The Hunger Games novel has adapted into an award winning movie. With this being said, there are many differences in the novel and movie itself. As you read deeper into this blog, you will begin to see some of the many differences. Firstly in the book, Gale Hawthorne is Katniss Everdeen’s best friend whom lives in District 12. District 12 is all about the coal mining. The two often hunt together and equally share the wild that they catch. Although no romance is shown from either of them towards each other, Katniss continues to grow feelings for him. But when Katniss is shipped off to the games, where she will face off with 23 more tributes, Gale is left behind in district 12. Katniss often thinks of Gale while she is in the games but he is never shown or talked about back home.
As you watch the film, you will notice that the narrator is no longer first person, it is changed to a third-person view so everyone will see what Gale is doing as Katniss fights for her life in the hunger games. We watch Gale fall in love with Katniss and we see how badly he wants to be with her. Gale also notices that she is falling in love with a fellow tribute, Peeta.
Deaths are portrayed differently in the book and the film as well. In the book however some of these deaths are dragged out because it allows us to share their final moments with us. In the movie, the deaths are done and over with within secounds.
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