THE NOVEL I
CHOSE: THE HUNGER GAMES BY SUZANNE COLLINS
SUMMARY OF
THE STORY:
SUMMARY OF
THE STORY:
In this
novel, the protagonist is Katniss Everdeen who is sixteen years old and who
lives in District 12 in the
country of Panem with her mother and sister, Primrose Everdeen.
Ever, since the death of her father, her mother has not been doing anything in
depression and so Katniss has to go to the woods gathering and hunting for food
to support her mother and Prim, who is only twelfth years old. The story is
mainly about an event called the Hunger Games where two tributes – a boy and a
girl from the age twelfth to eighteen will be taken away from each of the
twelve districts in Panem to be brought to an arena where all twenty-four will
kill each other until there is one sole winner. On the day of the reaping in
district twelfth, the girl chosen as tribute is Prim and Katniss immediately
volunteers as tribute to save her beloved sister. The boy chosen as tribute is
Peeta Mellark. They are then brought to the Capitol where they are served many
rich delicacies and made to stay in a room of their own. Then Katniss, Peeta
and the twenty-two other tributes from the other eleven districts are made to
go through opening ceremonies, training, private sessions with the Gamemakers,
interviews and are finally brought to the arena to battle with one another.
Throughout the stay in the Capitol, they are mentored by Haymitch who is a
former Hunger Games winner, escorted by Effie Trinket,
styled by Cinna and Portia and prepared by the prep team: Venia, Octavia and
Flavius. In the arena, the twenty-four tributes battle day after day and when
the tributes are told that if both people from the same tribute are alive till
the end both can win, Katniss and Peeta believes that and form an alliance and
eventually the both of them win. Then they are brought to the Capitol where
they are congratulated and they go for an interview. Finally the both of them
return back to District 12 to join back with their families.
MY VIEWS:
I love, really love this novel a lot as it has the ability
to bring me inside the story and make me a part of it. I has the ability to
make me forget about the present world I am in and make me enter into a world
of the Hunger Games story. Also, the story provokes a lot of my emotions and I
can literally put myself in the characters shoes. The novel ignites my feelings
throughout the story from the beginning till the end and thus it never made me
bored at all. Moreover, this novel has a lot description being used which
enhances the story and helps us to picture the setting and the scenario
clearly. In addition, the storyline is enthralling and thrilling, and at the
same time, it has a tinge of horror, mystery and romance.
TARGET AUDIENCE AND WHO I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS NOVEL TO:
The target audience of this novel is teenagers as this
entire novel is about the life of a sixteen years old girl and her experience
in the Hunger Games where she battle with people around her age for survival.
Thus, since this novel is about teenagers, teenagers would definitely be
interested in this book. Also, the
storyline of the novel is riveting.
I would recommend this novel to everyone as this novel is
really engrossing and enjoyable to read.
The storyline has a variety of genres as the novel portrays thrill,
horror, mystery and romance and thus anyone would be keen on this book.
Moreover, the elaborate description of events and settings would entice readers
to carry on reading as they would be able feel that they are part of the story
and thus it would help them beguile.
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