The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Book Analysis)

This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It provides a thorough exploration of the book’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as an examination of the dystopian, post-apocalyptic universe brought to life by Collins. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 44-page reading guide is structured as follows:

• Biography of Suzanne Collins
• Presentation of The Hunger Games
• Summary of The Hunger Games
• Character study
  • Katniss Everdeen
  • Peeta Mellark
  • Gale Hawthorne
  • Primrose Everdeen
  • Haymitch Abernathy
  • President Snow
  • Alma Coin
• Analysis of The Hunger Games
  • Dystopia
  • The reasons for The Hunger Games’ success
  • A critique of the omnipresence of the media
  • Themes drawn from Classical antiquity

About The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games trilogy is a series of dystopian novels aimed at a young adult readership. They are set in what is left of North America, destroyed by several wars and replaced by the nation of Panem. The books follow Katniss Everdeen, a young woman who is forced to take part in the Hunger Games, a yearly competition organised by the totalitarian regime to exert its supremacy over the population. Thanks to her tenacity and determination to survive, Katniss inspires a wave of rebellion which spreads across the country and has effects that she could never have imagined.

About Suzanne Collins

Suzanne Collins is an American writer and scriptwriter. She began her career by writing scripts for children’s television programmes, before publishing The Underland Chronicles, a series of fantasy books for children. However, her greatest success to date is The Hunger Games trilogy, which is aimed at young adults but has found a devoted readership of all ages. The first novel in the series has sold over 26 million copies, and the books have all been adapted for the cinema.