The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the bestselling dystopian trilogy about Katniss Everdeen, a girl who voluntarily takes her sister’s place in her totalitarian society’s deadly annual games and, in her determination to survive and to save Peeta, her on and off lover, unwittingly becomes the symbol of her population’s rebellion. The Hunger Games trilogy has been sold in 51 different languages and has outsold the Harry Potter series on Amazon, as well as being made into four multi-award winning films. Suzanne Collins has been named one of Time magazine’s most influential people of all time and Amazon’s best-selling Kindle author, both due to her superb skills of plot construction and the writing style that have made The Hunger Games so popular.
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• Language: English
• Publisher: BrightSummaries.com
• Release date: Nov 9, 2016
• ISBN: 9782806281111

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Suzanne Collins

American writer and scriptwriter

Born in Hartford (Connecticut) in 1962

Notable works

The Underland Chronicles (2003-2007), novels

When Charlie McButton Lost Power (2005), novel

The Hunger Games trilogy (2008-2010), novels

A theatre and telecommunications graduate, Suzanne Collins started her career by writing scripts for children’s television programmes, notably for the Nickelodeon channel. In 2003, she first entered the literary domain when she published the first volume in a series of fantasy books for children, The Underland Chronicles. Although the series was not short of success, its achievements paled in comparison to those of The Hunger Games trilogy, which the author started writing in 2008.

The series attracted global enthusiasm from its publication, to the extent that its first novel has already sold over 26 million copies. The work, aimed at a young adult readership, was adapted for cinema into four films between 2012 and 2015.

The Hunger Games: the trilogy

Dystopia for young adults

Genre: dystopia

Reference editions:

Collins, S. (2008) The Hunger Games. New York: Scholastic Press.

Collins, S. (2009) Catching Fire. New York: Scholastic Press.

Collins, S. (2010) Mockingjay. New York: Scholastic Press.

First editions: 2008, 2009, 2010

Themes: science fiction, love triangle, rebellion, dystopia, deadly games

The Hunger Games is an international phenomenon with a relatively young readership who are fascinated by the world described.

The story takes place in what is left of North America, destroyed by several wars and replaced by the nation of Panem. In this postapocalyptic environment, the country, divided into several districts, has been reformed by a totalitarian regime ruled with a rod of iron by President Snow. Each year, a cruel game in which 24 adolescents must kill one another, called the Hunger Games, is organised by the Capitol to assert their supremacy over the different regions. The story thus follows Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old girl who takes the place of her little sister, who has been chosen to take part in the Hunger Games. Determined to survive, she incites (almost in spite of herself) a wave of rebellion throughout the entire country in which she remains bravely and fervently involved.

Summary

The Hunger Games

Panem

At an unspecified point in the future, North America as we know it has been entirely destroyed by several wars with the aim of accessing the last available natural resources. Panem, a nation with a totalitarian regime, was founded in the midst of this chaotic climate. It is made up