Housing Essay

The Hunger Games is a multimedia franchise created by Suzanne Collins. Set in The Hunger Games universe, the franchise began with The Hunger Games, the first book in The Hunger Games trilogy. The novels have been developed into a series of films.

The novels in the trilogy are titled The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. The first two novels have been developed into films, while the third novel is currently being developed into two films. Soundtracks have also been released.

The Hunger Games universe is a dystopia set in "Panem", a country consisting of the wealthy Capitol and twelve districts in varying states of poverty. Every year, children are chosen to participate in a compulsory annual televised death match called The Hunger Games.

Media

The first novel, The Hunger Games, was written by Suzanne Collins and acquired by Scholastic Corporation in 2006. It was released in 2008.[1] The second novel (Catching Fire) was released in 2009[2] and the third (Mockingjay) was released in 2010.[3]

The first movie was titled The Hunger Games and released on March 23 in 2012;[4] the second movie is The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which hit theaters on November 22, 2013.[5] The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is set to be released November 21, 2014 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is set to be released November 20, 2015.[6][7]

Additional media within the franchise include soundtracks from the first three films: The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

Plot

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Years before the start of the series, the thirteen districts attempted to start a revolution against the Capitol. The Capitol won, District 13 was destroyed and, as punishment, an annual televised death match called The Hunger Games was created by the Capitol. Two participants, one...