When one hears of The Hunger Games books‚ surely the violent nature of the series comes to mind? The Hunger Games Trilogy is not just about killing people; it is more showing the true side of people and the behind-the-scenes look of what no one else can see. People can also find different types of criticism on political views‚ the symbolism‚ the comparison to Rome‚ and our own future in this world. In these books‚ people are able to see a side of society in which people are truly fighting the for
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The last reason The Hunger Games is a dystopian novel is free speech isn’t given. Katniss said‚ “ When I was younger‚ I scared my mother to death‚ the things I would blurt out about District 12 about the people who ruled our country Panem...I learned to hold my tongue and to turn my features into an indifferent mask so that no one could ever read my thoughts.” Katniss’s mother must have known of something that happened previously to someone that spoke badly about the Capitol. This is the reason
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“They wouldn’t want to show this so people would see how bad it is in the other districts” (Collins 283). Here Katniss hints to the separation of the people‚ which is a common theme of the dystopian societies. In all of the books the people are set far apart. That is mostly so people can not see how bad or how better it is in other places and revolt. For example in In Time people found out the “time” pay is better in other towns‚ and that people live longer. Then a bunch of people would revolt against
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Books help in teaching about dystopian societies and how to prevent it from happening to our world. The Hunger Games‚ by Suzanne Collins‚ is a dystopian themed novel that shows all aspects of a dystopian society and the struggles to survive. “Our part of District 12‚ nicknamed the Seam‚ is usually crawling with coal miners heading out to the morning shift at this hour. Men and women with hunched shoulders‚ swollen knuckles‚ many who have long since stopped trying to scrub the coal dust out of their
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Have you ever thought about how a book could relate to our real lives? The Hunger Games is a fine example that shows us what life would be like under a different system of government. In the world of Panem‚ the Capitol and certain types of districts are very wealthy in terms of food compared to less fortunate districts. What would happen if the USA were split into districts and had to participate in hunting rituals‚ just for entertainment for others? There would be Class warfare‚ an overpowered government
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Independent Study Unit: The Hunger Games vs. 1984 A Dystopian society is depicted as a vision of society in which conditions of life are miserable and characterized by poverty‚ oppression‚ war‚ violence‚ disease‚ pollution‚ and the abridgement of human rights – which all result in widespread unhappiness and suffering. The novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Michael Radford ’s film 1984 of George Orwell both incorporate such dystopian societies expressed through themes of power
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The Hunger Games series is the perfect example of a dystopian society. After the United States fell apart Panem was created and that is where Hunger Games was started. North America is split into 12 Districts based on wealth and each District specializes own their own area. Any type of retaliation towards the Government‚ or known as the Capitol in the series‚ is not acceptable and punishment will most likely happen. Because of the lack of freedom of speech they have I think thats why The Hunger Games
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“Dystopian Literature is not concerned with shaping the future but with teaching us about the problems of the present”. Discuss "Lord of the Flies" and "Animal Farm" in light of this comment. Many critics have argued that several extreme historical circumstances of the 20th century have led to the flourishing of dystopian literature. Dystopias usually extrapolate elements of contemporary society and function as a warning against some modern trend‚ often the threat of oppressive regimes in one
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“The most shocking aspects of the dystopian novel or film is the realisation that the future is contingent on the present‚ and can be affected by something we do or don’t do now.” To what degree does this perspective on dystopian novels and films resonate with your own reading? ‘Dystopian literature has been characterised as fiction that presents a negative view of the future of society and humankind’ (Contemporary Literary Criticism 2003‚ Vol. 168). Through the exploration of dystopia within a
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Visions of the future fall into two different genres: Apocalyptic and Dystopian. Which is worse? Margaret Atwood’s “Oryx and Crake” displays the features of an always developing society. Through the quest to create a utopia through pure determination to improve the human condition‚ the novel convinces the reader the situation is relatable. Alike to many dystopian novels‚ Oryx and Crake includes a protagonist Jimmy‚ who begins questioning society‚ often feeling intuitively that something is wrong
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