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Schroeder 1Hunter SchroederMs. CaturanoHonors English 9January 2013Independent Reading ConnectionsConnection Going to Extremes For LoveThe Hunger Games is set in world called Panem that was once America, before the Capitol was overcome in some unexplained, apocalyptic war. As punishment for that aggression, the remains were divided into 12 districts. Every year separately district has to send one boy and one girl between 12 and 18 years old, chosen by lottery, to compete in a nationally televised event called the Hunger Games. The purpose of this is to create a mass killing spree with only one survivor. What really twists this storyline is when two tributes from the equivalent district fall in love and fight to protect apiece other until they are the last ones left in the games. The two go to utmost(a) measures to keep one another out of danger. Youre still trying to protect me. Real or not real, he whispers. Real, I answer. Because thats what you and I do, protect each other (Su zanne Collins, The Hunger Games). Because the hunger games is such a gruesome event, the things Katniss and Peeta did for each other arent typical things couples would give up for eachother. These two would share supplies and weapons along with firing as far as killing off an attacking enemy. Seeing how far Katniss and Peeta were willing to go to be with each other gave me a go understanding of why Romeo and Juliet fought to never let anything get in between them. Even though Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet and the two families have an ancient disceptation they did not let that stand in the way of being with each other. O Romeo, Romeo Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy mention Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, ... ...ena. You love me. Real or not real? I tell him, Real. (Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games). Even though Katniss and Peeta are so young, they truly believe that they are in love. This changes my opinion of Romeo and Juliet and leads me to believe that they really could have been in love so young. Romeo and Juliet were a continent 13 and 14 when they claimed to fall madly in love and get married, but this was around the normal sweep uping age for that time period. But, soft what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet). In this time period, young people were very romantically mature and knew about love and did not just marry anyone because there was no such thing as divorce. This makes me think that Romeo and Juliet may have been in love and people were just very critical because the were of equalise families.