Just How Bad Can Living under a Totalitarian Government Be? Does the government control everything? Maybe not as much in Canada, however in other societies like Nazi Germany and even in Panem from the book “The Hunger Games” written by “Suzanne Collins”, they definitely do. This could also be known as a totalitarian government. These places take to extreme the punishment, violence and unfairness. Although, the government in the Hunger Games is set in a futuristic theme it is still alike to
contrary: a world in which everything is unpleasant, typically a totalitarian or enviromentally degraded one. The government is usually a controlling one and it tries to maintain a perfect society by using technological and moral control. These novels often feature different kinds of repressive social control systems. The political structure of a community is emphasized in a dystopian novel. The government is usually authoritarian or totalitarian, and it controlls
it, The Hunger Games is full of sociological Concepts ranging from the most prominent Marxist ideologies to the more subtle Functionalist and Interactionism theories. In order for society to work properly, its members must adhere to the accepted norms of behaviour. In many cases, norms are enforced informally and the ones that the society has agreed are really important are codified into laws and are enforced by the government. In Totalitarian political systems, however, the government itself decides
century is the complete opposite of the Utopia of the 21st century. While a Utopia is an imagined state of things in which everything is perfect, while a dystopia is an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one. According to John Adams; "The roots of the word dystopia "dys" and "topia" are from the Ancient Greek for “bad” and “place,” and so we use the term to describe an unfavorable society in which to live. “Dystopia”
attributed to this unattainable perfection - a utopia. As a result, utopias and their opposite, dystopias have become prominent in modern works and form the basis for this analysis in William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies and Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games. Through their most recognised pieces, Golding and Collins demonstrate that free will and control cannot be moderated effectively to sustain a utopian society. Demonstrating that human greed and corruption dismantle these ideals, effectively creating
Fascism can be linked historically to the governments of Germany, Italy and Spain prior to WWII. It is the most cruel, undemocratic and militaristic form of capitalism (Naiman, 2012). It consists of an all powering totalitarian government, which controls the people, nation and the economy. Fascism can occur in any capitalist society under certain conditions, and occurs as a gradual shift with the growth of fascist beliefs and values. Large corporations can operate freely and gain control over the
is used to exploit and control any individuals who do not comply with society’s beliefs and its’ doctrine. Orwell, however, is not the only author to examine such an extreme, dismal imaginary place. In particular, a novel by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games relates considerably to the themes of 1984. In both 1984 and The Hunger Games, there is a common idea of a ruling minority. The societies in Oceania and Panem are organized much like a pyramidal hierarchy that keep people doing as they are supposed
The Hunger Games is a movie based on the book written by Suzanne Collins about the futuristic society of Panem. It is a country based off of what is today North America and is a totalitarian government controlled by what is known as the Capitol. Panem is divided up into twelve different districts and each of those districts is responsible for providing a different resource to the Capitol. These resources are what keep the government in power and give them dominance over the districts, which is also
he Hunger Games(2013) directed by Gary Ross is a dystopian film, set in the fictional world of Panem which follows protagonist Katniss Everdeen as she fights to survive in a violent tournament run by the totalitarian government. The authority figures of the film- those with wealth, power and influence reside in the capitol where superficiality and materialism are welcomed as a way of life. Our presentation, Catching up with the Cottingworths focuses on these elements through a parodic portrayal of
fighting with the main character and resenting their enemy. With novels like The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Gregor the Overlander Collins creates the themes of detachment of the upper class from the lower class due to political brainwashing, internal struggles that adolescent characters face as well as mature worldly problems, and the young hero overcoming struggles of trust and loyalty. Collins’ The Hunger Games, a dystopian society fiction, features a female hero, Katniss Everdeen, who is set