A Comparison Of Survival In Divergent And The Hunger Games

Dystopian films and books have become popular over the past few years. These tend to reflect the way in which society could possibly soon turn if expecting extremes. Dystopian literature and media also tend to have utopian elements as well. While the societies in these works are strict and controlling, they do offer something that our society could possibly benefit from. Divergent has this element. The population is broken up into five factions that represent the different types of people in society and separate those who would fight easily due to their personal morals. The Hunger Games on the other hand (when modern society crumbled) they punished their citizens for fighting the government. While yes there was a chance for riches in the Hunger Games, it took risking your life to get it. In addition, if one did win the Hunger Games they would have an extremely easy life due to riches and a free luxury house. Divergent does not have this part, as its utopian aspect is the fact different ideals are separated from each other. Utopian literature is a reflection that is a perceived direction society may go. In these stories, mirrors are a device used to symbolically state the universe of the film is a reflection not a reality.

In The Hunger Games Directed by Gary Ross the heavy influence of society’s need for

Throughout the whole story of The Hunger Games, the author Suzanne Collins’ personal story plays a major role in the events of the annual hunger games, and is a great influence on the personality and development of the two tributes from District 12 and their struggle to survive in the cruel, harsh arena.

Humanity is one of the many virtues we as humans believe we are born with. However, living in a world much like the one described in both The Hunger Games and The Road novels, some may argue that turning off one’s humanity is a necessity. Nevertheless, both novels prove that while some characters had to turn off their humanity in a horrific world like The Hunger Games and The Road, the two main characters of each book demonstrated how a barbaric world could not take that virtue from them.

The Hunger Games, the movie, was adapted from the popular young adult novel by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games is sometimes described as another cliche love story for which the young adult genre is infamous. Despite appearances, The Hunger Games illustrates a complex and creative dystopian world with a much deeper underlying message, including topics such as, politics, history, and celebrity worship. The setting appears to be a futuristic version of America. This future America is very classist, and the tyrannical government is sure to keep the classes divided by heavily oppressing the working class. The working class is divided into twelve districts, which used to be thirteen districts until the thirteenth district was annihilated as a result of its uprising. In response to the thirteenth district’s resistance, the President created a game called “The Hunger Games” in an effort to instill obedience in the remaining twelve districts. Through the course of the movie, we learn that “The Hunger Games” are not only a mechanism to force obedience on the working class, but also to serve as entertainment for the elite society who live in the Capitol. The Games require 24 randomly selected children from the working class districts to fight to the death in an elaborately staged battle, all of which is filmed and broadcasted to the entire nation, working class and elite alike. Thesis: The Hunger Games, the movie, has a hauntingly feasible storyline and clear references to real

The Hunger Games and Divergent demonstrate an exaggerated view of the extremes, society has come to, to minimise the drastic effects and repercussions that the present has caused this future dystopian society.

Hunting people is “The Most Dangerous Game”. The Hunger Games is the most difficult game to win. Rainsford was shown to be a witty, resourceful, and patient person. He even outfoxed General Zaroff in his own crazy game. Katniss was shown to be a quick thinker and had a determination to get back to her family. The creators of these characters developed the protagonists through the use of man vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs. fate conflict. Katniss is an excellent hunter with a little sister and a mother. Rainsford was an intelligent sailor who fell off his boat accidentally.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, is a novel based on the impact that power has with corruption. It is built off of great success, and has obtained multiple awards. Many movies were created based on the plot of The Hunger Games novel. The author does a considerable job of highlighting current issues within the society we live in today. This novel shows the significance of power and corruption, and how it affects the world we live in today, portrays how war and fighting cannot solve issues, and that impactful main characters don’t have to be men.

Everyone loves movies. People usually choose movies as their initial option to spend their leisure time. Nowadays, the high technology of cameras and exquisite techniques of filming give the audiences a best quality and high definition of vision. Therefore, watching movie become the most popular activity among the teenages. Different genres of films help us to gain different kinds of informations or knowledges those we would never learn in the reality. If I am given a choice to choose two favourite genres of the movies, I will definitely select adventure and disaster. Both of the genres have their own characteristic and styles. Adventure films are very similar to the action film genre, in that they are designed to provide an action-filled,

The theme of survival is first demonstrated by Katniss Everdeen, the female tribute from district 12. The first example is when she hunts in the woods beyond the border of district 12 for food to feed her family. In chapter 1 it shows how district 12 is very poor and Katniss goes out to the woods almost every day to hunt for food to feed her family and trade for goods.This shows that Katniss will kill and break the law to survive and not starve.(Collins 6-7). Another example is when Katniss is in the Hunger Games and she shoots the boy from district one in the head. Demonstrated in chapter 18 when Rue gets stabbed and Katniss shoots at the boy before he could throw another spear. This part of the book shows how fast Katniss's reflexes are when she is endangered or threatened.(Collins 230).

The Hunger Games is a novella based upon the idea of a new America, where people are manipulated and manipulated by a central government. In the wake of a second civil war, this dystopian society that spilt the population into 12 districts, from Careers to coal miners; the capital created the systematic idea of a “controlled freedom.” In which The Hunger Games were created to prevent the idea or action of a future rebellion. The Hunger Games- is a televised event

In Suzanne Collins’s novel, The Hunger Games, a dystopian society of Panem is brought to life for readers through the story of the heroine, Katniss Everdeen. Being chosen as a “tribute” in the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss is thrown into a deadly arena filled with twenty-three other potential killers where she must fight to the death. The story of her survival against the other tributes, nature, and society is viewed by national television. In 2012, Collins’s novel was adapted into a film by Director Gary Ross. This adaptation still follows the journey of Katniss Everdeen, but it adds color, images, and sound, creating a whole new perspective for viewers. By showing an example of “reality TV” in a dystopian society, the plot of The Hunger Games illustrates the social issue of surveillance and its societal power with civilization’s composition, leaving readers questioning the use of such surveillance systems.

The film The Hunger Games, released in 2012 and based off the first book of a literary trilogy, has become a source of entertainment and intrigue among many Americans. Featuring a futuristic and dystopian United States, it has captured the imagination for some and kindled a intense obsession for others. While on the surface this movie might seem to simply be a story with a riveting plot line about young love, vicious combat, and survival, it is much more than that. As most films do, if one takes a closer look, The Hunger Games gives rise to multiple sociological patterns and themes. If one observes with an informed and critical eye, sociological issues that are embedded in the film are revealed. From this, one can draw cultural and

With dystopia being a present theme in both George Orwell’s, 1984 and Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games, both titles share similarities and contrasts to one another. Even though these books were written decades apart, they share similarities in the government control and the presence of poverty in the settings. But, both books contradict one another as futuristic settings are viewed differently depending on when the books are written, as well as the remembrance of past struggles in the societies. The seeds of a dystopian theme are found in 1984 and The Hunger Games, presenting similarities and differences from in both books, even though the books were written decades a part.

Dystopian literature adheres to certain conventions; the theme of a dystopian future typically encompasses a severely repressed society, with socio-political dysfunction and class stratification. Themes of surveillance, censorship and personal independence have been established by authors such as George Orwell, and are recurrent throughout 2008 novel “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins, although Orwellian dystopia and conceived ideas of freedom are juxtaposed in an intriguing fashion. “The Hunger Games” revolves around the notion of the various districts of Panem offering in tribute one young man and woman, to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, courage and sacrifice, Panem being the nation that was established during an unknown period of time, and the pageant of honor being the barbaric means of controlling its citizens. Whilst more recent dystopian literature derives heavily from Orwellian conventions in some respects, it arguably differs greatly in others, redefining to an extent the genre.