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The Hunger Games: Utopia Or Dystopia?

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The Hunger Games (2012), an action packed adventure movie directed by Gary Ross which is about a Utopia and Dystopia depending on which district you live in. Panem is the country that was known as North America now consist of 12 districts. Two people, One female and one male from ages 12-18 will represent their district in the annual Hunger Games, in which there may only be one victor. The duration of this film focusses on the 74th Hunger Games which include the main characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. These two must fight for their lives against each other and the 22 other ‘Tributes’. The rebellious Katniss decides to stand up and oppose the Hunger Game rules by guilt tripping the viewers and the Capitol so they can both herself and …show more content…

In totalitarian political frameworks, in any case, the legislature itself chooses the standards and keeps up control by any methods important. This could be seen when Katniss starts a rebellion against the Capitol with out her really knowing because her famous three-finger salute. This three-finger salute which is originally a gesture that you would do at someones funeral in Katniss’s district. Its original meaning was meant to say thanks, show admiration and good-bye to someone you love. After certain districts such as 11 and 12 takes this in the wrong way they start a ‘resistance’ and revolution she never intended to happen.

 Various ways that there are symbolic anthropology can be seen in the Hunger Games. A famous anthropologist Victor Turner said "symbols that can be consciously wielded in ritual to achieve particular ends". Immediately you can see symbolism when Katniss initially volunteered as tribute as she intends to spare her sister from partaking in the Hunger Games. She started to create herself as an image for the people of the Capitol and the encompassing Districts. From that exact instant the population began to view her

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This essay psychoanalyzes one of the main characters in the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The main character in this novel is Katniss Everdeen. Some defense mechanisms are illustrated in her behavior and actions. This novel is about a country that consists of 12 districts ruled by the Capitol, a totalitarian city. Every year, each district sends two participants, a boy and a girl, to Capitol to participate in the Hunger Games.

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The quotation “The hunger games are a reminder of what happens when we rebel against the capitol" implements foreshadowing to postulate that rebelling against the capitol is a heinous and dangerous act that will result in severe consequences. The Hunger Games themselves serve as a metaphor for the consequences of defying a totalitarian government. This statement underscores the significance of the games to the capitol in maintaining control over the districts. The game serves as a warning to anyone who attempts to invoke or confront the capitol, or even goes against the capitol's rules. The use of foreshadowing and symbolism emphasises the importance of obedience and the consequences of rebellion which is dystopian behaviour.

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In the Hunger Games series, a dystopian future is set up. The government of Panem, The Capitol, holds the wealth of Panem giving it the power to control all districts. In order to enforce this theory, they created the Hunger Games. They suppressed the rights of the citizen’s of Panem and selected their children in order to fight each other do death for survival. These games were created to scare the people and show them who was in charge.

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The Hunger Games trilogy revolves around universal dystopian themes such as :oppression, rebellion, class tension as well as appearance vs. reality ," Collins creates the world that on one hand seems quite improbable and extreme, but on the other, vividly reflects some specific issues in a real world, like social inequalities, ignorance and passivity of the people" (Macanić 7). Oppression is perhaps the most common and prevalent dystopian theme as it serves as a warning against a highly probable dark future through shedding light on the dark side of contemporary trends such as advanced technology and reality TV-shows .The Capitol 's oppression operates on two levels; districts and individuals. The districts in general and districts 11 and 12 in particular have suffered great injustices at the ruthless hands of the Capitol ; however, there is no greater injustice than The Hunger Games themselves not only are the people of Panem forced to surrender their children as tributes for the Capitol 's citizens viewing pleasure for a crime they had no hand in committing ,but they are also forced to watch helplessly as their children are killed in the most brutal of manners .In Catching Fire (2009) , President Snow decrees that " the male and female tributes will be reaped from their existing pool of victors" in order to get rid of Katniss once and for all ,and to further assert the Capitol 's dominance and quell any thoughts of rebellion(172).

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All of these factors are presented in the novel throughout the experience of Katniss Everdeen in the games. Katniss is a 16 years old teenager from District-12, one of the districts where families suffer to put a something in their empty stomach. Her bad luck leads her to become a tribute in the hunger games, which is an undebatable evidence that the "Hunger Games" novel is a dystopia. To begin with, the hunger games are created by the government of Panem. So basically it is an annual competition where 2 kids - a girl and a boy- between the age of twelve and eighteen, are chosen from

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I think this world spoken about in hunger games is called a dystopia because it is undesirable and frightening, but also science fiction. This world also has dehumanization. Things that are not real or human are set in the arena. The hunger games is also a dictatorship. President Snow controls all of Panem.

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Katniss learns how to be more selfless and not let coming from district 12 define who she is and what she can do. Katniss is a strong, force,and selfless charter who the readers can see a little bit of themselves in her as she develops through the story. The readers also strive to be a little bit more like Katniss everyday because she has the strength and willpower to complete any task that she puts her mind too. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is an amazing book for readers of all

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