REFLECTION WEEK 4!
Hello readers! Since last week I've been spending most of my time starting to analyze my two main series (Harry Potter and The Hunger Games) for what these best sellers have in common.
Without giving too much away I am willing to share some of my findings. While there are some obvious differences between the two, there are also many similarities these books share. A few of these similarities include:
1. A main character from humble beginnings
-Harry Potter: a normal boy thrown into a world he had no idea existed, that he is expected to save.
-Katniss Everdeen: a teenage girl who has to win a fight to the death to get back and help support her family.
2. Death/Violence
-Only one of the Harry Potter novels (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) contained no deaths that took place in the present time of the story. All the other books involved war and death.
-All three books involved killings. In the first book alone 22 children were killed as part of the games.
3. Sworn Enemies
-Harry Potter is told his parents were killed by Lord Voldemort, and he tried to kill him as well, giving readers a bad guy to despise early on.
-President Snow holds a celebration every year to send children to the games, him targeting Katniss didn't help his reputation with readers either.
These are just a few spoilers to the comparisons that will help make up my formula. Until next week!
Interesting; I'd never considered how prevalent the main character being an underdog or having to overcome hardship BEFORE the story even begins.
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