The hunger games research paper

The Hunger Games Vs Ancient Rome Gladiators

The Hunger games one of the most sold books in the past century
It’s a book everybody wants to read or has probably read. Becoming so
Famous this book had a movie based on it. The tricky part about it and
Something all readers don’t notice is how The Hunger Games is highly
Influenced by Ancient Rome and ancient Rome Gladiators (Dunn,
George P.56). The author used ancient Rome in her book quiet a lot,
From names to the style they lived in and the way people survived.
Something that makes the book more attracting and more interesting.
It is something the author does on purpose maybe to give credit to the
Romans or maybe because people get easily attracted to stories that
Have to do with that kind of game or life style. This book has a strong back ground influenced from the ancient
Romans. Names, food, Poverty, and also on the way the government is
Ruling over the people. Most of the character names are highly based
On Rome. Names like Katniss, Haymitch, Cinna, Peeta and Claudius are
Just several names that are clearly roman based. The names can be roughly divided into two groups: Characters from the poor, depleted districts are named after plants or other earthy items; those from the regal capital have a Roman influence. Some of these names are very known roman gladiators who fought against Ceasar the most known gladiator of all times next to Hercules. It all matches with each other in this book, thing that makes the book more interesting. The Hunger Games & Roman Gladiators is what this book Is
Mostly based on. Collins imagines a dystopian future in which children from each district of the nation of Panem fight to survive a barbaric competition. In large part for the entertainment of the all-powerful
Capitol, which televises the event. Many critics have noted analogies with the modern fad of reality TV, and there are myriad sci-fi details.
The Romans organized their conquered peoples into provinces under the control of appointed governors with absolute power over all non-
Roman citizens and stationed troops in each, ready to exercise appropriate force if necessary. There is where they both have such similarity because Is just exactly Like ancient Rome but just modified to a more modern version. There are only slight differences in between both . The climate taking place in an outdoor “arena,” the Games bear a distinct resemblance to the gladiatorial games of ancient Rome, in which slaves and criminals engaged in bloody and sometimes-fatal combat before large crowds of riveted spectators gathered in a real arena (Cunningham Jhon). This makes it pretty obvious to tell that
Collins got most of her ideas from there. The cruel era and conditions that the tributes lived in is also
Relative to the era in which the Romans lived and in the way they had to get trough their everyday life. You can contrast from both that they lived in very poor conditions and had to do whatever it took to get food or any supplied needed. Women and children starved until they could find something to go trade or sell to feed their families (Crabb
David P.56). Katniss was the head of her family and had to go hunting
Just so her family could have some food which shows “her Stoicism
Strenght” which compares her to Romans because it was known that
Roman people used willingness to lose everything something that
Reflects both of them (Cedars P.12). To conclude Collins definitely based her book on the ancient
Rome gladiators era. She clearly focused and kind of re made the story
On how Rome was many years ago. She created a modern and
Futuristic way to show indirectly how Rome was. Which in my opinion
Is what makes her story be so good and attracting. The author clearly
Was very interested in how the roman ruled their people and on how
The people were really attracted to watching gladiators take each
Others life just like in The Hunger Games. In a way she is trying to
Express to the readers how it would be If the technique that romans
Used was still in our society and she makes a real good demonstration
On how it would be by putting it as a reality TV show. Something very
Common in our society today. Collins does a great job in basing her
Story on ancient Rome gladiators. Which Is why her book is #1 lately.
Work Cited Page

Crabb, David. The Hunger Games A Literary Analysis From A Christian Worldview. United States: Faith Culture Reading, 2012.

Cunningham, Jhon. Bread And Circuses: The Hunger Games And
Ancient Rome. United States: http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2012/03/bread-circuses-the-hunger-games-ancient-rome/ 2012.

Dunn, George, Michaud Nicolas, Irwin William. The Hunger Games And Philosophy A Critique Of Pure Treason. New Jersey: Jhon Wiley & Sons Inc, 2012.

McGunigal, Mary. A Literary Critic Of The Classical Themes And Allusions Found In The Hunger Games. Rhode Island: Classical Languages & Literatures Corp, 2012