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Katniss Everdeen's Anxieties and Defense Mechanisms in Suzanne Collins' the Hunger Games PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI KATNISS EVERDEEN'S ANXIETIES AND DEFENSE MECHANISMS IN SUZANNE COLLINS' THE HUNGER GAMES AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By MUHAMMAD RASYID HALIM Student Number: 134214154 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2020 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI KATNISS EVERDEEN'S ANXIETIES AND DEFENSE MECHANISMS IN SUZANNE COLLINS' THE HUNGER GAMES AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By MUHAMMAD RASYID HALIM Student Number: 134214154 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2020 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A Sarjana Sastra Undergraduate Thesis KATNISS EYERDEEN'S ANXIETTES AND DEFENSE MECHANISMS IN SUZANI\E COLLINS' THE HUNGER By MUHAMMAD RASYID HALIM Student Number: 1342141 54 j{\ tq .z 6,2420 Advisor Iune 6,2020 Co-Advisor tlt PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A Sarjana Sastra Undergraduate Thesis KATI{ISS EVERDEEN'S ANXTETIES AND DEFENSE MECHAI{ISMS IN SUZANNE COLLINS' THE HUNGER GAMES By MUIIAMMAD RASYID HALIM Student Number: 134214154 Defended before on the Board ofExaminers onJune 17,2018 and Declared Acceptable BOARD OF EXAMINERS Name Signature Chairperson : Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. Secretary : Dr. G. Fajar Sasrnita Aji, M.Hum. Member 1 : Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, S.S., M.Hum. Member 2 : Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. Member 3 : Dr. G. Fajar Sasmita Aji, M.Hum. Yogyakarta, June 30, 2020 Faculty of Letters Dharma University Dean Iskarna, S.S., M. Hum. [Show full text]
The Hunger Games: Katniss Everdeen's Effort to Gain American Pragmatism Goals in Terms of American Values Journal Article By THE HUNGER GAMES: KATNISS EVERDEEN’S EFFORT TO GAIN AMERICAN PRAGMATISM GOALS IN TERMS OF AMERICAN VALUES JOURNAL ARTICLE BY IKA FITRI NAASA RIANDJI NIM 0911110184 STUDY PROGRAM OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITAS BRAWIJAYA 2013 1 THE HUNGER GAMES: KATNISS EVERDEEN’S EFFORT TO GAIN AMERICAN PRAGMATISM GOALS IN TERMS OF AMERICAN VALUES IkaFitriNaasaRiandji Abstract As one of a popular American novel which was published recently, The Hunger Games composed by Suzanne Collins, provides a significant description about the manifestation of American values portrayed by the main character, KatnissEverdeen.Katniss’ efforts in the novel are in line with the principle of American Pragmatism, which later on can be analyzed by its relation with the idea of American values, the grounding idea of the framing of this great American philosophy. By applying a sociological approach, this study discover the existence of the two roots of American culture known as American values and American Pragmatism, are still preserved. Katniss successfully manifests the goals of American Pragmatism that certainly taken from American values’ idea through her struggle told in the novel. This result leads to the comprehension of how American values influence American’s mind in fulfilling their goals or achievements. Keywords: American Values, American Pragmatism, Manifestation of Effort, The Hunger Games. Literary work is the place where “humans as the part of society express their ideas, feelings, and experiences in various form” (Langland, 1984, p.4). It is also mentioned in Plato’s theory that literary work is an imitation of truth which had a tremendous influence upon early literary critics and theorists during the Renaissance and 19th century, many of whom often speculated as to the role and function of art as imitation of reality (Plato, 429-347 BCE). [Show full text]
Katniss Everdeen's Character Development in Suzanne Collins LEXICON Volume 5, Number 1, April 2018, 9-18 Katniss Everdeen’s Character Development in Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games Trilogy Valeri Putri Mentari Ardi*, Bernadus Hidayat Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia *Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT This research examines the character development of Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist in Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games trilogy. It attempts to investigate whether socioeconomic factors play a role in Katniss’s character development. To address this question, Marxism was adopted as the theoretical framework to analyze Katniss’s character development. The results of the research indicate that the development of Katniss Everdeen as a character is a product of the socioeconomic power struggle within the society, both coming from the socioeconomic classes and the two presidents in Panem. Keywords: character development, Marxism, power struggle, society. their lives. It creates socioeconomic power INTRODUCTION struggle within the society that is believed to In the past few years, the literary world has influence people on personal level, including been swarmed with numerous science fiction Katniss Everdeen, the main character of the novels. One of them is the best-selling young trilogy. adult series called The Hunger Games trilogy The protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, is a written by an American novelist Suzanne Collins. dynamic character who drives the plot This trilogy consists The Hunger Games, Catching significantly, and at the same is also influenced by Fire, and Mockingjay, the setting of which is a it. She is only sixteen years of age when the story dystopian future of North America. begins and physically looks nothing special According to. Abrams (1999), science fiction compared to other girls in the neighborhood, but represents “an imagined reality that is radically her life is no ordinary adventure. [Show full text]
The Monomyth Today: the Journey of the Mythological Hero in Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins’ Morais, G. A. L. F. de. (2018); ‘The monomyth today: the journey of the mythological hero in Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins’ Rosetta 22: 40 - 64 http://www.rosetta.bham.ac.uk/issue22/Morais.pdf The monomyth today: the journey of the mythological hero in Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins Guilherme Augusto Louzada Ferreira de Morais UNESP/IBILCE – FAPESP Proc. nº 2015 / 23592-4 Abstract In this article, my objective is to analyse and revise the classical hero model, based mainly on The Hero with a Thousand Faces,1 a theoretical apparatus of great importance with regard to the characterization of mythological heroes. Concurrently, I will demonstrate, from Campbell’s theory, how Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire’s author,2 performs in her work the monomyth, and how she inserted the model of the classical hero into the narrative road of her main character, Katniss Everdeen. Keywords: Joseph Campbell; Classical hero model; mythological hero; Suzanne Collins; Katniss Everdeen. 1 Campbell 2004. 2 Collins 2009. 40 This work proposes to analyse and revise the classical hero model in the novel Catching Fire, by the American author Suzanne Collins. Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces3 will be the most important theoretical apparatus of this essay. I use, as a source of the classical myths, authors such as Homer and Ovid, but I also use The Concise Dictionary Of Classical Mythology, by Pierre Grimal, a French historian, classicist and Latinist. Campbell analyses the exploits of heroes from various narratives, not sticking merely to the classics (namely the most well-known myths, such as Perseus, Heracles, etc.), and uses hero narratives to suggest that humanity has always had the same dreams and fears. [Show full text]
Struggles in Suzanne Collins' Novel the Hunger STRUGGLES IN SUZANNE COLLINS’ NOVEL THE HUNGER GAMES 1)Intan Novia Sari 2)Purwarno Faculty of Literature Islamic University of North Sumatra, Medan Email: 1) [email protected] and 2) [email protected] Abstract This research is the result of qualitative research on the protagonist’s struggles named Katniss Everdeen depicted in Suzanne Collins’ novel The Hunger Games. Burleson (1964) says that struggle is one of ways to reach the better life in the future and also to increase the prestige. It means that any hope will be achieved through struggling. Katniss Everdeen is a strong as well as a resourceful sixteen-year-old girl who is far more mature than her age would suggest. Katniss is the main provider in her family, which consists of Katniss, her mother, and her younger sister, Prim Everdeen. She must struggle hard to make herself and her family stay life. Therefore she always keeps on struggling in her life. The finding of this research shows that the protagonist is succesful in her struggles to fulfill her family needs, to protect her sister and to win in the Hunger Games. Keywords: struggle, prestige, protection, hunger games INTRODUCTION The Hunger Games, published in 2008, is a science novel by Suzanne Collins, an outstanding American writer. It is written in the voice of 16-year-old, Katniss Everdeen, who lives in Dystopian, post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, exercises political control over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games is an annual event in which 1 2 one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death. [Show full text]
The Hunger Games: Representing the New Image of American Popular Heroes THE HUNGER GAMES: REPRESENTING THE NEW IMAGE OF AMERICAN POPULAR HEROES Aidatul Chusna and Lynda Susana W.A.F. [email protected] ; [email protected] English Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Jenderal Soedirman University, Indonesia Abstract: This research is aimed at revealing the new image of American popular heroes as depicted in the novel adaptation film of The Hunger Games which is created as a trilogy, which consists of two more novels: Catching Fire and Mockingjay. This film is one of the most phenomenal films in 2013-2104, which grossed out up to $407,999,255. This research used textual approach, which focused on the text as the object, that is The Hunger Games film. The result shows that The Hunger Games essentially brings the issue of slavery back into scrutiny. However, the creation of the heroin in the film is granted as the reconstruction of popular heroes in America. She is an inspiring female hero which is exemplified as the appreciation of women’s values. Yet, the heroin is broadly defined with the qualities of rouge heroes as the characteristics are the representation of the belief and values associated with freedom to wash away the oppression restore the rights of the minority. In addition to the issue of slavery , the symbols of new hope and new spirit are implicitly emerged in the story. This attempt was proficiently done by the heroin, which was eventually created as the new image of the American heroes. Key words: slavery, new image, American popular heroes, popular culture Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui imej baru tentang pahlawan di Amerika seperti yang tergambar dalam film popular yang diadaptasi dari novel yang berjudul The Hunger Games, yang merupakan trilogi yaitu Catching Fire dan Mockingjay. [Show full text]
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP. (Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter) Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 10-K (Mark One) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File No.: 1-14880 LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) British Columbia, Canada N/A (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 1055 West Hastings Street, Suite 2200 2700 Colorado Avenue, Suite 200 Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2E9 Santa Monica, California 90404 (877) 848-3866 (310) 449-9200 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 848-3866 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Common Shares, without par value New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None ___________________________________________________________ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [Show full text]
“THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE” by SUZANNE COLLINS Ni Made Mega Martyarini 1 ANALYSIS OF KATNISS EVERDEEN AS THE MAIN CHARACTER IN “THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE” BY SUZANNE COLLINS Ni Made Mega Martyarini Non- Regular Program of English Departement Faculty of Letters and Culture Udayana University Abstrak Penelitian ini berjudul "Analisis Katniss Everdeen sebagai Karakter Utama dalam novel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire oleh Suzanne Collins". Tujuan utama dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui unsur-unsur intrinsik (Alur, Tokoh, Latar, Tema, Sudut pandang dan Gaya Penulisan), untuk mengetahui unsur-unsur ekstrinsik yang mempengaruhi karya sastra (fisiologis, psikologis dan sosiologis), dan menganalisis metode yang digunakan dalam menyajikan karakter utama dalam novel (dramatis, diskursif, kontekstual, karakter pada karakter lain dan metode campuran). Data untuk penelitian ini diambil dari Novel, sedangkan metode dan teknik pengumpulan data adalah dengan metode dokumentasi dan didukung dengan teknik pencatatan. Teori yang digunakan dalam menganalisis novel ini diambil dari Cara Menganalisa Fiksi (1966) oleh William Kenney, Teori Sastra oleh Rene Wellek dan Warren (1955), dan beberapa teori pendukung tentang sastra juga digunakan untuk mendukung analisis ini. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat: (i) unsur-unsur intrinsik (alur, latar, tema, sudut pandang dan gaya penulisan) yang terjadi dalam novel, (ii) unsur- unsur ekstrinsik (aspek psikologis, sosiologis dan fisiologis) seperti bagaimana aspek dipengaruhi oleh karakter utama, dan (iii) metode yang digunakan oleh penulis dalam menjelaskan tokoh utama dalam novel ini adalah metode yang dramatis dan kontekstual. Kata kunci: karakter utama, unsur intrinsik, unsur ekstrinsik. 2 1. Background Literature as one aspect of language appreciations is used as a media to explore the language to be more aesthetic and meaningful. It is quite another way to express the world around it through our imagination. [Show full text]
Girl on Fire DOI 10.6094/helden.heroes.heros/2015/01/09 Stefanie Lethbridge 93 Girl on Fire Antihero, Hero, Hunger Games While heroes have never been particularly ab Fire the Capitol unsuccessfully attempts to en sent in popular culture, the possibilities and am list Katniss and Peeta on their side to crush the biguities of heroic action seem recently to have rebellion and then forces her to take part in an returned to the very centre of attention in many other Games to eliminate the threat she repre popular culture products. If, as critics keep tell sents. In Mockingjay, Katniss joins the rebellion ing us,1 popular culture is a site of negotiation for which is now organised from the sup posedly current cultural concerns, then it is worth pay destroyed District 13. Though struggling for ing attention to developments of the heroic in psychological balance and harrowed by doubts popular culture. As Barbara Korte has remarked, about the methods of revolution, Katniss none popular culture “is marked by a special sensitiv theless becomes the media face of the rebellion. ity not only to cultural markets but, even more The ‘most today’ of contemporary heroines [“die importantly, the desires and anxieties of its audi heutigste aller Heldinnen”], as Andreas Kilb has ences” (Korte 68). This article enquires into the called her, and also one of the darkest, Katniss is development of the female heroic in Suzanne struggling to define her own identity and ensure Collins’s The Hunger Games, a popular culture survival in an increasingly hostile environment. product that has exploded into a multimedia In this struggle she is difficult to predict; she is franchise of considerable public profile since the impulsive, playing by the rules only when it suits trilogy started appearing in 2008.2 What follows her, and with that fascinating for both friend will concentrate on the novels of The Hunge r and foe. [Show full text]
The Hunger Games Questions The Hunger Games Directed by Gary Ross Preparing for the Film 1. Given that a dystopian society is the opposite of a utopian society, what are key qualities or behaviors that you would expect to find in a dystopia? What are some examples of dystopian novels or films that you have read or seen? 2. What are some specific pressures that the oldest child in a family may experience if parents are absent, irresponsible, or weak? 3. How might people behave if their government compels behavior that seems immoral or unjust? 4. What are some reasons that rivals may fall in love? 5. If you have read the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, what are some challenges that a director may have adapting this book to a film version? Reflecting on the Film 1. What do we initially learn about the motive for and requirements of the Hunger Games? What do the Games reveal about the government of the Panem society? 2. What is revealed about Katniss Everdeen's character through her early interactions with her sister, her mother, and Gale? 3. Describe the train ride to the arena and the tributes' initial interactions with District 12 representatives Effie Trinket and Haymitch Abernathy. How does Haymitch's character develop in the film? 4. How does the film portray Peeta Mellark and his past interactions with Katniss? What does Peeta reveal is his greatest concern? 5. What is the importance of audience appeal, packaging, sponsorship, and heightened drama in these Games? What does the President reveal to Seneca about why there is a winner? 6. [Show full text]
THE DECONSTRUCTED HERO a Studyof Heroism in Suzanne Collins´ Noveltrilogythe Hunger Games INSTITUTIONEN FÖR SPRÅK OCH LITTERATURER THE DECONSTRUCTED HERO A Studyof Heroism in Suzanne Collins´ NovelTrilogyThe Hunger Games Ellen Julie Opdahl Uppsats/Examensarbete: 30hp Program och/eller kurs: EN2M10 English, Master Thesis, LiterarySpecialization Nivå: Avancerad nivå Termin/år: Vt/2015 Handledare: MargrétGunnarsdottír Champion Examinator: Ronald Paul Rapport nr: xx (ifylles ej av studenten/studenterna) Title:The Deconstructed Hero: A Study of Heroism in Suzanne Collins´ Novel Trilogy The Hunger Games Author: Ellen Julie Opdahl Supervisor:MargrétGunnarsdottír Champion Abstract: The thesis aims to study how contemporary literature challenges the traditional role of the hero, by exploring the character functions of Peeta, Katniss and Galein The Hunger Games trilogy. Their functionspresent a variety of perspectives on heroism, both in terms of traditional ideas of heroismand female heroes, but also suggestthat main characters can function heroically, and change between different functions, in turn affecting the reader’s mind-set regarding the protagonist. By applying the theoretical model duomyth onto the characters Gale, Katniss and Peeta from Suzanne Collins´ trilogy The Hunger Games, one can both include two vital characters into the analysis of Katniss, as well as analyse the female hero in a way which does not limit her as a result of narrow models. Using this method, several aspects of heroes and roles for characters from numerous theoretical models can be incorporated into the analysis.Feminine and masculine traits of the characters do not interfere with their interaction, and neither do the restrictions of conventional “roles” within fiction. By developing the duomyth further, to a triomyth, the ambiguity of characters´individual function disappear, as they appear as a whole unit, a collective hero. [Show full text]
Discourses of Masculinity in Suzanne Collins' the Hunger Games Trilogy DISCOURSES OF MASCULINITY IN SUZANNE COLLINS’ THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY: DEFENDING THE ALTERNATIVE MAN, PEETA MELLARK Treball de Fi de Grau Author: Ana Sáez Garrido Supervisor: Dr. Sara Martín Alegre Departament de Filologia Anglesa i de Germanística Grau en Estudis Anglesos June 2017 ‘The combination of active and contemplative virtues is one of the most enduring themes in three thousand years of experience of what it means to be a man’ Waller Newell TABLE OF CONTENTS 0. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 0.1. Suzanne Collins and The Hunger Games Trilogy ................................................. 1 0.2. Peeta, Gale and the Current Discourse on Masculinity ......................................... 4 1. Conventional Masculinity: Gale Hawthorne ................................................................ 8 1.1. Analysing Gale’s Conventional Masculinity: The Handsome Hunter .................. 8 2. Alternative Masculinity: Peeta Mellark ...................................................................... 15 2.1. Defending Peeta Mellark’s Alternative Masculinity ........................................... 16 2.2. Analysing Peeta Mellark’s Alternative Masculinity: The Saddest Ending for Peeta ........................................................................................................................... 27 3. Conclusions and Further Research ............................................................................. 32 4. References [Show full text]

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Q.1. McBirney asserts that the Hero’s Journey structure can be found across genres. What is another book or movie that follows the Hero’s Journey? Describe how your chosen book or movie fills the requirements for the Hero’s Journey. Ans: The Boss Baby follows “The Hero’s Journey” structure by using Tim as the hero. Tim’s ordinary life is before his baby brother Theodore arrives, his call to adventure is when Tim feels threatened his parents love his baby brother more. Tim refused the call when he found his baby brother talking on the phone, Tim crosses the threshold when his baby brother tells him why he is there and they decide to work together so the boss’ baby doesn’t have to be Tim’s brother forever. The two are tested when their parents are taken by the boss’ babies competitors Puppy Co., their allies meet with them to come up with a plan as their enemies begin their own plans. Their approach is to follow their kidnapped parents and try to get them back while simultaneously defeating their enemies’ plans. The ordeal is trying to get to their parents without getting caught by their kidnappers and stopping the launch of the super puppy. The supreme ordeal is Tim saving everyone when his brother turns into a real baby and cannot help their reward was saving their parents and stopping the launch but then the boss baby goes back and Tim’s parents don’t remember the baby but Tim goes and gets him back.

Q.2. In the text, the author claims that the Hero’s Journey requires a main character who is the hero. Do you think any main character can be the hero? Why or why not? What makes an ideal I do think any main fictional hero for you? Who is your favorite fictional hero and why? Ans: The character can be a hero depending on how the Author writes the story and depicts the main character. An ideal fictional character to me is someone who I can somewhat relate to or who has some sort of trait that I desire. My favorite fictional hero is Luke Skywalker because he is a Jedi and I desire this trait.

Q.3. McBirney claims that the Hero’s Journey is so popular because people aspire to be like the hero and can relate to them. How do stories help us understand our world? Can we learn lessons that apply to our world from stories that follow the Hero’s Journey? Explain. Ans: Stories help us understand our world because they may portray the world in a different light that we may have not thought of. We can learn lessons that apply to our world because if we are listening to a person we aspire to be like we may be more likely to listen to what they have to say.

Q.1. PART A: Which sentence best expresses the central idea of the text? Ans: The Hero’s Journey establishes the structure of a story that countless stories follow.

Q.2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A? Ans: “Campbell’s Hero’s Journey structure shows up all over literature, no matter the genre.”

Q.3. Which of the following describes the author’s main purpose in the text? Ans: to prove that essentially every story follows the Hero’s Journey

Q.4. Which of the following describes the author’s main purpose in the text? Ans: The author discusses Campbell’s discovery of the Hero’s Journey and then explores how the structure of stories has changed since then.

Q.5. How does the author’s discussion of “The Hobbit” and “The Hunger Games” contribute to the development of ideas in the text? Cite evidence from the text in your response. Ans: The Author discusses “The Hobbit” and “The Hunger Games” to give examples of stories that follow Campbell’s structure of “The Hero’s Journey”. It proves that many authors follow “The Hero’s Journey” all over literature, not depending on the genre. “The Hero’s Journey stories are so compelling because we like to see heroic characters overcoming great obstacles; we admire these heroes and hope to be like them”

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