be the last standing Peeta's having a hard time coping with his role in the game because he's afraid that if he kills people he won't be the same person he was before he entered the games, and would turn into a pawn for the Capitol.
Hope, it is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is fine, as long as it's contained. - President Snow
So... - Seneca Crane
So, Contain it! - President Snow
This quote by mainly President Snow shows us the theme of Hope & Rebellion It gives us an understanding of just how powerful hope is. Because we know the power hope has right from the start, hope can be given or seen in any situation whether it is life-threatening or not. A scene in the hunger games that harbours hope for the players is when Seneca talks of the coms and announces that any district that still has two people left in their district and are the last people standing will automatically make them the winners of the game and the game would end. This gave the players a sense of motivation and hope to continue on and win the game.
Caesar Flickerman - Katniss Everdeen, the girl on fire!
This quote may not seem it but it's hidden them is Hope & Rebellion but mainly Rebellion. In the middle start of the movie and near the ending it's shown that Katniss has a sense of rebelling which can be seen when she shoots the apple in the pig's mouth from down below when up above are judges from the Capitol and near the ending when Katniss cheats the system and decided that if She and Peeta can't both win then they'll leave the game with no winner. This quote may not seem like much to represent but during the tribute parade, Katniss is seen wearing all black and having wings of flames. In Katniss's district, it's seen that most of all the men are all Coal miners. The black of Katniss outfit representing the coal and the flames representing a spark to ignite the coal and in all ignite Katniss's.
Gale Hawthrone - Oh yeah, I forgot something *brings out the bread*
Katniss Everdeen - Oh my God! is this real?
Gale Hawthrone - Better be. It cost me a squirrel.
This quote is a representation of the theme of Rich v Poor and gives us an idea of how poor the districts are, mainly District 12 in this case. In the movie, it is shown that money is rarely used and is only used for things such as cotton or little accessories, while the rest of the needed items someone may need to survive on is bought by trading what you already have for something else. In Gale's case, he traded a dead squirrel for a piece of bread, something which may not seem worth trading for in today's era, but its worth it to them as throughout the start of the movie we get a rundown on how District 12 looks and what the people wear, throughout that scene there is an old man sitting in a chair eating off any chicken that is left on the chicken bone. Nowadays we wouldn't really do that but in their case wasting food isn't an option as it's hard to come by and to obtain unless you have a skill in hunting.
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