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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the bestselling dystopian trilogy about Katniss Everdeen, a girl who voluntarily takes her sister’s place in her totalitarian society’s deadly annual games and, in her determination to survive and to save Peeta, her on and off lover, unwittingly becomes the symbol of her population’s rebellion.
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Suzanne Collins
American writer and scriptwriter
Born in Hartford (Connecticut) in 1962Notable worksThe Underland Chronicles (2003-2007), novelsWhen Charlie McButton Lost Power (2005), novelThe Hunger Games trilogy (2008-2010), novelsA theatre and telecommunications graduate, Suzanne Collins started her career by writing scripts for children’s television programmes, notably for the Nickelodeon channel. In 2003, she first entered the literary domain when she published the first volume in a series of fantasy books for children, The Underland Chronicles. Although the series was not short of success, its achievements paled in comparison to those of The Hunger Games trilogy, which the author started writing in 2008.
The series attracted global enthusiasm from its publication, to the extent that its first novel has already sold over 26 million copies. The work, aimed at a young adult readership, was adapted for cinema into four films between 2012 and 2015.
The Hunger Games: the trilogy
Dystopia for young adults
Genre: dystopia Reference editions:Collins, S. (2008) The Hunger Games. New York: Scholastic Press.Collins, S. (2009) Catching Fire. New York: Scholastic Press.Collins, S. (2010) Mockingjay. New York: Scholastic Press.First editions: 2008, 2009, 2010Themes: science fiction, love triangle, rebellion, dystopia, deadly gamesThe Hunger Games is an international phenomenon with a relatively young readership who are fascinated by the world described.
The story takes place in what is left of North America, destroyed by several wars and replaced by the nation of Panem. In this postapocalyptic environment, the country, divided into several districts, has been reformed by a totalitarian regime ruled with a rod of iron by President Snow. Each year, a cruel game in which 24 adolescents must kill one another, called the “Hunger Games”, is organised by the Capitol to assert their supremacy over the different regions. The story thus follows Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old girl who takes the place of her little sister, who has been chosen to take part in the Hunger Games. Determined to survive, she incites (almost in spite of herself) a wave of rebellion throughout the entire country in which she remains bravely and fervently involved.
Summary
The Hunger Games
Panem
At an unspecified point in the future, North America as we know it has been entirely destroyed by several wars with the aim of accessing the last available natural resources. Panem, a nation with a totalitarian regime, was founded in the midst of this chaotic climate. It is made up of the Capitol, the seat of power, and 13 Districts. Each of the Districts has its own specific function: District 1 makes luxury items, District 2 deals with architecture and buildings, District 3 is in charge of everything to do with technology, and so forth.
Although this new state seems to be living peacefully and prosperously, this is actually not the case at all: while the Capitol benefits from luxurious comfort, the inhabitants of the other 13 Districts are dying of hunger, cold and fear. One day they decide to rebel against the established order and trigger a deadly war; but it is all in vain. As revenge, District 13 is completely wiped off the map.
The government then tightens its laws and creates the Treaty of Treason to remind its people of its all-powerful supremacy. To do this, each year the Capitol organises the “Hunger Games”. The rules are as simple as they are terrifying: each of the twelve remaining Districts is required to provide a boy and a girl who are known as “tributes”, and are then sent into a huge arena where they have to kill each other. The last survivor is declared the winner and can return to their District rich and free of want for the rest of their life. Although the Games remind the citizens of the “Dark Days” of the war, they are the entertainment of choice for the inhabitants of the Capitol, who greatly enjoy the televised event.
The reaping
Katniss Everdeen, a young girl aged 16 who lives in the working class area of “The Seam” in District 12, is preparing for the annual reaping in which two adolescents aged between 12 and 18 are chosen at random to participate in the Hunger Games.
In her area, which is responsible for the mining sector of the country, people die either of malnutrition or in accidents in the tunnels. Indeed, Katniss’s father, as well as the father of her childhood friend Gale, died in a methane explosion. Left to their own devices, they help each other on a daily basis to find some food for their families. They thus regularly go hunting in the woods, although it is illegal and very severely punished.
After one of these hunting expeditions, the two adolescents go back to the village for the reaping. The citizens, gathered in the main square, anxiously wait for Effie Trinket, the escort from the Capitol who is in charge of the name drawing. When the name of Primrose, Katniss’s sister who has just turned 12, is read out, our heroine volunteers to take her place. The second tribute chosen, this time male, is Peeta Mellark, the baker’s son.
