In The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins describes many examples of strategy and planning necessary for survival and self-preservation during the games. These events involve many characters in many situations who all take varying approaches to the tasks at hand. The main characters around whom situational survival strategies revolve are Peeta, Katniss, Rue, Cato and Haymitch and are present throughout Collins' novel. Gary Ross's 2012 adaptation is fairly accurate in these scenes, but includes minor changes with respect to artistic license. In The Hunger Games, Collins heavily uses the emotional characteristics of sympathy and deception while Ross is able to visually depict the ability to communicate beyond words, to communicate silently and secretly, and to use clear visuals to show the strategy involved throughout the games and how it is emphasized or subdued when switching from text to film. Peeta Mellark introduces one of the most important strategies in the storyline by tricking the audience into gaining sympathy during his interview with Caesar before the games begin. Peeta's actions on stage were all an effort to keep the attention for him and Katniss. When Caesar asked Peeta about the women luring him to his home in District 12, Peeta announced that even if he won, it would be of no use "because...she came there with him » (Collins 130). Haymitch is aware of the plan and goes along with it because he understands that Peeta knows he doesn't have what it takes to win alone, but if he strategized and everything went well, he could add sympathy and hopefully win the sponsors so important to the star. crossed lovers. Ross's film follows this scene almost exactly. Ross even sticks to the dialogue...... middle of paper ...... for their chances of survival. The story was adapted for the cinema by Gary Ross and modified according to his wishes. The adaptation is a supplement to the original story and most of the edits involved compressing the film in order to meet time restrictions. The focus on strategy had to be changed because the perception of the story has changed and cannot keep up with all of Katniss's thoughts. As such, Ross could not include details like Collins because the novel was told from Katniss's point of view. The limiting details force Ross to focus more on visual representations of strategy than that of Collins, who had the ability to depict and use emotional connections between characters in his strategies. In short, the similarities between the text and the film support the strength and value of the work, while the differences in the film adaptation cause minor errors in details that do not affect the overall meaning of the work..