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Works Cited
Knorr, Caroline. Impact of Media Violence Tips. Reviews & Age Ratings. N.p., 13 Feb. 2013.
Web 21 Apr. 2014
This article is about how violence on television affects its viewers. It has many important
studies that show how watching violence can lead to more aggressive behavior. I trust
this article because it was written and revised by three different authors known for having
very informational blogs.
McCallum, Melissa. "The Hunger Games and Reality Televsion." The Hunger Games and
Reality Televsion. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2014.
This article is about how reality television can influence its audience. It compares the
reactions of citizens from the Capitol and the districts to people from real life. I found
this information by going on google and looking for a link with the most information on
the two subjects. This article can be very helpful to me because it gives examples on how
reality television influences people in the book and how the same happens it real life.
Monitor, Kashmir. "'Hunger Games' is a thrilling reality show." 25 3 2012, n. pag. Print.
On this article I read learned how important reality television is in the novels. I know that
this is a reliable source because I found it in one of the databases of the library. It is really
important to me because it helps me better understand the significance of television in
The Hunger Games.
Rosenbaum, Steven. "The "Hunger" For Reality TV." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 25 Mar. 2012.
Web. 14 Apr. 2014.
This article gives information on how reality television started and how it has progressed
throughout some of the years. The author worked in the television business so he
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personally knew how reality television was filmed. He then goes on to talk about how
now many of the scenarios we see in reality T.V. are now scripted as well as how many
of the people should react. Furthermore, Rosenbaum believes that reality television in
The Hunger Games is a bit extreme but still possible.