Write a blog post (350-500 wds) that discusses the proposition that the Hunger Games is like the Wizard of Oz. Consider the question whether or not all American fairy tales are like the Wizard of Oz.
The Wizard of Oz is very familiar to me as I have seen it a hundred times growing up but the Hunger Games is not as I have not read or seen, aside from the short clip we watched in class, any part of the story or film. Pulling from the little information I got from the clip I had a hard time comparing the two stories together. I found myself comparing the Hunger Games to the Japanese film Battle Royale instead, which to me has much more comparable aspects, especially the theme, than with the Wizard of Oz. That’s not to say that Oz and Hunger Games share no similarities at all. Both of the stories feature a prominent female protagonist who are taken from the comfort of their home and thrown into an unfamiliar and possibly dangerous land, which is a common theme that happens to many characters in many American fairy tales, e.g. Alice in Alice in Wonderland, Wendy in Peter Pan, and Christopher Robin in the World of Winnie the Pooh. As for the question of whether or not all American Fairy tales are like the Wizard of Oz I cannot answer as I have not read all American Fairy tales, but through my observations I can say that a good amount of them share similar themes and other literary aspects which make them comparable in a certain light.
Assumptions:
I always tend to stick to the age-old assumption that the book is (usually) better than the film. I had not read the Wizard of Oz book before and assumed it would be pretty similar to the film, seeing as it has been such a popular film through time. That's hardly the case when it comes to adaptations though and not to my surprise found they were actually pretty different.
How is my situation as a reader defined?:
I grew up on viewing film and images more than reading books which truly is a shame in my opinion. I enjoy reading usually only if it's something i'm truly interested in, which sadly is rare, and which I think is worth my time to fully immerse myself in. And i tend to get really impatient with the lengths of books especially if they tend to drag on in certain parts as I have a decreasingly short attention span (probably due to today's information overload from all of the notifications being hurled at me every three seconds from various social platforms). It tends to be easier and quicker to watch a film than to read the book which really isn't any fun when the two can be so different.
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