Bread In The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games, by Suzanna Collins. The Hunger Games is a novel written about a futuristic society. This society is built of 12 Districts all controlled by a higher class, the Capitol. Every year the Capitol hosts The Hunger Games, where one boy and one girl from each district are selected to fight to the death. The young adults all are supposed to believe the Hunger Games are a privilege and told, “may the odds be ever in your favour”(Collins, 19). This is an annual tradition. Until the 74th game, where Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark change history. The relevant themes presented throughout the Hunger Games include power, the fact that the Capitol holds it all and enforces it, social class, where Katniss and the distinctive Districts
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Bread is a symbol of many metaphors throughout the novel. The first connection towards bread is the name of the nation, Panem. Panem is ancient Latin means bread. Found during the first chapter, Gale bought a loaf of bread to share with Katniss, they finishing while they wait before the repeing. It was expensive bakery bought bread. Later in the novel, this bread comes up as a representation of home and security for Katniss. As Peeta name is called during the repeing Katniss automatically enters a flashback. Her family was nearing starvation, her father had recently passed away, food was nonexistent, and death was approaching. Peeta “took one look back to the bakery as if checking that the coast was clear, then, his attention back on the pig, he threw a loaf of bread in Katniss’ […] direction.” (Collins, 24). Peeta had burned them on purpose in means of helping Katniss. Bread in this situation was a relationship connection. Each District has a distinctive type of bread. As the pair is in the Capitol, there is a basket holding a piece of bread from each District. “Peeta empties the […] breadbasket and points out how the Capitol […] have been careful to include types from the districts” (Collins, 239). Each District is represented and the basket is a symbol of the Capitol and how it holds all the Districts. Districts 1 through 12 are all fully dependant on the Capitol, the basket. The Capitol essentially owns
Bread is a symbol of many metaphors throughout the novel. The first connection towards bread is the name of the nation, Panem. Panem is ancient Latin means bread. Found during the first chapter, Gale bought a loaf of bread to share with Katniss, they finishing while they wait before the repeing. It was expensive bakery bought bread. Later in the novel, this bread comes up as a representation of home and security for Katniss. As Peeta name is called during the repeing Katniss automatically enters a flashback. Her family was nearing starvation, her father had recently passed away, food was nonexistent, and death was approaching. Peeta “took one look back to the bakery as if checking that the coast was clear, then, his attention back on the pig, he threw a loaf of bread in Katniss’ […] direction.” (Collins, 24). Peeta had burned them on purpose in means of helping Katniss. Bread in this situation was a relationship connection. Each District has a distinctive type of bread. As the pair is in the Capitol, there is a basket holding a piece of bread from each District. “Peeta empties the […] breadbasket and points out how the Capitol […] have been careful to include types from the districts” (Collins, 239). Each District is represented and the basket is a symbol of the Capitol and how it holds all the Districts. Districts 1 through 12 are all fully dependant on the Capitol, the basket. The Capitol essentially owns