Venezuela Rising

Venezuela Rising

Venezuela Rising depicted the country of Venezuela as a country divided. On one side you had the government and on the other side you had its people. According to Juan Requesens “ The government insists that this is a fight between the rich and the poor, between the Chavistas and the opposition, but this is a fight for the people of Venezuela.”(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwQcVx9-bpw) The government constantly fought with its people instead of helping it bringing about violence, inflation, and lack of goods. Violence was spread throughout the country as the National Guard bombarded its people with tear gas, beat them, and even shot some of the protesters. Granted some of the protesters did react violently by throwing rocks or trying to engage in combat with the protester but nonetheless the head of Venezuela Maduro’s biggest rival; Henrique Capriles claimed “Last year, approximately 25,000 Venezuelans were murdered.” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwQcVx9-bpw) The amount of deaths affected the people of Venezuela greatly and led to a case of collective loss which is when mass people experience pain or sorrow from the death of one or the death of many. The people of Venezuela feared death so much that some did not want to go out in the streets out of fear of getting killed. A large number of people wanted to voice their dissatisfaction through protest but were also scared of the backlash that might occur because of it. In short Venezuela was a country in chaos and destined for ruin after their old head of government died and was replaced by Maduro with one woman to go as far as saying “Let all of the world know that we live in a dictatorship under Nicolas Maduro.” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwQcVx9-bpw) But Venezuela is also one of the world’s leading oil producers being oil is the country’s main source of income. But would their production of oil be enough to maintain their economy?

The Hunger Game's Archetypes

The Hunger Games is no stereotypical book because it does not possess the abundance of archetypes most off us readers have grown accustomed to. There is no damsel in distress, no temptress, no Young Man from the Provinces, and etc. But of the few archetypes it does possess they are used to progress the story excellently. The Unhealable Wound comes at the end of the story after Peeta and Katniss win the games and the reader believes them to be on their way home and fully recovered however, during a post-games interview it is revealed to Katniss and the reader that the damage to Peeta’s leg had been so great that the doctors had to replace it with a prosthetic. This prosthetic for Peeta and Katniss meant they could never escape what they had experienced during those games because for every time and every moment they looked at Peeta’s prosthetic leg they would be reminded of the horrors they faced in the arena. Haymitch is also a good example of an archetype present in The Hunger Games because he served as The Mentor for Peeta and Katniss. Haymitch was the only winner in all of the previous Hunger Games to hail from District 12 and therefore he was the only option Peeta and Katniss had to be their teacher. Although they were not thrilled at first Haymitch seemed to grow on him by the end of the story as they listened to his advice and obeyed his commands. The Forest in The Hunger Games served as a place of safe haven for Katniss in her home of District 12 but then once she had entered the games it became a place of mystery and fear as she was unsure what was lurking around the corner ready to deal to her her very own demise. However, using her previous knowledge of the forest she was able to overcome said forest and win the games.