Hunger Games part 2: Some themes to consider

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Hunger Games part 2Some themes to consider
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• "All the world's a stage,And all the men and
  women merely playersThey have their exits and
  their entrancesAnd one man in his time plays
  many parts
• William Shakespeare
• As You Like It

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• Without the actor there can be no spectator
• Richard Sennett
• The Fall of Public Man

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Who makes meaning?The Audienceor The Medium
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Media

• Its all a big show. Its all how youre
  perceived. (135)
• After he said he loved me, did you think I could
  be in love with him, too? I ask.
• I did, says Portia. The way you avoided
  looking at the cameras, the blush.(137)
• I pause a second, giving the cameras time to
  lock on me. Then I cock my head slightly to the
  side and give a knowing smile. There! Let them
  figure out what that means!(164)

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Identity

• I want to die as myselfI dont want them to
  change me in there. Turn me into some kind of
  monster that Im not(141).
• Peeta has been struggling with how to maintain
  his identity. His purity of self. (142)
• I do care. I mean, what else am I allowed to
  care about at this point? (142)

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Vision

• There are various examples that mention vision
  throughout the text, but particularly the second
  part.
• They let you see in complete darkness (205)
• I take meticulous aim (220)
• I turn to the sound, bringing the bow and arrow
  to my shoulder. Theres no one there. No one I
  can see anyway (199)