The Idea of an Essay, Volume 3

Analysis & Response 115 The Problem with Creative Writing Robert Rhodes Robert Rhodes just graduated inMay of 2016 with a double major in Music and Worship. He is currently working as a Worship Pastor in Dayton and enjoys tennis and wrestling alligators in his spare time. A mood of excitement was in the air as people stood in line at the movie theatre. The final movie of The Hunger Games series was finally showing this evening or should I say morning since it would be 12AM of the next day. I noticed that the first six showings were completely sold out as I made my way up to the ticket counter. The large cardboard display in the theatre lobby depicted the movie’s main characters in fighting positions. At the very bottom of the display under the title, I noticed smaller lettering, “Based on the series by Suzanne Collins.” I remembered the first time I saw a Hunger Games series book. While it intrigued me, I ignored it off because I assumed that it was like every other fiction series out there. Not till a fewmonths later, when I started reading the first book in the series did I realize that these were different. They were compelling pieces of literature. These books told the story of the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, and her struggle to fight against the governmental ruling and caste system that looms over her and the rest of her nation, Panem. While the majority of people have given in to the fact that this is the way things are going to be, Katniss chooses not to back down and becomes an icon that Panem eventually emulates in order to claim their freedom as a nation against their oppressive government. While this series was not only interesting to read, these books expressed an amount of real- world opinions on governmental control and hierarchy. As I sat in the theatre and waited for the lights to go down, I thought about the fact that all of the excitement from this franchise began at the writing desk