Topic > Game Changers - 2844

Unlike regular comic book action heroes, The Hunger Games contains heroes who do not have superpowers or are from another planet. They don't automatically lead rebellions, win, or live happily ever after. Instead, a hero willingly defies the odds to defeat the injustices his dystopian government has pitted them against. The heroes may not win their battle, they may even die, and they may never have the chance to experience a joyful ending like in a fairy tale. They may have an unfortunate cultural heritage, bad luck, imperfections in their personal life, or be female. There may not even be a chance to get a great reward at the end of the story. Comic book heroes go into battle knowing what could happen if they don't fight evil. They also go into battle confident in themselves and know they will succeed. Suzanne Collins offers her readers an alternate version of a hero that contradicts the iconic hero. He made his book more relatable this way. Young adult readers enjoy reading books like The Hunger Games, because unlike traditional action heroes, Katniss and Peeta are in the same age range as young adult readers. Katniss and Peeta don't enter the Games with the intention of surviving, and when they win, they don't get the happy ending they always expect. Young adult readers also connect with how the characters are under daily pressure in Panem. The Hunger Games distinguishes a new style of heroes for literature by reversing gender roles, revolutionizing aspects of the hero's journey, and using ordinary people willing to fight against injustices in their dystopian civilization so that the story's characters are relatable to the modern world. daytime adolescents. (Garcia 2)Heroes have been prominent figures in fantasies and stories since the times of ancient Rome and Greece. Hercules, Perseus and Achilles reigned over the