The Annual Duty Of The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games contribute to the sea of dystopian films, within this film social commentary is exposed in the gruesome scenes of murder preadolescents are forced to commit. In the dystopian film, the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided into 12 districts and the Capital. Each year two young representatives from each district are chosen to participate in The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games are televised throughout Panem and are used as part entertainment ,and as part retribution for a past rebellion. The 24 participants are forced to kill one another until there is one left. During this gruesome act the citizens of the Panem are forced to watch. Social commentary is shown throughout the whole movie as subtle evaluations of the society

In the movie film The Hunger Games, the nation of Panem is a society very dissimilar to our own. This nation once began with 13 districts, until the thirteenth district chose to take action against the oppressors. They were quickly put down, the remaining 12 districts were punished and were forced to fund two participants which were known as tributes , a boy and a girl of young age to the Capitol each year to compete in the Hunger Games which is a brutal fight to the death. The winner of the huger games is then rewarded with a number of rewards, as well as their home district receives an extra amount of food for one year. The government of Panem administrates these annual “games” as a reminder

The Capitol begins its manipulation of the districts from the very beginning of each Hunger Games. Like Levi-Strauss notes in his observations, "It seems to have favoured the exploitation of human beings rather than their enlightenment" (Levi-Strauss 1282). Instead of using its power to encourage its citizens, the Capitol seems content to use an entertainment smoke screen to keep its people in line. On the day of the Reaping, where the tributes are chosen, the mayor of each district regales the people with the triumphs of the Capitol: “He lists the disasters, the droughts, the storms, the fires, the encroaching seas that swallowed up so much of the land, the brutal war for what little sustenance remained. The result was Panem, a shining Capitol ringed by thirteen districts, which brought peace and prosperity to its citizens. Then came

Much of the Hunger Games is centered around portraying a certain image, or identity if you will. The capital manipulates the weaknesses in their society and in their people to create an identity of unity and nationalism through the way they present the games to the districts of Panem. This idea of appearing to be one thing but really being another is ingrained in the society of Panem. District 12, in particular, maintains this image of complacency for the sake of survival, and Katniss is no exception to this.

The reason for the Hunger Games is to remind all the Districts of what had happened to District 13 whom decided to rebel against the capitol. They hold a "reaping" every year and they send them to

The Hunger Games is about a teenager named Katniss Everdeen. She lives in a place called Panem. In Panem, there’s the capitol and 12 districts. The president and Capitol citizens live in the capitol. All the districts contribute something to the capitol like food, or power, and in return, the capitol gives the district's security. Katniss lives in district 12. District 12 provides coal but is also the poorest district. Everyone lives off of small animals they can catch. In order to survive, Katniss hunts on illegal land to provide for her mom and her sister, Prim. Every year the Capitol holds an event called the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is were two tributes from each district come to an arena and

This tradition served as a reminder to the districts that going against the government would be defying the culture. As a result of the consequences that the citizens of Panem have endured, many wouldn’t dare to go against the Capital because they have seen the consequences of opposing districts in the past. Consequently, the hunger games was a tradition used to entrap the citizens of this nation. Moreover, The Capital forced the youth to participate in these activities because they wanted these activities to become the norm of this culture.

The Hunger Games promotes the idea of a total government control. The Capitol controls everything that the twelve districts do. The world of Panem is divided into 12 districts where each district has its own role to fulfill from luxury to coal mining. "Taking the kids from our districts, forcing them to kill one another while we watch. This is the Capitol's way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy" (Collins 18). This shows that the districts all pay a yearly sacrifice to the Capitol in the form of tributes. Another of showing that the Games is a dystopian society is that any evidence of an act of rebellion will result in the government having to kill anyone who gets in their way. "Look how he take your children and sacrifice them there is nothing you can do. If you lift a finger, we will destroy every last one of you. Just as we did in District 13" (18).

The nation of Panem has risen out of the ravaged ruins of what was once known as North America. 74 years ago, the poverty-stricken districts of Panem rebelled against the wealthy, controlling the Capitol. After its crushing victory, the Capitol devised the Hunger Games as an annual reminder to the twelve districts of its authority, and as continuing punishment for the rebellion. Every year, each district must hold a raffle (known as the "reaping") to choose one boy and one girl (ranging from age 12–18) to participate in the Hunger Games, a competition in which each of the twenty-four contestants (known as

The country of Panem operates under the strict regime of a totalitarian government that controls everything from the interaction between the districts to whether someone will live or die. The government is so concerned about remaining in control that they isolate the different districts, causing rivalries amongst them, ultimately ensuring total dependency on the Capitol. However, this reliance is not enough for the Capitol. There needed to be a more dramatic portrayal of power, which is why the Hunger Games exist. At the beginning of the novel, Katniss explained how the Games are used as a preventative measure against revolution because it reminds the citizens of their chaotic past, but in reality, the Games are the ultimate portrayal of power because they demonstrate how meaningless human life is to the Capitol.

The parade of tributes. Where all twenty four tributes of the hunger games line up so the sponsors can get a good look at you. The people of the Capitol are shouting things at the tributes from district one, two, and four, but never my district. District 11, agriculture. Being an outline district, you’d normally skip over me. Don’t make that mistake this year. The Hunger games is a sport treated by the people of Panem, or mostly the Capitol, district 1, 2, and 4. Every year the districts must offer up one male and female tribute between the ages 12-18 to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, and sacrifice. Normally the people of the Capitol would overlook a young, weak girl from district 11, but don’t underestimate me. I am stronger than I look. Although I’m on the smaller side, you should sponsor me for the Hunger Games because I can tumble, I can climb trees, and I am really fast.

Written by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games takes place in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic country, Panem, which is divided into twelve districts and controlled by a central city, known as the Capitol. Every year, each district has to select two children as tributes to compete in a brutal sporting event, known as the Hunger Games. In which, they must fight and kill each other until there is only one glory winner. In The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins uses the characteristics of a totalitarian government and the rebellion of the protagonist to warn the readers about the danger of dictatorship and encourage the young readers to take a stand in their beliefs.

The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, is set in a dystopian country called Panem. This country is split up into twelve districts, and the districts are lead by the Capitol. Annually, the Capitol forces children of the districts to fight in the Hunger Games until only one child is left alive. The Capitol uses the games to show their power and to discourage the people of Panem to start another war. The games are very entertaining to the people of the Capitol, and the whole country is required to watch on television. Even though this seems unusual to enjoy watching children fight to their death, this idea has been around for thousands of years.

In the Hunger Games, one young male and one young female are randomly selected from each District, or town, every year to go into war with one another. Only one of the twenty-four make it back out of the game alive. The mayor announces the chosen ones every year at a ceremony known as the reaping, where he explains the history and purpose of the games. There was a war in the past between the Capitol and the Districts. Since the Capitol won, they hold the Hunger Games in honor of their victory. The story mostly focuses on a specific Hunger Games tribute, Katniss Everdeen, who chose to volunteer for her sister who was originally chosen as tribute. Katniss and District 12’s boy tribute, Peeta, are shipped off to train for the games for a few weeks in order to learn more about how the game is played and how the Capitol actually has a huge hand on who wins depending on their likeability. People who live in the Capitol actually send survival gifts in the games, which is the key to winning.

The Capital started the Hunger Games to remind the other districts that the Capital is in control and will wipe out any district that tries to overthrow it. Each district sends one boy and one girl to fight to the death against the other districts’ tributes in the Hunger Games. The Capital is the only region that does not send tributes to fight. In fact, the Capital watches the Hunger Games recreationally, and places bets on the tributes. Weeks of