Hunger Games: The Parallels Between Panem And Our Society

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 book The Hunger Games, portrays a society where people are treated unfairly based on factors that they cannot control. The people are born into one of 13 districts. There lives vary drastically based on where they are born. Someone born in the Capitol has a completely different life than someone born in district 12. A person born in the Capitol lives a wealthy life and is always treated with respect. On the other hand someone born in district 12 has a life of constant back breaking work. They live in poverty and struggle to survive.

Reality television has differed throughout the years. At one point it was meant to be a literal depiction of everyday life. Now, reality television has changed to be more dramatic and outrageous than an average person or family’s life. The Hunger Games, in a way, depicts the lives of those who live in the poorer districts where the necessities for life are not in such abundance as in the Capitol. Although children are not forced to kill each other in the districts, there is still the struggle for one’s livelihood. That reality is depicted in the games and it seems that The Capitol takes that theme and develops it into The Hunger Games that we know and love. The Hunger Games suggests that reality television is manipulated to the point where the viewers see what the creators (game makers) want them to see.

In a not-too-distant, some 74 years, into the future the United States of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 13 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games; these children are referred to as tributes (Collins, 2008). The Games are meant to be viewed as entertainment, but every citizen knows their purpose, as brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts. The televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem as the 24 participants are forced to eradicate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch. The main character

The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins illustrates a dystopian society where the government tries to apply a perfect society to maintain the power in all of Panem. The author shows an elaborate and horrifying description of a society not so unlike our own and provides a clear warning about the danger of governmental control. The government of Panem has a government which controls everything. The government shows totalitarianism, a post-apocalyptic setting, and the world ranks. These three main points are what shows how the The Hunger Games is a great example of a dystopian literature.

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:

In Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, a sadistic but realistic country is born. Risen from the ashes of a post apocalyptic North America, Panem is a refined collaboration of the negatives in real world society. The negative societal aspects of Panem that relate to us the most are the media, pop-culture, and hierarchy of the districts. Some would argue that, due to the story’s unorthodox themes, The Hunger Games is a work of pure fiction with no relation to our society. However, this claim is fallacious and can be corrected easily.

The title “Hunger Games” evokes a clear message: the way people living in the districts see this terrifying event as something fun, calling it a “game”. The whole event is shown on screens in all the different districts and people gather and enjoy watching their tributes. This clearly relates to a televised sporting event in which participants compete to win. The enthusiasm of the population is seen especially during the opening ceremony with “the pounding music, the cheers “. Moreover, the Games recall the gladiatorial Games of Ancient Rome in which armed competitors, some voluntary and others not, would fight to death. The fact that the games are televised and discussed in Panem’ s media also recalls today’s reality television, and the novel consequently draws a parallel between the gladiatorial Games and reality TV.

“Winning will make you famous, losing means certain death.” In the dystopian future, a reality TV show takes place where twenty-four boys and girls are choses from each district and are forced to take part in the annual event ‘The Hunger Games’, caused by the control of the capitol where the only rule is kill or be killed. In the novel by Suzan Collins, the themes of dystopian ideas of government, war and social issues are developed. It is clear that in the Hunger Games the control and authority is ruled over by how the districts survive. This shows main source of power in The Hunger Games is clear that it is the Capitol, since the Capitol holds most of the country of Panem’s wealth.

Imagine living in a world where you have no chance to advance your position in society; you’re born into your fate. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, describes the journey of Katniss Everdeen who lives in what used to be North America, now called Panem, which is divided into 12 districts. An annual competition, the Hunger Games, is held which forces each district to choose one male and one female tribute to fight to the death on live television. Throughout The Hunger Games, a common link appears between Marxism and the Panem government. This is established by a totalitarianism ruling, a planned revolution, and a struggle between classes.

The Hunger Games is about a warred nation, that is still recovering. There are 12 very poor districts. The main capital of the nation has complete control over every district in Panem. The story takes place in the future somewhere in North America. Once a year 2 people are chosen from each district, to participate in the hunger games. The hunger games is a entertainment for the wealthy people of the capital. They pay to watch people kill other and get killed by others in a game of survival of the fittest. These 2 people have to survive for their district, the rewards for winning are food and resources for your district. If you don’t win however you would have to be

How deeply the hunger games goes into the questions of. Reality versus illusion and the examination of the media’s current fascination with manufactured reality, as well as humanity’s enduring fascinationon with violence. The idea of children killing each other is a horrible one to anyone, yet so morbidly alluring. The evil presented by the hunger games is so terrible and in this society so all encompassing that we watch Katniss’ adventures with instantly evoked sympathy horror interest and simple

The film, The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross is a book to movie adaptation based on the novel written by Suzanne Collins. The film is set in a dystopian future in which a totalitarian nation called Panem is divided into 12 districts and a capital which holds the power of the nation. Two young representatives are selected from a lottery to represent their district in the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a televised event in which “tributes” from each district fight to the death for the Capital’s entertainment. This annual event was implemented as a source of control for the capitol in order to stop uprising and rebellion in the surrounding districts. The director uses a variety of filmographic techniques to portray the idea of inequality

At first sight, this movie may seem it’s about killing for entertainment purposes. However, by going deeper into the film’s primary messages, the meaning behind The Hunger Games is the government’s way of showing how much power each district can hold against each other. Throughout this essay I will demonstrate how this film uses political and social themes like survival, inequality and power, rich versus poor, and appearances and identity throughout the protagonist. I will also focus intently on how these themes are not just caused by accident, in order to

The story The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins takes place in the fictional country of Panem, a nation governed by the tyrannical Capitol being served by the twelve districts. The districts are strictly ordered to obey the Capitol, or face severe punishment. Throughout the story, it is shown that the Capitol exploits the workforce of the districts, while hoarding all of the luxuries for itself. Life in the Capitol is luxurious, with extravagant food and water being plentiful and available at the push of a button. On the other hand, many people in the districts slowly die from famine and disease. The Capitol has the ability to tear apart the already troubled lives of any citizens that dare to step out of line, and there is no shortage of this presented throughout the story. The Capitol of Panem hoards all of the country’s wealth for itself, while each of the districts is wracked with varying degrees of poverty and hardship.