Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Harry Potter and The Hunger Games

Well, well Surbhi. It looks like we have a situation on our hands. Two fantastic books, The Harry Potter series and the Hunger Games series, are being challenged to be banned! I say this can't be. Do you think these two books deserve to be banned? I have a big reason to why they shouldn't be banned. They make kids read! Parents and teachers are always complaining that students don't read enough. And their problem is that they are banning all the good books. Youth love the excitment, the adventure, the deepness of these two books. And there are good, easy to understand themes in each of the books. It is great practice for kids, and if they end up loving these equally excited books it might end up making them want to read more. There parents and teachers, problem solved. Let Harry Potter and The Hunger Games being read!
Another thing that these two books teach readers is how to present yourself. That is a huge part of everyday life, and it decides if you will be taken seriously. It might not be as extreme as The Hunger Games where it could depend on your life, but it still an important life skill. And Harry Potter and The Hunger Games both teach it. In Harry Potter, Hermione Granger promotes herself in a smart manner and that gets her places. All the teachers trust her and have faith in her. In the Hunger Games, how Katniss presents herself will decide how the sponsers will sponser her. A quote fromt The Hunger Games says ,“If you appeal to the crowd, either by being humorous or brutal or eccentric, you gain favor.” How you present yourself can decides what jobs you get, scholarships, even the grades you get in class. It is very important and something everyone needs to learn. And Harry Potter series and the Hunger Games Series both does this very well.

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