Wealth And Power In The Hunger Games, By Suzanne Collins

During the reaping many of the people fear that there name will be chosen from the bowl. At the time that the girls were getting chosen Katniss’s sister gets picked. “I Volunteer” I Volunteer as tribute” says Katniss because she knows that even though she feared the games and talked badly about the capital she cared for her sister most and wouldn’t mind over coming her hatred and fear of the games.

Writing Hey guys, it’s Hannah and here is the first instalment of The Hunger Games analysis. The Hunger Games is a 2008 dystopian novel written by the writer Suzanne Collins and is written in the voice the 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen. It is set in the future, post - apocalyptic nation of Panem, which is run oppressively by The Capitol who exercises strict political control over the rest of the nation. Every year a reaping day occurs that randomly selects 2 tributes to go in to The Hunger Games.

Katniss’s resourcefulness allows her survive in the wild and is the main factor that makes her win the Hunger Games. The morning after Katniss and Rue destroy the Careers’ supplies, Katniss goes out to hunt. In the text it says,“...I discover a flock of grooslings perched in the trees and take out three before they know what hit them.” This quote shows that Katniss

Firstly, “The Hunger Games” is set in a futuristic period where war and rebellion have caused a serious problem with the development of society (or its progress). Basically, in the Hunger Games Universe, both men and women are thrown into a situation where the success of their families and hereditary lineages is based solely off of social status. Even in the beginning of the movie, it is made clear that people from differing districts cannot simply make normal exchanges and social interactions with each other due to the cruel and brutal nature of the social bar that was raised extremely high off the bat. In other words, in order to be viewed as successful in the Hunger Games universe, one must be in an elevated social class position so as to be respected and accepted by the upper-class members of society (those members being the men and women fortunate enough to be located in districts one, two, or three). This fact is highlighted in the scene where Peeta graciously gives Katniss a purposefully burnt loaf of bread in order to help her feed herself and her family alike. However, Peeta gets beaten for his act of kindness by his mother because bread is seen as the only way to efficiently make a stamp or impact in the society in which they found themselves living in. Therefore, food and clothing were always in high demand due to their value in making connections with

This is further depicted when Katniss rebels against the capitol to ensure her family survives. - “District twelve where you can starve to death in safety”-, shows the reader how she really feels. It is shown through irony. Irony is used to highlight the main emotion the characters are portraying against each other, and their desire to save each other. Therefore it can be made evident that Katniss’ identity throughout her journey changes to protect those she loves, this shows the qualities of a hero.

This quote is showing the power the Capitol has and whatever they do no matter how bad it is there is nothing you can do and even if you do you will pay a severe consequence. In the hunger games they were able to prove there power by destroying district 13 so that they can intimidate the other 12 capitols so if they make any threats to the Capitol they will pay the price each district left is being forced to fight in the hunger games and as much as this anger each person of each district there is nothing to do but either cooperate in the hunger games while killing innocent people or suffer in misery while having to watch them die or if not involved in the hunger games having to live a life of unhappiness and pain just managing to live day by

The Capital has just sent people to hurt Cinna,and Katniss watched them attack him. The Capitol can decide how people feel only by doing something they know will affect them deeply. That's just one of the ways the Capital affects the tributes . Another example is . In the erna there are mutant birds called Jabber Jays that can mock the voices of the people the victors love.

Most people have heard of the Hunger Games, but don’t know the true meaning. People say it’s a book (or movie) about innocent people getting slaughtered. It may look like that but there is so much more depth. When authors write books, they add their perspective and beliefs. It could be about government, religion and many more controversial topics. In the Hunger Games, the author Suzanne Collins shows what she thinks about government. She does this by relating the Hunger Games to the gladiators and Ancient Roman times. Even the names of characters relate. Hunger Games may not be a sweet and innocent book, but there is a good lesson behind all the violence.

In the dystopian society of Panem from the novel The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins (2009), Katniss Everdeen, a simple young girl from district 12 is forced to fight for her life in the Hunger Games. To survive not only the games, but also the totalitarian establishment in which she lives, she develops a stronger understanding of herself to transform from someone who suppresses her feelings of injustice in her society to someone who is unforgettable, “Katniss. The girl who was on fire”. (Collin, 2009:

ower; The Destruction of Humanity, the Greed of Mankind. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins reflects the being of humankind, the destruction of humanity all in the name of one thing; power. The Hunger Games is like a mirror, it reflects who we really are as a society and as an individual, what we would do in the name of power. What we would do to make it to the top.

Power is a dangerous thing that can be used as a tool to control others. The Hunger Games exposes and elucidates this concept of power to convey the terrible results when it's abused. The unbalance of power between the opulent Capitol and District 12 is displayed through the contrast between the first two shots, the high-key lightning and flashy clothing in the Capitol's shot suggest wealth and power while the dim lightning and low colour saturation of the second shot are employed to portray a more impoverished District 12. The sign 'no access beyond this point' represents the restrictions and enslavement citizens of lower districts experience, linking to the cruel nature of the Hunger Games, where one male and one female tribute are chosen

Therefore, the wilderness is the ambiance and natural force which build her physicality and mentality. Moreover, a flagrant example of her expertise with the wild is presented when Katniss uses her familiarity with berries to perform one of the most significant gestures of rebellion toward the end of the first novel, thus proving Katniss’s identification with the wilderness as transgressive nature rather than cultivated nature. Such act of defiance counters the Capitol’s envisaged perception of supremacy through a cultivated nature and demonstrates the importance of understanding and respecting the forest and what it contains can, indeed, pave the way to power subversion. After the Gamemakers change their minds and eliminate the new rule which would crown two winners if both became from the same District, Katniss and Peeta agree to swallow the berries. Motivated by different reasons for eating the berries – with Katniss “only thinking of out-smarting the Gamemakers” (Idem: 358) and with Peeta acting out of love for Katniss and desiring not to die as a Capitol’s pawn – both of them consider

This is clearly a comment on the issues of society. The first and most obvious of the examples of the commentary is shown through the extreme poverty in which Katniss and most of the other districts live in. Katniss says after she volunteers to participate in the Hunger Games “I start to panic. “Don’t let them starve!” I cry out, clinging to his hand.”

It’s unmistakably clear Karl Marx’s conflict theory is at play as the Capitolist bourgeoisie is sustained by the labour of the proletariats. This is evident as the Capitolists neither contribute to any labour in Panem or offer up any Tributes for the Games (Murphy). Inequality is further emphasized by the discrepancy of appearance between the citizens of the Capitol and the Districts. Those of the Capitol are adorned with high fashion attire and accessories along with striking hair and makeup styles. Those of the Districts, especially District 12, are notably poorer, wearing plain and worn clothing.

Katniss Everdeen is a sixteen year old girl who has grown up in the Seam of the coal mining region, District 12, in the nation of Panem and the long time love interest of her fellow tribute, Peeta Mellark. Katniss is described as small in stature yet muscular due to lack of food for the majority of her life. She was one of the smallest tributes in the Hunger Games in which she participated. She has long, straight dark hair which she wears in her single trademark braid down her back. Additionally, she has grey eyes, and olive colored skin which is the traditional look of the people who live in the seam as she does. Katniss Everdeen became the primary provider at the age of eleven of her family after her father died in a mining explosion. She