The Hunger Games: The Gladiators In Ancient Rome

They were a way to please the crowd of their competitors. Like the Romans, the Hunger Games introduce the tributes with a parade of chariots, each with their own representation. The spectators were able to determine who they would cheer on to win. In The Hunger Games, this was a way to appease them for their support. Sponsors were then able to contribute to the tributes indirectly through contribution towards victory. Every little thing counts, from the Games to the supporters to the district tributes. Gladiators were not always popular, but weren’t always the ones already marked for death either. The gladiators were given prizes for pleasuring the audience with a remarkable show because they were everything in the Games. Similarly, the tributes of The Hunger Games came from various districts with different standings—the smaller the number the smaller the standing—in the country. Their presence leads to fear. Their death brought agony. Their victory brought suffering. Their defiance brought