This is the trilogy of the decade, and maybe even the
century: The Hunger Games. This is an outstanding story written by Suzanne
Collins and it shows how life in the future is not all about hovercrafts,
flying cars, and millions of dollars. I saw this movie when it came out, and I also
just recently saw the second one, “Catching Fire”, and the movies are absolutely
outstanding. It shows the struggle that could possibly come to the people if
too much power is given to one person, or to the government. The tragic events
that happen in Katniss Everdeen’s life are filled with motivation, sadness, and
reasons to continue the struggle that seems to never end. In the second story, “Catching
Fire”, Katniss finds herself in even more trouble when she finds out she must
compete in another competition to save her life, and her future husbands, Peeta
Mellark. Katniss and Peeta are forced into a battle against former victors of
previous hunger games to come out with one final victor. Life is on the line,
and when you are forced into doing something, there is not much you can do
about it.
The events happened in the future could possibly become a
repeat of the past, which in this situation, is slavery. Slavery may have been
abolished long ago, but it still happens all the time and it happens in every
country. In class we discussed and created PSA’s about modern day slavery. The
way we need to stop it is to make people aware of it, and this movie does just
that. It provides accurate information on what life was like for slaves. People
doing countless hours of work for very little pay and all these people in the
place that Katniss lives, which is District 12, are forced to do whatever the
government says. Although there is government today, it is not nearly as severe
as what happens in the Hunger games, considering we do not need to fight to the
death every year. Also, the actions that anybody does will be turned on them
and in the movie we even see people who are killed on the spot just for
standing up and saying what they believe. It is hard to see but this could
possibly happen in the future. So as much as we hate to see it, slavery is
still happening everywhere and we need to stop it. Picture Image Adresses:
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Great Job! The Hunger Games is a very well known movie so it definitely draws the attention to your blog. I found it interesting how you connected this movie to our History class. I didn't originally think of the connection between this movie and slavery but know that you mention it it definitely connects. I also definitely agree that this movie shows what slavery is like and since you can see how bad the people in district 12 have it you can see how bad slavery is. Also you can see that a form of slavery could occur in the future and it definitely opens your eyes to the fact that slavery really is happening now. Overall great job!
ReplyDeleteNice work! I thought you did a great job connecting slavery to the Hunger Games. You really opened up my eyes on how slavery is still happening today. I never would have related The Hunger Games to slavery but you showed me how District 12 is being forced into working for the government. I liked how you gave a brief background of The Hunger Games before you connected your points of slavery. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThe thing I liked most about your blog post is that most people post about the past, but you wrote about the future. I found your connection to the Hunger Games very interesting; a connection most people would never notice. A dystopian future is something many fear, but few think about being a reality, or preventing a government having too much control. A very clever and creative post, great job!
ReplyDeleteI also love The Hunger Games books and movies and can’t wait to see Mockingjay Part 1. Your beginning paragraph was an accurate overview of the series that helps readers understands the connection between these fantastic books and our history class. I really liked the connection you made between the hardships people living in District 12 had to face to modern day slavery. I would never have thought of this connection before and it really opens up a new perspective on the books and how important it is that we must stop slavery. However, I did I find a few wording mistakes, so maybe next time you could proofread your essay a bit more closely. Also, I think splitting the two paragraphs into smaller ones might have helped convey your points more clearly, too. Overall, I really liked the connection you made between modern day slavery and The Hunger Games; great job!
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