The Hunger Games is full of sacrifices. Katniss makes a
huge personal sacrifice when she takes her sister's place in the Hunger
Games. She and Peeta sacrifice themselves for each other at the end of
the Games when they pop the berries in their mouth. Katniss and Peeta
are willing to die together. Or they would have, if the announcer hadn't
stopped them. Sacrifices make a big impact because they remind us that
human life means something. In a world of reality entertainment like the Hunger Games, that can be a very powerful thing.
Discuss how the following quote exemplifies the theme of sacrifice in The Hunger Games.
I want to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make
them accountable, to show the Capitol that whatever they do or force us
to do that there is a part of every tribute they can't own. That Rue
was more than a piece in their Games. And so am I.
A few steps
into the woods grows a bank of wildflowers. Perhaps they are really
weeds of some sort, but they have blossoms in beautiful shades of violet
and yellow and white. I gather up an armful and come back to Rue's
side. Slowly, one stem at a time. I decorate her body in the flowers.
Covering the ugly wound. Wreathing her face. Weaving her hair with
bright colors. (18.38-39)
No comments:
Post a Comment