This post is for Chapters 9 through 12...
Abby will post soon, there was a misunderstanding.
The main event that with it brings the most evident reason for the banning of this book has begun in this section, the Hunger Games have finally kicked off. Just a couple chapters into the games, there is so much torture and violence that can already be seen, and it feels as if young children do not need to read this kind of material. The thing, though, is that The Hunger Games has actually been banned in high schools, and teenagers should not have a problem handling this kind of concept. There are multiple incidents so far where Katniss herself has been in danger or when she has witnessed the killing of a fellow tribute, but none of these things are intense enough to keep from teens, since many teenagers are already fully aware of situations in which violence is a result. In fact, it might just be that the tough conditions that these tributes face, such as when Katniss has to search for water in order to survive, can give teenagers the motivation they need to know that determination can help them through any situation. Plus, the way that Katniss describes the horror of seeing others die can possibly inspire violent teenagers to see just how much their actions can hurt others.
The beginning of the Hunger Games is most likely going to be the most violent part because there are the most possible targets there will ever be since everyone is just getting started out. When the projector in the story shows that no one has been killed at the end of Chapter 12, the reader can interpret that the calmer yet more unexpected part of the games has begun. "I feel remarkably better. There are no faces tonight, no tributes died today." (pg. 171). It is very likely that the violence in this portion is the worst it will ever get, and if people are able to learn even from this part, this just shows how much this book can positively impact its readers. Even if this part of the book is very intense for some, it is a good learning experience as well as entertaining for others.
Abby will post soon, there was a misunderstanding.
The main event that with it brings the most evident reason for the banning of this book has begun in this section, the Hunger Games have finally kicked off. Just a couple chapters into the games, there is so much torture and violence that can already be seen, and it feels as if young children do not need to read this kind of material. The thing, though, is that The Hunger Games has actually been banned in high schools, and teenagers should not have a problem handling this kind of concept. There are multiple incidents so far where Katniss herself has been in danger or when she has witnessed the killing of a fellow tribute, but none of these things are intense enough to keep from teens, since many teenagers are already fully aware of situations in which violence is a result. In fact, it might just be that the tough conditions that these tributes face, such as when Katniss has to search for water in order to survive, can give teenagers the motivation they need to know that determination can help them through any situation. Plus, the way that Katniss describes the horror of seeing others die can possibly inspire violent teenagers to see just how much their actions can hurt others.
The beginning of the Hunger Games is most likely going to be the most violent part because there are the most possible targets there will ever be since everyone is just getting started out. When the projector in the story shows that no one has been killed at the end of Chapter 12, the reader can interpret that the calmer yet more unexpected part of the games has begun. "I feel remarkably better. There are no faces tonight, no tributes died today." (pg. 171). It is very likely that the violence in this portion is the worst it will ever get, and if people are able to learn even from this part, this just shows how much this book can positively impact its readers. Even if this part of the book is very intense for some, it is a good learning experience as well as entertaining for others.
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