The Hunger Games Analytical Essay

In the novel, The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, a girl named Katniss Everdeen is willing to do whatever it takes to win the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games criticizes modern society with entertainment, media, and the poor vs wealthy revolution.

First, The Hunger Games criticizes modern society through entertainment. In the novel, it says,” There’s a small burst of static and then nothing more. I stare at Peeta in disbelief as the truth sinks in. They never intended to let us both live. This has all been devised by the Gamemakers to guarantee the most dramatic showdown in history. And like a fool, I bought into it.”(Collins pdf 328) This shows that The Hunger Games are lying to the people and causing violence for entertainment. You can see this in today's society with people trying to entertain people by hurting themselves or putting themselves in danger.

Second, The Hunger Games talks about media. In the novel, it says,” “You’re right. They’re driving us to the lake,” I say. Where there’s no cover. Where they’re guaranteed a bloody fight to the death with nothing to block their view. “Do you want to go straight away or wait until the water’s tapped out?” (Collins pdf 313) This shows that the media in the hunger games want a bloody fight until

You know, since you grow the food,” I say. Rue’s eyes widen. “Oh, no, we’re not allowed to eat the crops.” “They arrest you or something?” I ask. “They whip you and make everyone else watch,” says Rue. “The mayor’s very strict about it.”(Collins, pdf 193) This shows that the wealthy are using District Eleven for their crops for their own good. You can see this in our society with the government using the lower class to make money. Another example, sadly is that they are still slaves in the world and are the same thing as district 11 in The Hunger