The Hunger Games Quotes Flashcards

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(Power)

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“powerless against the reaping”

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(Power)

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”… forcing them to kill one another while we watch- this is the Capitol’s way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy”

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(Power)

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”… a Gamemaker sits at a set of controls, fingers on the triggers that could end my life in a second”

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(Power)

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“The strong band together to hunt down the weak…”

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(Survival)

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“Even though trespassing in the woods is illegal and poaching carries the severest of penalties, more people would risk it…”

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(Survival)

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“I kept us alive”

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(Survival)

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“Cinna has given me a great advantage. No one will forget me”

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(Survival)

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“did what it took to stay alive”

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(Inequality)

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“It’s to the Capitol’s advantage to have us divided among ourselves”

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(Inequality)

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”The Capitol twinkles like a vast field of fireflies. Electricity in District 12 comes and goes, usually we only have it a few hours a day.”

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(Inequality)

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”The reaping system is unfair, with the poor getting the worst of it”

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(Inequality)

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“The exceptions are the kids from the wealthier districts, the volunteers, the ones who have been fed and trained throughout their lives for this moment.”

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(Resistance and Rebellion)

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“boldest form of dissent they can manage. Silence.”

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(Resistance and Rebellion)

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”To hate the boy from District 1,…, seems inadequate”

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(Resistance and Rebellion)

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”decorate her body in the flowers”

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(Resistance and Rebellion)

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”… to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the Capitol that whatever they do or force us to do there is a part of every tribute that they can’t own”

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(Resistance/Rebellion)

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”Presenting ourselves not as adversaries but as friends had distinguished us as much as the fiery costumes”

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(Resistance/Rebellion)

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”Without a victor, the whole thing would blow up in the Gamemakers’ faces”

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(Reality vs. Appearance)

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“[give] the audience a fairly interesting day”

20
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(Reality vs. Appearance)

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“It was all for the Games, how you acted”

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(Reality vs. Appearance)

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“This has all been devised by the Gamemakers to guarantee the most dramatic showdown in history”

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(Reality vs. Appearance)

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“How we’re going to present you.”

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(Reality vs. Appearance)

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“If you appeal to the crowd…you gain favour”

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(Humanity)

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”I protect Prim in every way I can…”

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(Humanity)

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”My throat releases the tears and they slide down my cheeks”

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(Humanity)

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“… show the Capitol they don’t own me. That [he’s] more than just a piece in their Games”

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(Humanity)

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“To this day, I can never shake the connection between this boy, Peeta Mellark, and the bread that gave me hope, and the dandelion that reminded me that I was not doomed”