This
document is an extract from the Hunger Games written by
Suzanne Collins in 2008. This novel is a dystopian novel which talks
about people in power and the powerless. It could be a totalitarian
regime or a dictatorship.
The
main character is a girl, and she is 16 years old. She lives in
District 12, we can think that numbers are used for neighborhoods
because it is a dehumanizing classification.
The
extract begins with the main character who wakes up, gets dressed and
goes outside.
Next
we are introduced to district 12, which is nicknamed the Seam. The
inhabitants seem unhealthy and function like robots. The life of
District 12 is described and the people live like prisoners.
Nevertheless, she crawled into the wood, and retrieved her weapons.
We learn that she sells animals she hunted on the black market. She
is reminded of her father's tragic death. She still wakes up from
nightmares.
She
then reflects on District 12's rules and that the people are too
frightened to make weapons like her father. We see that the people
are angry and powerless and they feel like they are under constant
surveillance.
When
she was young she scared her mother by talking about the government,
but she learned to hide her emotions because she is scared her sister
might repeat what she says.
