When asked to define truth not many people can do it. "Truth," is an easy word to throw into any normal day conversation, for example people often say, "is that the truth?" Dictionary.com tells us that the definition of truth is;
- the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
- conformity with fact or reality; verify The truth of a statement
- a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle or the like: mathematical truths
- the state or character of being true
- actuality or actual existence
Truth is more than anything a definition can define. It is something that is perceived differently by everyone and has a different meaning to everyone.
For my project I read the novel, The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins and chose a sub-genre of best fit. My opinion is that the novel is a science fiction, dystopian novel. I perceived the facts and events to read as a dystopian novel. I believed that the most appropriate sub-genre for the novel was dystopian. However, someone else could have read The Hunger Games and picked romance to be the most suitable sub-genre. It all depends on what people believe to the truth.
The truth about this novel, to me, is that yes romance may be a huge part of the story line, but it was not what the story line was developed around. The truth about this novel to me is that it has a dystopian theme that affects the entire plot.
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