Approaching the Hunger Games trilogy
Subtitle: a literary and cultural analysis
By: Tom Henthorne
Publisher: McFarland & Co. Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780786468645
Subjects: American Young adult fiction; History and criticism; Criticism and interpretation
Description: "This book addresses Suzanne Collins's work from a number of literary and cultural perspectives in an effort to better understand both its significance and appeal. Assuming that readers are familiar with all three volumes of The Hunger Games, the book also avoids plot summary and character analysis, instead focusing on the significance of the story and its characters"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Suzanne collins: a biography; title: Make of it what you will: the Hunger Games trilogy as a literary production; title: The importance of being Katniss: identity, gender and transgression; title: Making war, not love: conflict, representation and activism; title: Isn't it pragmatic? intelligent practice, ethics and law; title: "Real or not real?" reality television and the Hunger Games trilogy; title: Dystopia with a difference: the lessons of Panem and District 13; title: Survivor stories: trauma, recovery and narrative; title: Make of it what you will (remix): the Hunger Games trilogy as digital text; title: Appendix A: glossary of terms; title: Appendix B: glossary of characters; title: Appendix C: Questions for further study.