What Makes The Hunger Games: Unjustified Or Powerful?

The Hunger Games, directed by Francis Lawernce, opens with the young sixteen-year-old Katniss hunting for food in a warded-off forest on the edge of her district. In the 12th District, Katniss is forced to suffer the consequences of living in the poorest community with few resources for her and her family to survive. Katniss goes home to her sister, Prim, to get ready for the Reaping which happens every year, and takes two children, a boy, and a girl, from each district to sacrifice them for the sake of the country. Katniss volunteers when Prim’s name gets drawn out of the bowl—the first time ever for a lower district. This marks the beginning of the end, as Katniss knows that the Reaping is unjustified and a way for the Capital to force the

The Hunger Games is a way the government enforces its power and demonstrates its ability to hold off rebellion and punish those against the Capital. Katniss is a direct threat once she realizes that both she and Peeta, her male counterpart from District 12, can survive the war that they involuntarily became a part of. The Capital disguises the games by dressing them up in a way that makes it seem like this will prevent another rebellion and is best for society in a long run. The Hunger Games demonstrates the importance of the government to oppress the citizens of the districts and force them into compliance. By giving those chosen the idea that all contestants are given the same opportunities and are rewarded for their sacrifice if they win, the Capital keeps its power by keeping the citizens in line creating a utopian

In the United States, the citizens are having decisions made for them without knowing what is going on behind the scenes with rulers who were not elected by the direct people. This novel and movie series demonstrate the importance of fighting for what a person may think is right and being able to stand up against those in power. Katniss, in the beginning, did not understand what her symbol meant to the districts that needed someone to represent them. Hope is a dangerous thing to give to those in desperate need but that's a utopian element that Katniss was able to provide for the lower districts who needed the extra push to help tear down the power regime that had no end in sight. The utopian symbol was a bright side to the harsh conditions that the citizens would have to face when deciding to rebel against their government. Katniss did not fully comprehend the impact she made on the people of the districts until she had to tour the districts herself and see that people were dying for standing in unison with her. People were fighting against a corrupted government by being shot and punished for doing so which aligns with what is going on in the world