The Hunger Games (SparkNotes Literature Guide)

by SparkNotes, Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games (Sparknotes Literature Guide] [SPARKNOTES HUNGER GAMES (SPARK] [Paperback]

112 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2014

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[Roy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this up (while Christmas shopping) because I'd never seen a cliff notes treatment of such a recent work. (Small first letters makes Cliff Notes generic, right?) I had read the book and seen the movie; Bev was very fond of the movie, and I liked both. But I didn't expect it to be in college reading classes with Antigone and Huckleberry Finn. It was fund to read this synopsis and analysis, to see the book subjected to analyze of themes and symbols -- I, for one, had not noticed the multiple ways that Collins played with the idea of "appearance is often more important that reality". I wasn't expecting to read it all, but I did. I even enjoyed the 4 pages devoted to writing a good literature analysis essay; it never hurts to be reminded to establish a clear thesis and use strong topic sentences even in the writing I do every day. So picked up out of curiosity, but actually enjoyed the read.

(For the sake of Hunger Games fans that might consider reading this, I point out that it only addresses the first book, not the entire trilogy.)

[James Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another guide to The Hunger Games. It has 96 pages and consists of context, plot overview, character list, analysis of major characters (Katniss, Peeta, and Haymitch), themes, motifs and symbols, this followed by summaries and analysis of groups of chapters.

There's also a section on important quotations, key facts, study guide and essay topics, how to write literary analysis, an example of a student essay, glossary of literary terms, review and resources, 25 multiple choice questions and suggestions for further reading.

It's got quite a bit of material in it and would serve as a good teacher's guide.