2024 Research in the Capitol
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Abstract
At the end of a decade, a literary trilogy became a new pop culture phenomenon, The Hunger Games. The theme of appearance frequently stood out on page, however, was it truly translated on screen? Film adaptation theory explains the road to adapting a piece of literature to film is a process. All of those involved throughout the creation of cinema impact how we, as audience members, see said media. Consider the professions of the script writers, the director's ideals versus the thoughts of the author, the question of involving the original writer, creativity of the adapted world, and the audience's reactions, all affect the success of the film. Appearance was a recurring theme that shaped how the main character viewed her world and how she viewed the worlds of the antagonists, side characters, and symbols within the narrative. Survival in Panem was impossible without consideration of appearance.
Start Date
25-3-2024 11:45 AM
End Date
25-3-2024 1:30 PM
Event Host
University Honors Programs, Iowa Regent Universities
Faculty Advisor
Nikki Harken
Department
Department of Communication and Media
Department
Department of Languages and Literatures
Copyright
©2024 Bryleigh De Jong
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
De Jong, Bryleigh, "“Sit Still, Look Pretty to Survive”: An Analysis of The Hunger Games Trilogy" (2024). Research in the Capitol. 2.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/rcapitol/2024/all/2
“Sit Still, Look Pretty to Survive”: An Analysis of The Hunger Games Trilogy
At the end of a decade, a literary trilogy became a new pop culture phenomenon, The Hunger Games. The theme of appearance frequently stood out on page, however, was it truly translated on screen? Film adaptation theory explains the road to adapting a piece of literature to film is a process. All of those involved throughout the creation of cinema impact how we, as audience members, see said media. Consider the professions of the script writers, the director's ideals versus the thoughts of the author, the question of involving the original writer, creativity of the adapted world, and the audience's reactions, all affect the success of the film. Appearance was a recurring theme that shaped how the main character viewed her world and how she viewed the worlds of the antagonists, side characters, and symbols within the narrative. Survival in Panem was impossible without consideration of appearance.
