The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins takes place in a nation called Panem; the nation consists of the Capitol and the twelve districts. The Capitol is the largest city in Panem and serves as the government in the story. The people who lived in the Capitol are the wealthiest of Panem and the city runs off of all the labor the twelve districts are forced to do. And in charge of Panem is President Snow. The nation of Panem was separated into thirteen different districts but after a rebellion there were
Social inequity is a rising issue that has affected teenagers, authors, and everyone alike. Teenagers are being affected the most by this problem, but inequity’s many forms reach different levels of society. Most of the world has felt the impact of social inequity before in some form. It is very important to bring awareness to the topic of social inequity and persecution. Authors have tried to spread awareness over the rising problem. Various genres of literature has been used as a proactive tool
strongest abilities that he uses to survive in the games. A few weeks after Katniss’ father passed away, her and her sister had no food, no money, barely had a mother and were all miserable. Peeta noticed Katniss outside the bakery, gaunt and hopeless. Despite barely knowing her, Peeta purposefully burned the loaves of bread he was cooking, knowing
The mise-en-scene present within The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross, based on the book The Hunger Games authored by Suzanne Collins, specifically in this clip, has relevant context to the movie and the plot. It incorporates a number of elements which works together to make the viewer watching involved and active, feeling what the main character, Katniss Everdeen feels, amongst getting to know the basis of the story. Lighting, colour, camera placement and movement are all some of the mise-en-scene
The Hunger Games is a science fiction and adventure film, based on the novel written by Suzanne Collins, which explores concepts of Marxism and numerous aspects of its principles through the dystopian world of Panem. The Hunger Games follows Marxist theories on bourgeoisie and proletariat class structure as well as capitalist production and the distribution of good. Thelma and Louise, a 1991 film directed by Ridley Scott, is often referred to by critics as “the ultimate feminist film”. This film
novels is usually seen in dystopias. “Dystopian literature is a genre of fictional writing used to explore social and political structures in ‘a dark, nightmare world.' The term dystopia is defined as a society characterized by poverty, squalor or oppression and the theme is most commonly used in science fiction and speculative fiction genres” (Questia Editorial Team ). Vandervoot stated that a dystopia is a fictional society that is incredibly imperfect. They often contain intense measures of social
While Swift only played with an idea of a place of a dim and grim future for the human race, in Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury the reader gets to see what a dystopia truly is. Set in a world where books are illegal and firemen’s only job is to light fire instead of putting it out, Fahrenheit 451 showcases what is society without the intellect of books and the influence of technology. Established, 1790, to burn English-influenced books in the Colonies. […] Rule 1. Answer the alarm swiftly. 2. Start the
The Dispossessed Following World War I, novels describing utopias gradually decreased in number, until the genre almost went extinct in mid-century, being replaced by dystopias like the famous Nineteen-Eighty-Four written by George Orwell. Later on, in the mid-seventies, fuelled by the upsurge of social reform that began in the late sixties and continued into the new decade, new utopias graced the scene, the most memorable ones being Ernest Callenbach's Ecotopia, Samuel R. Delany's Triton, and