{"product_id":"2940013992719","title":"Quicklet on The Hunger Games","description":"Quicklets: Your Reading Sidekick!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNever read a book alone again! Supercharge your reading with Quicklets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuicklets are jam-packed with information like those notes you totally copied off that geeky kid you knew back in high school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut they’re not boring like other study guides. They keep you entertained AND informed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can conquer any book with your trusty sidekick. We’ve got your back :)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e= = = = =\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Here’s some advice. Stay alive.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you like social commentary, strong female characters, thrilling suspense, a dash of romance, and being in on pop culture references, you should have already read The Hunger Games.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot convinced? Here’s one example of how The Hunger Games is fully infiltrating our lives, with or without our cooperation: the popular phone app Draw Something recently announced that they have added seven new words to their pictionary-like game that directly relates to The Hunger Games. This essentially means that without a rudimentary knowledge of Katniss and her pals you may lose your next Draw Something game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in 2008, The Hunger Games quickly asserted itself as the heir apparent to an enviable line of young adult franchises. Like its predecessors, Harry Potter and Twilight, Suzanne Collins’s book has managed to transcend its genre, finding fans of all ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e= = = = =\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK OUTLINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Book \u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author \u003cbr\u003eOverall Summary\u003cbr\u003eChapter-by-Chapter Commentary and Summary \u003cbr\u003eCharacter List \u003cbr\u003eKey Terms and Definitions \u003cbr\u003eMajor Themes \u003cbr\u003eSymbols \u003cbr\u003eInteresting Related Facts \u003cbr\u003eSources \u003cbr\u003eAdditional Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e= = = = =\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPT FROM THE BOOK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollins gives readers a possible future that is as frightening as it is familiar. The major difference between our reality and hers is the distribution of power. In her dystopian world, all power resides in the hands of the Capitol. The people of the districts have absolutely no ability to stand up to their rulers, even when it involves sending their own children to die for the entertainment of others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dystopian theme is fairly common in literature, evident in such enduring classics as George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, but what sets The Hunger Games a part is its use of children. Hardly any glimpse of a possible future seems worse than one in which we pit young children against each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReality Television\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps the most chilling reference to our current culture is Collins critique on reality television. While we would abhor the thought of the Hunger Games as a form of actual entertainment, we still enjoy watching real people humiliate themselves, fight each other (thankfully, not to death), and suffer. As troubling as it may be, the Hunger Games do not seem like such a radical extension of our society’s obsession with sensationalist television programming...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...buy the book to continue reading!","brand":"Hyperink - CliffNotes-like Book Notes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080001306864,"sku":"2940013992719","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013992719_p0.jpg?v=1763598664","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013992719","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}