Control Of The Panem Government In The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins

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The dominant theme in the novel is the control the Panem government has over their society. Early in the story, Katniss is being blackmailed by President Snow. Snow wants Katniss to demonstrate to the entire nation that a reckless act she committed was out of love and not out of rebellion. In order for Snow to force he says “[Gale] I can easily kill off if we don’t come to a happy resolution” (Collins, 23). Later on in the novel, Snow believes that Katniss has failed to convince the nation that she had no rebellious intentions, he alters the Hunger Games process to force Katniss to participate once again. The very concept of the Hunger Games is to demonstrate to the districts that the Capitol is in complete control and can do whatever they