It is her relationship with Prim that buoys her and even prompts her unusual friendship with Rue in the Hunger Games arena. Gale, too, is motivated by family to hunt and to remain in District 12, even though he wants to flee and make a better life for himself. Throughout the novel, ...
It's prequel (前传) time again.In December,we'll get to see the founding of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory in Wonka,but first there's The Hunger Games:The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.Based on the dystopian YA novel by Suzanne Collins,the prequel is set 64 years b...
In creative writing, theme is the core underlying idea or message that the writer wants to communicate to the reader. For example, “the power of social status,”“the destructive nature of love,” or “the fallibility of the human condition” are all common themes. Theme can be expressed ...
Reading through a stack of these recent literary books, you’re left with the feeling that these two themes — technological dislocation and imperial collapse — are resonating in the consciousness of the book-reading classes, and any author who manages to exploit these themes in an evocative way...
Drama continued to provide a breeding ground for young talent with Skins, Misfits and Cast Offs all showcasing new actors and writers; in film the award-winning Hunger from artist and first time director Steve McQueen premiered on Channel 4 and Sam Taylor Wood's debut film Nowhere Boy about...
nutrition education; middle school; train-the-trainer; peer-leaders; obesity prevention; systematic review1. Introduction The prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States is a major public health concern, particularly because obesity in youth often persists into adulthood and is associated with...
Alice Walker’s novel,The Color Purpleis the acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize-winning story of Celie, a young Black woman in the rural Georgia of the early 1900s. Through her letters, written to her sister Nettie, we learned the story of her horrific abuse, told in the simple language of someone...
The Hunger Games is a trilogy of runaway best-selling young adult novels by American author Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games (2008), Catching Fire (2009), and Mockingjay (2010).