The Hunger Games : An Extreme Totalitarian Government

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

I have chosen to explore the theme of “Government control.” This theme is evident in the novels The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Divergent by Veronica Roth, The Giver by Lois lowry and in the film Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg. In the novel The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, “Government control” is emphasized through the Capitol being prosperous financially which enables them to have control over the poor districts. An example that shows this is “Look how we take your children

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

In "The Hunger Games" novel, Suzanne Collins compares modern society to the world of Panem through the importance of fashion, entertainment and inequality. There are a lot of similarities in the book that reflect our society the way it is today that were done deliberately by the author as a way of making the reader think about society could be headed down the same path. Fashion is an important aspect of the culture in the Capitol. The people are obsessed with appearances, even going so far as to

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

that Katniss Everdeen has in The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins are: the ability to survive, the ability to listen to advice and her compassion for others. These qualities affected both Peeta Mellark and Rue. This story is set in the future in an evil totalitarian led country of Panem, ruled by the Capitol, where two teenagers (tributes) are sacrificed every year from each of the districts in a ballot to fight one another to the death in the Hunger Games. These games are broadcast on TV to all the