| Description |
194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Social issues in literature
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Social issues in literature.
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| Summary |
"This series brings together the disciplines of sociology and literature. It looks at a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue that is reflected in it"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-180) and index. |
| Contents |
The life of Suzanne Collins / Authors and Artists for Young Adults -- Suzanne Collins is something of a mystery / Claire Armistead -- The last battle : with Mockingjay on its way, Suzanne Collins weighs in on Katniss and the Capitol / Rick Margolis -- The hunger games changed Suzanne Collins's life / Hillel Italie -- The hunger games taps into adolescent issues of dating and death / Brian Bethune -- Violence in The hunger games is a reflection of our own world / Rebecca Keegan -- Love is the strongest weapon in The hunger games / Mary Borsellino -- Katniss becomes a killer kid / Lois H. Gresh -- Indicting violence : a pacifist review of The hunger games trilogy / Marty Troyer -- Glamour of evil or glimmer of hope? / Patrick O'Hannigan -- The hunger games distorts the reality of war / Paul K. Chappell -- Governments perpetrate violence in contemporary fictions / James Warner -- The Mockingjay revolution is not a just war / Louis Melancon -- Violent teens should not be treated as adults / Sarah Alice Brown -- There is no correlation between violent movies and societal violence / Robert M. Schwartz -- Media violence and the Connecticut shootings / James Hirsen -- Media violence by itself does not cause mass killings / Arline Kaplan -- Mass shootings by the mentally disturbed can be mitigated / Dennis Grantham -- Dark and violent books help teens through adolescence / Mary Elizabeth Williams. |
| Subject |
Collins, Suzanne -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Collins, Suzanne. Hunger Games (Series)
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Violence in literature.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Literary Criticism & Collections. |
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Social Issues -- General (see also headings under Family) |
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Social Issues -- Violence. |
| Added Author |
Wiener, Gary, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780737769906 (hardback) |
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0737769904 (hardback) |
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9780737769913 (paperback) |
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0737769912 (paperback) |
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