2. Monopolising Mass Media Media occupies an integral part of life in Panem which is the fictional state where The Huger Games trilogy takes place. Televising in this particular dystopian novel is used to maintain the order within the population. Initially, the Capitol, the ruling government of Panem, has monopoly on every media source and it utilises media to control and manipulate the twelve districts and the citizens of the Capitol as well in order to maintain its supremacy and prevent any rebellion that might bring about its downfall. Televising is one crucial tool a totalitarian dictatorship such as the Capitol uses to control and brainwash the mind of those who voluntarily or compulsorily watch the broadcasts of the government. There are several illustrations in the three novels that give a better understanding of what tools the Capitol uses exactly to maintain the social order and its ruling state via media and televising. Firstly and perhaps most importantly, the population of Panem has to follow the events of the annual Hunger Games on their television at home or at public screenings at the town square simply because it is mandatory viewing for every citizen of Panem. The institution of the Hunger Games serves the purpose to remind the twelve districts of the Capitol’s power over them. The Hunger Games are nationally televised punishments that not only remind the populace but also manipulate and intimidate it. The Hunger Games were created after the Dark Days that