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 she would get scared when Katniss would use her free speech and say what was on her mind.…
The storyline represents power on many scales. Put simply it is a novel about corrupt power and those ready to revolt against this power. The Hunger games is used as a tool political tool to control the citizens of Panem and is a representation of corrupt power by allowing those that are rich to live freely and those that are poor to entertain the and provide for them. It is also a form of political power by forcing those under the capitols power to partake in there events with their lives at stake no option but to submit to the Capitols power. This thought leads to irritation of those under the Capitols control and like Katniss viewpoint lead them to express this questioning why they should be controlled by power and how come some people attain power and some don’t. With this questioning comes thoughts of revolt, when those oppressed by power chose to rise up against it. Due to the success of Katniss in breaking the capitols power chain those that have for so long been oppressed by power chose to rise up against…
The Hunger Games is a book that highlights the predicaments of western democracies, though exaggerated. The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins is set in the post-apocalyptic country of Panem, North America. Each year the Capitol organizes an event known as the Hunger Games: a horrendously gory battle between 24 randomly-selected teenagers from the oppressed Districts of Panem. The government broadcasts this onslaught live on television as entertainment for the Capitol citizens and as a timely reminder of the totalitarian government’s control over all twelve Districts. The Hunger Games positions all readers to caution western democracies, like Australia, to not lose sight of the value of democracy and not become complacent in allowing dictatorship to become a reality. This essay will discuss the division and control between the Capitol and Districts, the social inequality and the role of the competitors. The problems highlighted in the book are very closely linked to inequalities found throughout the world today, for example the contrasting western democracy of USA with communist North Korea.…
Wealth and Power in The Hunger Games Professor Kenneth Wong G15 Dorothy SIOK Li Phing LIU Zhe LIN Feng Ian Nicolette CHEN Lixin TAN Yan…
Teen Dystopia by Sophie Boyer is an opinionated piece that explains the reason we are so attracted to novels such as The Hunger Games. A reason such a novel is so appealing is because of the action packed plot and powerful symbolism weaved throughout. A story set in future North America, where climate change has destroyed society is where teenagers participate in a gruesome fight to the death called the Hunger Games. That heady combination results to complex yet relatable characters and most of all, a meaningful story. Hence, that is the reason why Boyer regards The Hunger Games as a “well-constructed allegory that also reflects a more realistic portrayal of our world .” Personally, I also admire authors who can create an abstract world so flawlessly that they still remain relatable. Even though The Hunger Games takes place in a different time period; where the world is overly violent, it leads to a new social awareness. As Boyer pointed out, “this awareness leads to a more tragic understanding of the world, but never without the hope of a better future.” When I read The Hunger Games it felt like it was situated in a world so seemingly different from ours, that I didn’t realise until the end, that it is based on a bit of reality. The Hunger Games highlights social issues of poverty, devaluing human life, and classism to make us aware that it still exists in the world, our world. Overall, The Hunger Games is a book that reveals the depressing reality of some places in the world, yet Boyer and I believe that The Hunger Games sends a good message to us readers: to live life to the fullest and never take life for granted.…
Directions: Choose one of the following essay prompts below. You will compose a five paragraph essay that contains the following:…
Over the long hot summer I read an interesting book written by Suzanne Collins called The Hunger Games. It is an inspirational book about a small district in the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Hunger Games is an annual lottery in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts are selected to compete in a live televised battle to the death. This is an underdog story of Katniss Everdeen who is from district 12 a coal-mining district that is the poorest and least populated district. She is able to come out victorious and find her love Peeta Mellark who is also from district 12. This story shows people our age that even through adversity if you work hard enough you can do anything you want to.…
There are 7.2 billion people on Earth and no one is the same. Even though babies are born with no knowledge about their surroundings, they learn and adapt to it as they grow up. Their character keeps changing because of the influence from the outside world. Such major influences are social and political issues. Authors and filmmakers are trying to portray the social/political issues that people from a particular country faces to everyone through their films and novels. Poverty and freedom are the most common issues faced by people in almost every country. The film Hunger Games and McLaughlin’s novel Scored best illustrate these…
Since this is a unit that is focused around The Hunger Games, the reading portion of the lessons is rather obvious, as students need to read and comprehend the book to be successful. They are also asked to read various articles and interpret texts in order to respond thoughtfully and appropriately to discussion and writing topics. Since the reading aspect of language was covered, I tried to focus on the importance of incorporating the remaining three language skills – writing, speaking and listening – while creating this unit. I did this by paying special attention to ensuring that discussion and dialogue were abundant to allow students the opportunity to not only share their own ideas but also…
When a society struggles, it often looks towards a strong leader for inspiration. In Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen is looked at because of her courage, creative thinking and sacrificing personality. She risks her life many times to save the life of others. She is the perfect young heroine for her society.…
Trying to relate the hunger Games to different leadership theories may not be a simple task because most of the time the author writes about the main character on her own and what she thinks about certain situations, so we do not have one of the components of leadership, which is that leadership occurs in groups. However, there are several situations where we can link leadership to this interesting novel.…
Panem is a nation established during an unknown time period in a post-apocalyptic world. It is situated primarily on the western side of North America, and the Capitol is located in an area formerly known as the Rocky Mountains.…
The Hunger Games series is considered dystopia fiction because it features a world in which people live in miserable conditions and that often involves, war, oppression, violence, suffering, lack of freedom, and poverty. It takes place in the future also. I think the author is trying to tell us about the government and what can take place in the future in today’s society.…
The book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is about the yearly event that the government forces the twelve Districts to participate in. That event is called the Hunger Games. Each year, they hold a reaping where two names will be drawn for all twelve of the districts. From district twelve, the girl tribute is Katniss Everdeen and the boy just happens to be Peeta Mellark. On their way into the arena, they get to eat all kinds of spledid foods. This is new to all of the tributes because they grew up in continuous hunger. Peeta grew up as the bakers son, but the only reason that his family did not starve is because they ate the leftovers or the food that nobody would buy. All of the districts had different jobs, but none of them were well fed. This is the Capitol's plan to prevent rebellion because the victors of the Hunger Games is a life supply of food. Katniss spent her days hunting in the woods with her friend Gale. They both prevent their families from starving to death, but risk getting punished because it is illegal to hunt. Laws like these prevent many people from eating well, while the Capitol has all the food they want.…
In the movie 'The Hunger Games' a female and a male is chosen from twelve districts to compete in a game called Hunger Game. They must fight for their life and survive outdoors in order to go home. There is only one winner out of the 12 districts, out of 24 people, only one goes home. Anthropology, one of the three social sciences is the study of development of the human species and human cultures throughout the world, also the ways of living of a group of people, traditions and conventions. The hunger games provide three aspects from the anthropological perspective; functional theory, cultural materialism and feminist anthropology. The movie hunger games has a strong anthropological view.…