Suzanne Collins Author Study
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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SUZANNE COLLINS
PRESENTATION BY KEVIN LU
SHE IS MOST KNOWN FOR THE HUNGER GAMES SERIES.
SUZANNE COLLINS WAS BORN ON AUGUST 10, 1962 IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
COLLINS WAS THE DAUGHTER OF AN AIR FORCE OFFICER WHO SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR.
SHE WAS CONSTANTLY MOVING AND SHE SPENT MOST OF HER CHILDHOOD IN THE EASTERN U.S.
COLLINS GRADUATED FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN 1985.
SHE STUDIED IN THEATRE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SHE BEGAN AS A WRITER IN 1991 FOR CHILDREN SHOWS.
ONE OF THE SHOWS SHE WROTE FOR WAS CLIFFORD. SHE ALSO WROTE FOR NICKOLODEAN.
THE FIRST BOOK OF THE UNDERLAND CHRONICLES.
SHE RELEASED GREGOR THE OVERLANDER ON SEPTEMBER 1. 2003,
SHE RELEASED THE HUNGER GAMES IN 2008, CATCHING FIRE IN 2009 AND MOCKINGJAY IN 2010.
THE WHOLE ENTIRE SERIES RECEIVED CRITICAL WORLDWIDE ACCLAIM AND SUCCESS.
IN 2010, FROM THE SUCCESS OF THE HUNGER GAMES,
COLLINS WAS NAME TIME'S MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2010.
AS OF 2012, THE HUNGER GAME SERIES
HAS SOLD MORE THAN 50 MILLION PRINT AND DIGITAL COPIES.
COLLINS CURRENTLY RESIDES IN SANDY HOOK, CONNECTICUT.
SHE LIVES WITH HER HUSBAND AND TWO CHILDREN.
OVERVIEW:
THE HUNGER GAMES SERIES
WHERE PEOPLE ARE CHOSEN TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH ON LIVE TELEVISION IN THE COUNTRY PANEM, WHERE NORTH AMERICA USED TO LIE.
THE HUNGER GAMES IS ABOUT A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO'S SISTER IS CHOSEN FOR THE HUNGER GAMES,
AWAY TO THE CAPITOL ALONG WITH PEETA MELLARK WHERE SHE MUST COMPETE AND SURVIVE THE GAMES.
KATNISS VOLUNTEERS IN PLACE OF HER SISTER WHO WAS CHOSEN, AND IMMEDIATELY IS WHISKED
IN THE GAMES, ONLY 1 CAN COME OUT AS THE VICTOR.
FAILURE TO WIN WILL RESULT IN A GUARANTEE BRUTAL AND BLOODY DEATH.
KATNISS AND PEETA BOTH HAVE TO GO THROUGH MAKEOVERS, TRAINING AND EMOTIONAL DISGUISE
IN ORDER TO IMPRESS THE AUDIENCE AND GAMEMAKERS TO GIVE THEM A BETTER CHANCE OF SURVIVAL SO THEY CAN WIN THE GAMES.
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CATCHING FIRE IS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE GAMES, WHERE SHE
TOURS AROUND THE DISTRICTS. REBELLION AND TENSIONS ALSO ARISE.
KATNISS AND PEETA ARE FORCED TO DO CERTAIN THINGS
IN ORDER TO CALM DOWN THE REBELLIONS, BUT FAIL.
SHE IS THEN FORCED TO COMPETE AGAIN WITH PEETA IN 75TH HUNGER GAMES,
ALSO KNOWN AS QUARTER QUELL.
MOCKINGJAY IS BASICALLY ABOUT THE REBELLION REALLY STARTING. PEETA IS TAKEN BY THE CAPITOL
AND BRAINWASHED INTO HATING KATNISS. THE DISTRICTS THEN DECIDE TO REBEL AGAINST THE TYRANNICAL CAPITOL.
KATNISS IS THEN CONVINCED TO BECOME THE MOCKINGJAY,
A SIGN AND SYMBOL OF REBELLION AGAINST THE TERRIBLE CAPITOL.
THE MOCKINGJAY
IS THE LAST BOOK OF THE HUNGER GAMES TRIOLOGY.
THE HUNGER GAMES
IN DEPTH LOOK
MAIN CHARACTERS:
KATNISS EVERDEEN AND PEETA MELLARK
SHE IS THE ONE WHO VOLUNTEERS TO TAKE HER SISTER'S PLACE.
KATNISS EVERDEEN IS A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL FROM DISTRICT 12 WHO LIVES WITH HER SISTER AND MOM.
KATNISS IS A VERY SOLEMN, HUMBLE AND STRONG/SILENT TYPE OF PERSON.
SHE ALWAYS SEEMS TO PUT THOSE SHE CARES ABOUT IN FRONT OF HER, LIKE HER SISTER WHEN SHE VOLUNTEERED.
PEETA MELLARK IS THE BOY TRIBUTE FROM DISTRICT 12. HE IS THE BAKER'S SON.
AT ONE POINT IN KATNISS'S LIFE, HE GAVE HER FAMILY BREAD TO SAVE THEIR LIFE.
PEETA WOULD BE DESCRIBED AS A STRONG FIGURE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME
VULNERABLE AND EXPOSED IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, LIKE AFTER WHEN HE GOT CHOSEN FOR THE GAMES.
ONE OF THE MOST NOTICED SCENES IS WHEN PRIM GETS CHOSEN FOR THE GAMES AND KATNISS VOLUNTEERS.
IT SHOWS THE FATAL MOMENT WHERE THE WHOLE STORY AND PLOT UNFOLDS, WHERE KATNISS HAS TO GO FIGHT.
ARE ON FIRE IN THE OPENING CEREMONY. THIS SPECIFIES A MOMENT THAT BENEFITED THE TWO TRIBUTES. IT WAS ALSO A TURNING POINT .
ANOTHER NOTEWORTHY SCENE IS THE OPENING CEREMONY, WHERE KATNISS AND PEETA
SUZANNE COLLINS USES MANY TYPES OF APPEAL TACTICS. SUCH AS:
- Imagery to describe a certain sense or feeling.
- First-person view to show how Katniss is feeling.
- Creation of heated suspense.
- Topics that could appeal to a wide variety of readers.
- Cliff-hangers that makes the reader want to continue.
FOR EXAMPLE:
IMAGERY
"IN THE DEEPENING TWILIGHT, THE FIRELIGHT ILLUMINATES OUR FACES. WE SEEM TO BE LEAVING A TRAIL OF
FIRE FROM OUR FLOWING CAPES." -THE OPENING CEREMONY SCENE
ANOTHER EXAMPLE:
METAPHOR/PERSONIFICATION
"THE WOODS BECAME OUR SAVIOR, AND EACH DAY I WENT DEEPER INTO IT'S ARMS."
-BEGINNING OF THE BOOK
ANALYSIS
OF THE AUTHOR'S WRITING
THEMES FROM THE HUNGER GAMES
- Always keep your head high in the darkest of situations.
- Have hope.
- Persevere through events of struggle.
- Be determined and confident.
- Keep fighting, don't let others pull you down.
AUTHOR WRITING
STYLES AND TRENDS
COLLINS OPENS UP EVERY HUNGER GAMES BOOK WITH A FIRST-PERSON VIEW OPENER.
EXAMPLE: "WHEN I WAKE UP, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BED IS COLD." -THE hUNGER GAMES
SHE WRITES ABOUT IF OUR WORLD ENDS UP LIKE THIS, WHERE PEOPLE ACTUALLY FIGHT TO THE DEATH ON TV.
THE WHOLE SERIES IS IN THE SCIENCE FICTION GENRE. COLLINS TENDS TO CREATE "WHAT IF SITUATIONS" ABOUT THE FUTURE
ONE OF THE MAIN TRENDS I NOTICED IN THE HUNGER GAMES IS
THAT EVERY 1 1/2 PAGES, COLLINS ALWAYS DESCRIBES FOOD. WHICH MAKES ME HUNGRY.
SHE IS ABLE TO CONVEY HER STORIES INTO DETAILED FIRST-PERSON VIEWS.
SUZANNE'S WRITING STYLE BRINGS A SENSE OF DEEP SUSPENSE AND INTENSITY.
TOPICS THROUGHOUT THE SERIES:
- Close to death situations.
- Standing up for yourself.
- Choosing what's best for you.
- Staying loyal.
- Poverty and starvation.
CONCLUSION
OF SUZANNE COLLINS AND THE HUNGER GAMES SERIES
OVERALL, I BELIEVE THAT COLLINS IS DEFINITELY AN INTRIGUING AUTHOR THAT SHOWS A GREAT AMOUNT OF SUSPENSE
AND TENSION IN HER WRITING. SHE PULLS YOU IN AND MAKES YOU NOT WANT TO STOP READING.
SHE USES A GREAT DEAL OF LITERARY TERMS
THAT TAKES YOUR MIND INTO THE BOOK'S WORLD.
EXAMPLE:
"A HUNDRED HANDS REACH UP TO CATCH MY KISS, AS IF IT WERE A REAL AND TANGIBLE THING."
I FOUND IT INTERESTING HOW MANY UNLIKELY INSPIRATIONS
FROM HER LIFE COULD MERGE TOGETHER TO CREATE MUCH OF HER BOOKS.
FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF HER INSPIRATIONS/OBSTACLES CAME FROM:
- Reality television (survival ones)
- Real life wars (even wars going on now)
- Greek Mythology
- Gladiators
- Her loss of her own father at 11.
I LEARNED THAT TO DRAW A READER TO YOUR WRITING,
YOU MUST USE INSPIRATIONS AND EVENTS FROM YOUR LIFE AND CONVEY THEM INTO A DIFFERENT WORLD.
THANKS FOR WATCHING!
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