Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Compare and Contrast: The Hunger Games

      Today I am going to show the similarities and differences of the Hunger Games book and the Hunger Games movie.
      The book is set in Panem where Katniss volunteers for Prim at the Reaping.  The book gives a lot of background so you can understand what's going on better.  Also, Madge gives Katniss the MockingJay pin.  The book has the Games last over a week, and the cornucopia is golden. Also, she shoots Marvel (District 1) in the throat and stays with Rue for about 3 days.  In the end, Katniss and Peeta both live.
       Like the book, the movie is set in Panem where Katniss volunteers for Prim.  Unlike the book, the movie doesn't give much background, so it isn't that easy to understand what's going on if you haven't read the book.  Katniss got  the MockingJay pin from Madge in the book, but she bought it in the movie.  In contrast from the book, the Games last 5-6 days and the cornucopia is silver.  Also unlike the book, Katniss shoots Marvel in the chest and stays with Rue for less than a day.  Similar to the book, in the end Katniss and Peeta both live.
       Even with their differences, both the movie and the book are very good pieces of entertainment.

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